[Coral-List] Coral restoration trashing

[Melbourne Briscoe]

Bravo indeed! One wonders about the motivations of the critics in the
science community; the media, I understand...

On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 2:04 PM Joanie Kleypas via Coral-List <
coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:

> I second Jeremy - Thank you, Luiz!
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 10:53 AM JJ via Coral-List <
> coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
>
> > BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!
> > jeremy
> >
> > On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 11:39 AM Luiz Rocha via Coral-List <
> > coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov> wrote:
> >
> > > Alright, I've had it. I am sick and tired of the constant trashing and
> > > criticism that coral restoration projects and that any science even
> > > remotely related to restoration are getting. Even though I don't work
> on
> > it
> > > (directly or indirectly) I know a lot of scientists working on coral
> > > restoration. And I also know a lot of restoration projects. Not a
> single
> > > one of them has ever said that the solution for the coral reef crysis
> is
> > > coral restoration. This is hyperbole created either by the media and
> the
> > > critics of coral restoration.
> > >
> > > Now more specifically about the critiques to every kind of science
> > related
> > > to restoration. If we put together all of the dollars that went into
> > coral
> > > restoration science, in all of human history, that adds up to (very
> > > graciously) about half a billion dollars. For those that keep saying
> that
> > > we can solve the climate crisis with coral restoration dollars, please,
> > > please, tell me how 500 million dollars would solve climate change. If
> > you
> > > sit down and really think about it, I hope you realize that climate
> > change
> > > is not a money problem. We have the money and the solutions to do it.
> > What
> > > we do not have is the political will.
> > >
> > > And for those that keep saying that corals in air conditioned aquaria
> are
> > > not a solution, rhinos in zoos aren't either, so should we kill them
> all
> > > and be done with it? The only surviving individuals of unique genetic
> > > lineages of several species that used to be in Florida are now only
> alive
> > > in aquaria. So let's use the few hundreds of thousands of dollars being
> > > used to keep them alive to convince Ron De Santis and Donald Trump that
> > > climate change is real. Yeah, that's gonna work. These dollars (even if
> > > dollars could solve climate change, which they won't) are not competing
> > > with climate change dollars. That's like asking to stop funding coral
> > > taxonomy because giving coral species names is only rearranging the
> > chairs
> > > in the Titanic. That argument can be used for any branch of science
> that
> > is
> > > not fighting climate change. And it is not true.
> > >
> > > So, get off your horses, fight climate change the best way you can, and
> > > keep doing science, even if it's not related to climate change. Because
> > it
> > > will help.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Luiz
> > >
> > > Luiz A. Rocha, Ph.D.
> > > Curator and Follett Chair of Ichthyology
> > > Co-Director, Hope For Reefs Initiative
> > >
> > > California Academy of Sciences
> > >
> > > p. 415.379.5370
> > >
> > > LRocha at calacademy.org
> > > Academic Website
> > > <https://www.calacademy.org/staff/ibss/ichthyology/luiz-a-rocha>
> > >
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