The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has developed a first-of-its-kind, high-resolution benthic habitat map for shallow areas across the wider Caribbean region. Visit CaribbeanMarineMaps.tnc.org to learn more.
Coastal Resilience is a program led by The Nature Conservancy to examine nature’s role in reducing coastal flood risk. The program consists of an approach, a web mapping tool, and a network of practitioners around the world supporting hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning. Visit maps.coastalresilience.org/dr to learn more.
Coastal Resilience is a program led by The Nature Conservancy to examine nature’s role in reducing coastal flood risk. The program consists of an approach, a web mapping tool, and a network of practitioners around the world supporting hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning. Visit maps.coastalresilience.org/gsvg to learn more.
Coastal Resilience is a program led by The Nature Conservancy to examine nature’s role in reducing coastal flood risk. The program consists of an approach, a web mapping tool, and a network of practitioners around the world supporting hazard mitigation and climate adaptation planning. Visit maps.coastalresilience.org/jamaica to learn more.
Hyperspectral imagery was collected by ASU's Global Airborne Observatory (GAO) for The Nature Conservancy in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands and the Dominican Republic. ASU derived high-resolution maps from this aerial data representing: bathymetry, live coral cover, fine habitat complexity, algal cover, seagrass cover, and sand cover. TNC scientists used water surface drone imagery to collect high-precision GPS data and to predict percent live coral to train the machine learning model. These maps are made available here for use by resource managers and conservation scientists. Visit CaribbeanMarineMaps.tnc.org to learn more.
Reefs are critical for tourism, coastal protection, food supply, and millions of jobs in The Caribbean. The Nature Conservancy and partners have modeled coral climate refugia across the region in order to guide investments in coral restoration and conservation to the reefs most likely to survive the impacts of climate change. Visit coralrefugia.tnc.org to learn more.
The Reef Restoration Mapping Tool aims to help reef managers and conservation practitioners identify and prioritize sites for reef conservation and restoration. This tool should be used as a guide - in tandem with local knowledge - to inform decision making. The "Find a Geographic Focal Area" tool helps identify broad areas to focus efforts and the "Find a Specific Outplanting Site" helps identify specific sites within focal areas to implement conservation and/or restoration interventions. Visit reefrestoration.tnc.org to learn more.
