Teahupo’o blasted on the international map with the 2024 Olympic surf competition. But it still reflects the old character of ...

And paddle a sea kayak about 800 metres out to the Blue Lagoon, a natural four-metres deep hole in the reef about the size of a football field. You can sway in your hammock in the tropical breeze ...

It said that lagoon surveys identified that there was less than 50 percent live coral cover, predominantly Porites - a stone coral species - with evidence of recovering from a bleaching event. The non ...

DIEGO GARCIA is a typical atoll; a narrow strip of land varying in width from a mile to 30 yards, nearly completely encircles a lagoon of irregular ... atoll-shaped reefs known as Pitt's Bank ...

Nature-based solutions have emerged as a promising approach to coastal protection to not only enhance coastal resilience, but also restore critical ecosystems. Coral reef restoration has the potential ...

FILE - In this photo provided by the New Zealand Defence Force, divers survey the area around HMNZS Manawanui on the southern coast of Upulo, Samoa, after the Manawanui ran aground and sank on Oct ...