©Martina Lippuner / WWF-Africa

This paper written by Dr. Andrés Suárez-Castro from the University of Queensland’s Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science and co-authored by CRRI’s Dr. Caitie Kuempel and Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg found that more than half of coral reefs globally are exposed to sediment run-off. The research also identified terrestrial areas where forest restoration could reduce sediment reaching coral reefs the most.