Coral Reef Travel

Coral Reef Travel is a non-profit organization based in Phuket, Thailand. It was founded to educate and activate the public about the global threat to coral reefs. Coral reefs have been called the “rainforests of the sea”. They are one of the most biologically complex and fragile of the Earth’s habitats, and they are being destroyed at an alarming rate.

Coral reefs are found in 109 countries , but it is estimated that they have been damaged or destroyed by human activity in at least 93 countries. With each reef lost, countless forms of unique tropical marine life move closer to extinction and indigenous communities are forced to move from their ancestral lands.

Coral Reef Travel works to prevent ecological, economic, and human rights crises caused by damage to coral reef ecosystems through:

• the protection of coral reefs around the world,
• the protection of the rights of indigenous and other coastal dwelling people who depend on the reefs,
• the protection of the rights of all people to a healthy, intact environment, including functioning reefs to provide fish for food, protection from erosion, the genetic raw material for continuing evolution, and wild and scenic nature for our spiritual renewal.

To accomplish this, Coral Reef Travel utilizes various strategies:

• educating and activating the public about the threats to reefs, both in the United States and abroad,
• supporting scientific analysis and reporting of ecological dangers,
• initiating and supporting protection efforts for individual reef areas, such as sanctuaries and marine reserves,
• applying pressure on governments, development agencies, corporations and user groups (such as fishers and boaters) to establish and adhere to measures to protect reefs, and
• increasing and strengthening reef protection networks around the world.

We achieve our goals through public education programs, including our Teacher’s Guide and related educational material, newsletters and publications, fact sheets, press releases, direct action and grassroots lobbying, film documentaries, and sustainable use projects with native coastal people.

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