New technology enhances coral reef monitoring

A coral reef restoration ranger brushes an artificial reef structure in the Indian Ocean near Shimoni, on June 13, 2022. Community members trained in reef science now lead much of the restoration work. [File, Standard] 

With more than half of the world’s coral reefs lost over the past three decades, Kenyan conservationists are accelerating efforts to rescue the country’s rapidly disappearing underwater ecosystems that support thousands of coastal livelihoods.