A city tree, in our example a full-grown oak tree, absorbs 5-6 tons of carbon dioxide per year and produces about 4 tons of oxygen through photosynthesis. This is the amount of oxygen absorbed by 4 people in a year.
We are still thinking about how we can compare this data with corals, as they are different in size from trees.
What we do know is that all the coral reefs produce more oxygen than all trees. The Reefs produce up to 70% of the oxygen on earth.
But what exactly is a Coral?
The coral is a unique and complex creature. It belongs to the family of jellyfish and anemones.
Reefs in general
Now I want to talk about the reefs in general. But first how did we proceed with our research? First of all, we visited many different websites. We looked for as much information about coral reefs as possible. After that we collected all the information we could find and decided on the most important one to mention quickly in our presentation. Above all we wanted to show what the problems are and how we can change them.
Now to the found information:
- Why are Coral reefs so important?
70% of the oxygen you breathe comes from the ocean. Reefs are the foundation of ocean health and without them, marine life would stop to exist. No coral reefs, means no oxygen from the ocean. And you can think about what that would lead us to…
- How are we destroying coral reefs?
Threats are caused by human activity, including pollution, sedimentation, unsustainable fishing methods, single-use plastic, chemicals in sunscreens and climate change. All those factors increase the ocean temperatures and leads to ocean acidification. Many of these threats can stress corals, resulting in coral bleaching and possible death, while others cause physical damage to these sensitive ecosystems.
Corals can recover from bleaching events when conditions improve before they die, although it can take many years for ecosystems to heal completely.
- How can we help the reefs?
There are already charities that dedicate their lives to saving the reefs. You can donate directly to them or volunteer and help to save the reefs.
Support renewable energy, eliminate all one-way plastics, switch to reef safe sun protection and don't buy pesticides for your grass!
Ultimately, as consumers, we must stop supporting companies that produce harmful products or chemicals that contribute to the death of our reefs. There are healthy alternatives to all things.
Attached you can also find a video of how the world would look like in 50 years if we dont change anything right now.
A city tree, in our example a full-grown oak tree, absorbs 5-6 tons of carbon dioxide per year and produces about 4 tons of oxygen through photosynthesis. This is the amount of oxygen absorbed by 4 people in a year.
We are still thinking about how we can compare this data with corals, as they are different in size from trees.
What we do know is that all the coral reefs produce more oxygen than all trees. The Reefs produce up to 70% of the oxygen on earth.
But what exactly is a Coral?
The coral is a unique and complex creature. It belongs to the family of jellyfish and anemones.
Reefs in general
Now I want to talk about the reefs in general. But first how did we proceed with our research? First of all, we visited many different websites. We looked for as much information about coral reefs as possible. After that we collected all the information we could find and decided on the most important one to mention quickly in our presentation. Above all we wanted to show what the problems are and how we can change them.
Now to the found information:
- Why are Coral reefs so important?
70% of the oxygen you breathe comes from the ocean. Reefs are the foundation of ocean health and without them, marine life would stop to exist. No coral reefs, means no oxygen from the ocean. And you can think about what that would lead us to…
- How are we destroying coral reefs?
Threats are caused by human activity, including pollution, sedimentation, unsustainable fishing methods, single-use plastic, chemicals in sunscreens and climate change. All those factors increase the ocean temperatures and leads to ocean acidification. Many of these threats can stress corals, resulting in coral bleaching and possible death, while others cause physical damage to these sensitive ecosystems.
Corals can recover from bleaching events when conditions improve before they die, although it can take many years for ecosystems to heal completely.
- How can we help the reefs?
There are already charities that dedicate their lives to saving the reefs. You can donate directly to them or volunteer and help to save the reefs.
Support renewable energy, eliminate all one-way plastics, switch to reef safe sun protection and don't buy pesticides for your grass!
Ultimately, as consumers, we must stop supporting companies that produce harmful products or chemicals that contribute to the death of our reefs. There are healthy alternatives to all things.
Attached you can find a video that shows how the world would look like if we don't change anything right now.