I don't know about you, but I find coral reefs to be absolutely beautiful and stunning; however, coral reefs face a very serious threat from us, humans. From destructive fishing to climate change, these external factors threaten approximately 75% of the world's coral reefs.
Some small statistics (pulled from NOAA)
- Support more than 275 million people worldwide.
- Protect coastlines in more than 100 countries - helping defend against storms and erosion.
- Accounts for 15% of gross domestic product in more than 20 countries.
- Hold the potential to fight disease - including treatments for cancer, HIV, malaria, and other diseases.
I designed these keycaps around the Pantone 2019 color of the year:
Living Coral (16-1546)
My goal for this is to be able to make a contribution to the
Coral Reef Alliance so they can continue to help save our coral reefs. (Charity Navigator rates them
highly, but if you have other suggestions, I am open to it)
"The Coral Reef Alliance's (CORAL) mission is uniting communities to save coral reefs. Working with people around the world-from fishermen to government leaders, divers to scientists, Californians to Fijians-the Coral Reef Alliance protects our most valuable and threatened ecosystem. We lead holistic conservation programs that improve coral reef health and resilience and are replicated across the globe. At the heart of our work are Adaptive Reefscapes - networks of healthy reefs that can adapt to climate change because they are diverse, connected and large."
