KELLY LORENNIJ While the RMI plummets into coral bleaching devastation, the Slinger coral farm in Rairok is flourishing even as it undergoes ongoing expansion. Athelta Slinger is fulfilling a dream with a group of women and young girls at the helm of the initiative, their aim to change social mindsets and to rebuild their personal […]
Many people don’t realize that corals are animals living in partnership with tiny plants embedded in their body. These algae are too tiny to see without a microscope, but they provide corals with the colors we see when swimming around, and most important, they provide food for the coral to live. This unique partnership allows […]
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine joined a group of 25 high school students from around the Marshall Islands to talk about coral reefs and what the RMI and countries of the Pacific should be doing to ensure the health of their marine ecosystems. The program was the USP-sponsored Coral Reef and Climate Change Simulation, a […]
