As part of preparation for the UN climate change conference (COP27), Egypt’s Ministry of Environment announced on Sep. 4 a pioneer project to restore coral reefs in the Red Sea that have been damaged by human activity.
The pilot project, a collaboration between the Environmental Affairs Agency, the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and the company Gabrtek, is establishing dozens of coral nurseries off the coast of Hurghada. Coral nurseries are structures, in this case made of organic materials, that facilitate rapid growth of small coral fragments in order to later replant them in damaged reef areas.
