In a First, Nonprofit Buys Insurance for Hawaii’s Threatened Coral Reefs

• Christopher Flavelle and Catrin Einhorn, The New York Times • Fisheries & Aquaculture

In a First, Nonprofit Buys Insurance for Hawaii’s Threatened Coral Reefs
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If worsening coastal storms damage the reefs, the Nature Conservancy will get a payout and use the money to repair the coral — work that state officials can’t afford to do.

  • As climate change makes coastal storms more destructive, an environmental group is trying a new approach to protecting Hawaii’s coral reefs.

 

  • It could become a model for defending natural structures around the country — if it works.

Read the full article here.

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