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166k km² Resilient Reefs Mapped, 72% Unprotected, Push 30×30

6/18/2026

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Researchers at the Our Ocean Conference mapped roughly 166,000 km² of climate-resilient coral reefs.
Over half are in Australia, the Bahamas, Cuba, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Additional sites are in Belize, Panama and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Only 28 % are protected, leaving more than 119,000 km² unprotected.
Kyle J A Zawada of Macquarie University launched the “Our Reefs, Our Future” campaign urging 30×30 integration and calling for investment.

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Story summary

Researchers at the Our Ocean Conference mapped roughly 166,000 km² of climate-resilient coral reefs.
Over half are in Australia, the Bahamas, Cuba, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Additional sites are in Belize, Panama and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Only 28 % are protected, leaving more than 119,000 km² unprotected.
Kyle J A Zawada of Macquarie University launched the “Our Reefs, Our Future” campaign urging 30×30 integration and calling for investment.