Information Exchange for Marine Educators - Archive of Programs P-Z

REEF Website Redesign
The Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) is a grass-roots organization that
seeks to conserve marine ecosystems by educating, enlisting, and enabling divers and
other marine enthusiasts to become active ocean stewards and citizen scientists. The
redesigned REEF website will enable REEF to more effectively recruit, train, and engage
divers and snorkelers in the Volunteer Survey Project and other conservation science
programs. The website will also facilitate communication through Member Forums.
http://www.reef.org/
Reefbase
Reefbase, a coral reef resource portal, has been recently updated. The website
provides data and information on the location, status, threats, monitoring, and
management of coral reef resources in over 100 countries and territories, and offers
easy access to data, information, publications, photos, and maps related to coral reefs.
http://www.reefbase.org/main.aspx
ReefBase Pacific
The ReefBase Pacific project supports biodiversity conservation, sustainable fisheries,
and reef-dependent communities in the Pacific region. The database contains a wide
range of published and grey literature, images, maps, and more. Virtual Marine
Resource Education Center offers a searchable database for materials that support reef
related education and outreach activities developed by various organizations.
http://www.reefbase.org/pacific/
ReefCheck Australia Educational Program
Reef Check Australia has developed an Educational Program for Years 4-7 (although
some activities can be adapted for older or younger audiences), focusing on coral reefs,
sustainability, and environmental monitoring. The materials have been created to work
towards increasing awareness and engendering behavioral change towards more
sustainable practices. The website also includes quick fact sheets, photocards, and a
teachers’ guide.
http://www.reefcheckaustralia.org/for-teachers.html
ReefRanger
Reef Ranger is an educational game that immerses the player in the complex world of
coral reef management. The effects on coral reefs of human activities in the mountains
all the way to the open ocean are simulated. The game is meant to instill to players an
understanding of the complexities of human-environment interactions, the ecological
processes in the management of coral reefs and adjacent watersheds, and complexities
involved in deriving management strategies.
http://www.ncoremiami.org/reefranger/index.htm
Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean, in English and Spanish, reflects the culmination of a twoand-a-half-year
collaborative effort involving over twenty organizations working in the
wider Caribbean region. The project provides a region-wide analysis of human threats to
coral reefs and evaluates economic losses likely to result from coral reef degradation. In
addition to the summary, the data are downloadable from the website.
http://reefsatrisk.wri.org/