WEBINAR ALERT! Puerto Rico is one of the most impacted islands in the Caribbean during hurricane season. As this highly active #HurricaneSeason continues, it's more pertinent than ever to understand #CoastalEcosystems and the dynamics of how storms influence #CoastalErosion. The Nature Conservancy in Puerto Rico, FEMA, and DNER are proud to host a webinar on, "Understanding the Relationship Between Wave Force, Coastal Erosion, and the Flooding of Puerto Rico’s Beaches" which will be led by Miguel Canals Ph.D. of the University of Puerto Rico When do you ask? Wednesday, October 30, 2024 from 10 a.m. – 12 EST Join us by scanning the QR code on the flyer below (available in Spanish and English) or clicking here https://lnkd.in/eZAHvwNS --------------------------------------------------------------------- ¡ALERTA DE SEMINARIO WEB! Puerto Rico es una de las islas más impactadas en el Caribe durante la temporada de #huracanes, y durante esta temporada altamente activa, es extremadamente importante comprender los #ecosistemascosteros y la dinámica de cómo las tormentas influyen en la #erosióncostera. The Nature Conservancy en Puerto Rico, FEMA y el DRNA es invita a este seminario sobre, "Entendiendo la relación entre la fuerza de las olas, la erosión costera y las inundaciones de las playas de Puerto Rico", que será dirigido por Miguel Canals Ph.D. de la Universidad de Puerto Rico. ¿Cuándo es esto? Miércoles, 30 de octubre de 2024 de 10 a.m. a 12 a.m. EST Únase a nosotros escaneando el código QR en el folleto a continuación (disponible en español e inglés) O aquí https://lnkd.in/eZAHvwNS #FreeWebinar #HurricaneImpacts #Beaches #PuertoRico #theCaribbean
The Nature Conservancy in the Caribbean
Non-profit Organizations
Miami, Florida 2,589 followers
Protecting and conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends in the Caribbean and beyond.
About us
Protecting nature’s beauty and biodiversity throughout The Caribbean. The Caribbean is one of the world’s most biologically diverse marine regions. Home to iconic wildlife and vulnerable coastal communities, the region's once abundant ocean, coasts and coral reefs have suffered alarming decline. For more than 40 years, TNC has been protecting the breathtaking beauty that makes the Caribbean the unique paradise that it is and the resources that sustain the millions who live there.
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- 1,001-5,000 employees
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- Miami, Florida
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- 1954
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- nature conservation, coral restoration, environmental policy, biodiversity assessment, coastal rehabilitation, ocean conservation, GIS mapping, and sustainable development
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Educating and inspiring a love for nature and science in the next generation and general population is a critical job in any great conservation program. Without it we would never be able to build support for nature conservation projects! We currently have an exciting full-time role open on our #USVI team as a #CoralConservation #EducationAssociate to contribute to the ongoing mission of conservation by supporting the work of our Coral Innovation Hub and educating our community on the importance of coral conservation! Duties include: • Educate students and community members about coral reef restoration and conservation • Organize field trips and deliver engaging classroom presentation that bring coral restoration to life for students. • Support the maintenance and care of the coral in our aquaculture facility. Click the link below to learn more and apply. And don't forget! The deadline is October 20th! https://nature.ly/3XXRiFD
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What an amazing prototype! This has so much potential for improving #coralreefconservation across the globe! 🪸
Try our 3D "Street View for Coral Reefs" prototype (3D Gaussian splatting)! We've hit a new milestone today! A small step towards our mission after months of work.. So stoked to tell you \o/ 🔵 Why? Coral Reefs are so precious, beautiful, incredibly complex and threatened ecosystems. They are dying fast.. But there's a way to protect and restore them! Also they are a key to protecting other ecosystems. A lot of amazing people fighting for their life. We need to understand deeply how Coral Reefs function, what methods work, what don't, to coordinate precise action. That's why we're building a digital twin of coral reef ecosystems -- our first product. 🔵 https://lnkd.in/gekBPU_c -- today you can try our first scrappy prototype (works best on computer), 10% done. 🔵 What you see: it's a "Google Maps / Street View / Earth for Coral Reefs". Someone swam around a reef with a few GoPros, and you can now see high-res 3D model of coral reef in the browser! It's a super cheap way of monitoring. Soon you will fly over square kilometres of reefs and see them in centimetre resolution. You can compare reefs in different countries and see how they evolve over time, easy way of getting rid of biases in data. 🔵 The prototype is terrible. Still work in progress (10%), just a sneak peek. E.g. we didn't even clean up the model at all. Used only 70 images out of 8000 for this reef. You see only 5x7m area. 🔵 Yet, I don't think you can find a better resolution reefs, so that you can just go and see them in the browser. Especially without using "beefy" computers on backend. In our case all the rendering is happening on the client side, we don't even have any backend servers. It fetches static data directly from Google Cloud buckets. Super easy to scale! 🔵 Next steps: more data, larger scenes, 3D segmentation models, classifying coral species, adding other modalities (acoustics, eDNA, geospatial)... Allowing anyone to run analytics against all our data... Foundation models for biodiversity... Becoming the first generation that actually leaves behind nature better than we found it! 🪸 🔵 This prototype wouldn't happen without these incredible people: - Ben Williams - it's all Ben's fault I'm doing this now, his idea and support - Pavel Rodionov - trained 3D Gaussian splats, the model you see - Jason Lynch - photogrammetry and Metashape guru - Andrew Mogg - all the photogrammetry heavy lifting - Rindah Talitha Vida - leading the study for the reef you see https://lnkd.in/gq_u46HD - Michael Vasilkovsky - cutting-edge 3DGS theory stuff - Tim Lamont -- coordinating everything from the academia side - Mark Kellogg -- amazing 3DGS viz library we use - Mars buildingcoral.com team for restoring this reef you see and many many more fantastic people! 🔵 Everything you see is open-source (MIT licence, just copy-paste us...). Give us a star on GitHub: https://lnkd.in/gncgfVvZ 🔵 Exciting times ahead!! 🪸🌎
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TNC Caribbean in The Bahamas seeks a dynamic consultant to develop a strategic and sustainable finance plan for the San Salvador Living Jewels (SSLJ) Foundation. This role is crucial in driving the growth and development of a community-driven organization dedicated to preserving the natural and cultural heritage of San Salvador Island. As a consultant, you’ll lead the creation of a 5-year strategic plan and a sustainable finance strategy, and support the development of a grant proposal for a Marine Protected Area (MPA) Co-Management Pilot Project in partnership with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT). 💼 Key Qualifications: + Advanced degree in #EnvironmentalScience, #NaturalResourceManagement, or a related field. + Proven experience in #StrategicPlanning, #OrganizationalDevelopment, and #GrantWriting. + Strong project management and communication skills. We want to hear from you if you’re passionate about conservation and ready to help drive meaningful change! Submit your proposal by October 7, 2024 by contacting j.cartwright@tnc.org 📧 🔗 Learn more and apply by exploring the document attached, and make sure to share with your network to help others find the opportunity. #ConservationJobs #StrategicPlanning #SustainableDevelopment #EnvironmentalLeadership
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Our USVI team has been working around the clock, literally. As spawning season arrived in #theCaribbean they were prepared both in-situ and ex-situ to collect coral gametes to further their innovative research and breeding efforts. Recently, the Virgin Island Daily News visited with some of our colleagues in the #USVirginIslands to discuss their amazing work helping coral reefs and how we are expanding current knowledge of coral conservation! Dive in and read the article below ⬇️ https://nature.ly/47plJc2 #coralreefs #coralconservation #coralspawning #usvi #spawningseason
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There are a lot of different approaches and strategies being used across the globe to help restore and protect coral reefs. But what is ecosystem-based coral reef restoration? Through an integrated approach, ecosystem-based coral reef restoration aims at restoring the health and functionality of coral reef ecosystems by going beyond just transplanting corals; it considers the entire ecosystem, including the physical, biological, and socio-economic components of how that ecosystem functions. By considering the entire ecosystem and involving local communities, ecosystem-based coral reef restoration aims to create resilient and sustainable coral reef systems that can withstand future environmental changes. Join us tomorrow (Sepetember 4th) to learn how TNC and partners are using this strategy to help Caribbean reefs! Come learn with us and scan the QR code in the image to sign-up. Or click the link directly https://lnkd.in/eBS-Eu6w to join the conversation! #coralreefrestoration #coralreefconservation #coralreefs #webinar #natureconservation #marinemanagement #thecaribbean
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Mangrove forests are critical in our fight against climate change. They can store four to ten times more carbon per hectare as terrestrial forests, but sadly in many regions they are being lost 3-4 times faster than terrestrial forests. Their locations along the fringes of land and sea can make them difficult to measure by hand, and thus the need for effective remote sensing technologies and methods are critical for gathering more accurate information on these ecosystems to better inform decisions on coastal land use and restoration. A new manual from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in the Caribbean, aims to do just that! This manual helps stakeholders make the best decisions on which remote sensing methods are best for mapping and monitoring different kinds of mangroves based on project needs and budgets. Thus, allowing for enhanced management and conservation of these critical ecosystems. Check it out below! https://lnkd.in/gT_S3cXd #mangrovemonitoring #mangrovemapping #mangroveforest #natureconservation #climatechange #natureclimatesolutions
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As this #CoralReefAwarenessWeek draws to an end, we are proud to highlight our CoralCarib project is providing just that! Local partners across the Caribbean are leveraging cutting-edge technology to combat coral reef losses. Our collaboration with FUNDEMAR and Grupo Puntacana has led to a state-of-the-art Marine Innovation Center where new tools are being tested to better 1) care for (i.e. clean plugs and scan coral health) 2) create micro-fragments of a variety of critical coral species which can 1) reduce costs and 2) identify resilient corals faster than ever before! Paving the way for more scalable and replicable coral restoration projects. Learn more about CoralCarib in the link below. https://nature.ly/46eOmI9 #coralconservation #coralrestoration #dominicanrepublic #natureconservation #coralreefs #thecaribbean Images © RICARDO BRIONES FOTOGRAFIAS
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What better way is there to kick off #OceanMonth in the US Virgin Islands?! #CoralConservation #CoralReefs #marinebiology #marineconservation
My team has been busy this week, prepping and training new staff for our next coral spawning event, happening in a couple days. Staff were walked through the process of assisted fertilization, rinsing, cleaning and caring for larvae during their fragile early stages. We have set up multiple experiments to examine the best ways to settle and raise recruits, and have been refining a "large-batch" method of fertilization in order to scale up facilitated sexual reproduction for our restoration program. #coralbabies #coralrestoration #worldreefawarenessday
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Happy #WorldReefDay! One of the most critical creatures in the Caribbean and a focal point of so much of our conservation work ❤️ Keep your eye on our channels today for lots of stories from our coral projects throughout the region!
It’s #WorldReefDay! Coral reefs are a haven for marine life, but experts estimate that up to 90% of coral reefs will be severely degraded by 2050 if we don't act now. This is why, as part of the #OceanDecade, scientists across the world are developing and implementing solutions to protect and restore these unique ecosystems, such as: 🪸 Reefs of Hope by Corals For Conservation, which propagates pioneering bleaching-resistant corals to safeguard corals against worsening marine heatwaves in Fiji: https://ow.ly/29KI50S42NY 🪸 The Coral Sentinel System by the Smithsonian Institute, which aims to use autonomous, low-cost robots to monitor the health of coral reefs around the world in near real-time: https://ow.ly/Y2kj50S42NX 🪸 The Global Fund for Coral Reefs, which unlocks innovative funding to protect and restore coral reefs: https://ow.ly/SnoQ50S42NW #WorldReefAwarenessDay