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            Interactive exhibition presents the history of corals in the Dutch Caribbean


            WWF-NL launched an online                                                                                           photos and videos from their
            exhibition on the history of cor-                                                                                   personal collection, ranging
            als in the Dutch Caribbean.                                                                                         from old to recent footage.
            Through a story map, visitors                                                                                       WWF-NL invites organizations
            can engage interactively to                                                                                         and individuals to continue
            learn more about the region,                                                                                        submitting imagery from all six
            its reefs, their value, and what's                                                                                  islands via caribbean@wwf.nl.
            threatening them. It is also de-                                                                                    The online exhibition ‘Historic
            scribed how individuals and                               Healthy  coral  reef.  Credit:                            Reefs of the Dutch Caribbe-
            governments can contribute                                Casper Douma                                              an’ is a collection that will be
            to the protection of coral reefs.  Diver in Fuikbaai, Curaçao in   protect corals.      Coral disease. Credit: Ellen   regularly updated with new
                                          1955.  Credit:  Willem  van  de    Many conservation activities     Muller            information and imagery.q
                                          Poll, National Archive/ Photo
              Coral reefs have highest    collection van de Poll      A few of the conservation proj-  are also essential grazers of
                    biodiversity                                      ects that are included in the  reefs. Furthermore, WWF-NL
            It is widely known that corals  wastewater pollution.     exhibition are the work from  shares easy tips for coral pro-
            provide food, income and pro-   Corals: then and now      Reef Renewal Bonaire, Reef  tection such as: don’t touch
            tection to inhabitants of the  WWF-NL  created  an  online  Renewal Curaçao, Turning the  coral or feed animals, use reef-
            Dutch Caribbean. The coral  collection of information and  Tide in Aruba and Intellireefs  friendly sunscreen and avoid
            reef is a complex ecosystem  imagery in a simple, clear and  in St. Maarten. Also included  using single-use plastics.
            that is believed to have the  interactive way for teenag-  are the sea urchin restoration   Share your imagery
            highest  biodiversity  of  any  ers and adults. This exhibition  projects in St. Eustatius and  The  online  story  map  was
            ecosystem  on  the  planet.  highlights how the reefs have  Saba, and RoffaReefs in Bo-  made possible with the valu-
            Unfortunately, Dutch Carib-  changed over the years, the  naire. The goal of RoffaReefs  able contribution of scientists,
            bean reefs have lost significant  several threats that corals are  is to collect eggs and breed  universities and nature orga-  Restauration work of Reef
            area  coverage  and  biodi-  facing, what is currently being  selected fish species that are  nizations that provided aca-  Renewal Bonaire. Credit:
            versity due to many threats  done to protect them and  important for maintaining the  demic information and imag-       Reef Renewal Bonaire
            such as climate change and  what each person can do to  health of corals. Sea urchins  ery. Local citizens also shared

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