Save the date: November 16, 2024, to participate in our first “Junte Eco-Cultural” and the 2nd Coral Reef Conservation & Restoration Summit! The “Junte Eco-Cultural” is our fundraising activity for the development of the Climate Justice Center and to sustain our ocean conservation and restoration efforts.
The Climate Justice Hub ISER Caribe continues to expand its reach and seek additional collaborations with various communities in southwestern Puerto Rico. As part of that process, we intend to purchase and transform our office space in Cabo Rojo into a Climate Justice Hub.
The Hub will serve as a central location to coordinate research, education, and outreach activities that address environmental and climate change injustices, with a focus on building collaborations on and off the island. It will become an open, enriching and generative space that supports decentralized organization and guarantees the sustainability of grassroots movements. We hope visitors find something that captures their attention and motivates them to reflect on their own work, their lives, and how they might contribute to a collective vision of climate justice.
The Climate Justice Hub will focus on the following areas:
· A community Food, Energy and Water science co-lab.
· A community library that will support reading activities in social and natural sciences and education.
· An inclusive event space for community-led activities.
· An interactive weather station.
Ocean Conservation and Restoration
ISER Caribe has been working on an ecosystem-based approach to coral reef restoration since the development of the sea urchin nurseries for Diadema antillarum in 2015. Ecosystem-based restoration is an approach that incorporates the restoration of important organisms, such as herbivorous sea urchins and crabs, along with corals to restore balance to coral reef ecosystems and restore both physical structure and ecological function.
We are currently working on a large-scale restoration project to restore 5 acres of coral reefs over 6 sites in Fajardo, La Parguera and Rincon. Future plans for our coral reef restoration efforts include looking into the resilience and adaptability of corals to climate change. We plan to track which wild or out planted coral colonies survive bleaching events and disease, the collection of genetic information on these coral colonies, and using these results to focus our restoration efforts on the hardiest coral colonies.
Exciting News!
𝑵𝑩𝑪 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔 visited Puerto Rico to cover our work on coral reef restoration. As part of the interview, they visited our facilities at CIROM La Parguera and were able to see up close the dedication of our team to help protect and improve one of the most vital ecosystems on the planet.
We would like to thank the staff of the UPRM Department of Marine Sciences, producer Jackie Montalvo, and reporters Maura Barrett and Evan Bush for sharing the work we do every day to conserve and restore coral reefs in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. You can watch and read the full story here: As coral reefs face unprecedented heat, scientists experiment with new ways to protect them
Adopt a reef creature!
Adopt a reef creature for yourself or your loved ones and help us restore the diversity and resilience of Caribbean coral reefs!
ADOPT VS DONATE: DIFFERENCES
Adopting a reef creature directly supports our efforts at CIROM for coral reef conservation and restoration and helps us sustain our efforts to preserve and protect our coral reefs for future generations, beyond grant cycles. By adopting a creature, you will receive a downloadable digital card of your reef creature via email!
By donating, you support ISER Caribe's mission, including research, outreach, and education programs, and the vital work of our team members.
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