Thank a Reef

Surprise! The island of Moorea, French Polynesia,  is actually an extinct volcano. Coral reefs grew on its sides as it sank, and now they protect its beautiful beaches for free.

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Love your beach? Thank a reef! In Moorea, French Polynesia, coral reefs protect beaches for $38,000,000 - for free.
Losing 12,700 ha of seagrass costs fish and shellfish fisheries in South Australia AU $235,000 a year.

Sea the Seagrass

Fishermen love seagrass because fish love seagrass: it’s perfect nursery habitat. But in South Australia, losing seagrass can cost commercial fisheries a lot of money.

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ROI: $10 Per Tree

What can Canberra’s urban forest do? Lots of things. To start with, 400,000 of its trees save $4,000,000… every year.

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400,000 trees in Canberra's urban forest save $4,000,000 in energy, air pollution, and water flow costs every year.