Coral Reef Alliance

Coral Reef Alliance
Founded1994
Berkeley, California
TypeNonprofit organization/Nonprofit
FocusCoral Reef Conservation
Location
  • United States of America
Locations
  • Honduras
  • Coral Triangle
Key people
Heather Starck, Executive Director[1]
Websitecoral.org/en

The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is an environmental non-profit, 501(c)(3) non-governmental organization that is dedicated to coral reef conservation. The organization was founded in 1994 by Stephen Colwell.[2]

Programs

CORAL's work includes aquatic research, educating local communities, and building alliances with governments, agencies, research institutions, and other NGOs to protect coral reefs.[3] CORAL also has a coral bleaching response network using high-resolution satellite images to monitor coral reefs and bleaching events.[4] CORAL estimates that 90% of the world's coral reefs could undergo annual coral bleaching, and in a Nature Ecology and Evolution publication, predict that a significant portion of coral reefs may go extinct without further intervention.[5]

CORAL operates at reef regions in Hawai'i (Hawai‘i Island and Maui), Honduras and Mexico to maintain clean water, healthy fisheries, and protected habitat.[6] In a March 2023 interview with CORAL employee Javier Pizaña-Alonso, it was reported the organisation is planning to expand operations to Roatán, Honduras, and Belize as these are major cruise ship destinations with a large amount of reef tourism.[7]

Finances

In the fiscal year of 2020, tax documents (IRS Form 990) show a total revenue of $4,056,840 and expenditure of $3,430,103.[8] They are funded by individual donors, foundations, as well as corporate and government grants.[9] In 2021, CORAL raised $4 million in total revenue. $1.3 million of this came from individual and corporate contributions, with the remaining $2.7 million coming from foundation and government grants.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Heather Starck".
  2. ^ "Coral Reef Alliance - About". LinkedIn. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Local Engagement". Coral Reef Alliance. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Coral Bleaching". Coral Reef Alliance. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ "How Does Climate Change Affect Biodiversity?". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  6. ^ "NPO Spotlight: Coral Reef Alliance - The San Francisco Times". 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  7. ^ Robinson, Alex (2023-04-04). "Can Mexico save its reefs from overtourism?". Corporate Knights. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  8. ^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon (2013-05-09). "The Coral Reef Alliance - Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved 2023-05-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Financials". Coral Reef Alliance. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
  10. ^ "Annual Report". Coral Reef Alliance. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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