TAKE THE PLEDGE! Commit to achieve 10 personal goals
In honor of the International Year of the Reef, ICRS urges its members and all others interested in or concerned about coral reefs, to take one or more of the practical steps in their day-to day living listed below, to help save coral reefs from the existential threat that they now face.
If a large number of members, colleagues and friends make this commitment together, the effort will be magnified and the achievement will have more impact. We encourage members and others to show their commitment and sign up.
Our list of practical steps you can take to help save coral reefs is:
- Do ONE of the following: either turn back your heating or air conditioning by at least 1 degree Celsius or 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit and replace all your lights with LED bulbs OR invest in a renewal energy source or electric car
- Keep flying to a minimum: aim for no more than THREE return air-tickets in a year and offset all your flights, for example with the WorldLandTrust
- Reduce your meat and dairy consumption; we suggest eating meat no more than TWO times a week
- Make sure ALL the fish and sea-food you consume comes from sustainable sources
- Watch at least ONE film and read at least ONE book on Climate Change
- Explain to at least TEN contacts THREE or so key facts behind climate change and its impacts
- Join ONE campaign to help protect reefs or oppose climate change
- Organise at least THREE educational talks and/or showings of the film Chasing Coral
- Write to at least THREE local elected representatives about corals and climate change
- Participate in or support at least ONE REEF CONSERVATION ACTIVITY. If you will be diving or snorkelling, learn how to recognise the different types of damage that can severely impact coral reefs, and send your observations to a relevant organisation. Alternatively, take part in or otherwise support a citizen science or volunteer project.
