English CRRI101x Coral Reefs: Introduction to Challenges and Solutions

Module 1: The Tropical Coral Reef Ecosystem

Reef Builders: The Story of Coral and Calcium Carbonate

 

Interconnected Ecosystems 

Primary Producers of the Coral Reef Food Web

Primary Consumers of the Coral Reef Food Web (Part 1) 

Primary Consumers of the Coral Reef Food Web (Part 2) 

Secondary and Tertiary Consumers of the Coral Reef Food Web

Module 2: The Importance of Coral Reef Ecosystems 

Non-Western Ways of Valuing Ecosystems 

What are Ecosystem Services 

Why Value Ecosystem Services? 

How are Coral Reef Ecosystems Valued? 

Methods of Valuing Coral Reef Ecosystem Services

Challenges with Valuing Ecosystem Services 

Unequal Access to Ecosystem Services 

Module 3: Global Threats to Coral Reef Ecosystems 

Climate Change Impacts 

How Marine Life is Impacted by Climate Change

Coral Bleaching and Mortality 

Global Solutions 

The Ocean as the Solution 

Module 4: Local Threats to Coral Reef Ecosystems 

Impacts of Land-Based Pollution on Coral Reefs 

Overharvesting Reefs and Unsustainable Fishing Practices 

Coastal Development and Habitat Destruction

Mitigating Local Threats to Coral Reefs 

Module 5: Reef Monitoring Information and Data 

Immediate Data in Monitoring Coral Reefs 

Mapping and Monitoring Changes in Coastal Ecosystems 

The Role of Satellites in Monitoring the Health of Coral Reefs 

NOAA's Coral Reef Watch and the Role of Near-Real-Time Climate Information 

The Allen Coral Atlas

Module 6: Possible Solutions 

Wicked Problems: Towards a Collaborative Rationality 

The Problems with Collaboration and the Collective Impact Solution 

Key Components for Effective Collaboration 

Principals and Strategies for Gender and Inclusiveness 

Evidence Based Decision Making 

What is PDIA? 

How Do I Perform PDIA? 

Q&A with Carol Phua CRRI Lead

Q&A with Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg CRRI Chief Scientist