Global Coral Reef Alliance

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The Global Coral Reef Alliance (GCRA) is a non-profit organization . It was founded in 1990 by its current President, Thomas J. Goreau . The GCRA is a foundation . Members are scientists, divers, environmentalists and other people and organizations who work for the preservation of coral reefs . The GCRA works with foundations, governments or private companies.

financing

The organization is financed through donations. According to the company, 100 percent of all income goes directly to the research, construction and restoration of coral reefs around the world.

Protection and restoration of coral reefs

The organization is primarily focused on restoring damaged coral reefs. She researches marine diseases and other problems caused by global climate change, such as: B. Pollution . It uses Biorock technology to restore damaged or dead reefs. This technology enables the coral reef ecosystem to recover from damage caused by excessive nutrient input, global warming and physical destruction.

Worldwide use

The Biorock technology was developed by Wolf Hilbertz and successfully applied in the creation of artificial coral reefs , reefs for fish farming , tourism and as a breakwater to protect islands and coastal areas from erosion . Coral reefs created with Biorock technology grow in the Maldives , Seychelles , Thailand , Indonesia , Papua New Guinea , Mexico , Panama and one of the most remote and unexplored reefs in the world, Saya de Malha in the Indian Ocean . The licensed process of mineral accretion is the intellectual property of the GRCA and is protected by a patent .

In 2019, the patent expired due to unpaid fees.

See also

literature

  • TF Goreau, NI Goreau, TJ Goreau: Coral and Coral Reefs , in Biology of the Seas, 1991, Spektrum Akad. Verl., ISBN 3-89330-753-2
  • Electrodeposition of Minerals in Sea Water: Experiments and Applications , in: IEEE Journal on Oceanic Engineering, Vol. OE-4, No. 3, pp. 94-113, 1979
  • Solar-generated construction material from sea water to mitigate global warming , in: Building Research & Information, Volume 19, Issue 4 July 1991, pages 242-255
  • Solar-generated building material from seawater as a sink for carbon , Ambio 1992

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.wolfhilbertz.com/index.html
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from February 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / globalcoral.org
  3. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated February 13, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / old.lighthouse-foundation.org
  4. ↑ Patent US5543034A . August 28, 1995 ( google.com [accessed August 5, 2019]).

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