On Bonaire, a Dutch Caribbean island east of Aruba, the nonprofit Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire partners with 13 dive centers to certify participants in reef restoration.

Bonaire’s reefs remain among the best in the Caribbean. But what does success look like? “The real success of the restoration project is measured once the corals are outplanted,” says Virdis.

Bonaire looks like Arizona, except for the azure waters in the distance. It also happens to be showing the rest of the world just how to save coral. Skip to content Open sections menu Sections ...

For several years, scientists have observed more and more instances of coral mortality worldwide. The reasons for this are manifold: the El Nino, rising sea temperatures, overfishing, as well as ...

Bonaire looks like Arizona, except for the azure waters in the distance. It also happens to be showing the rest of the world just how to save coral.