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- Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (QUST) has established a large-scale, state-of-the-art center for coral re.
- According to the statement of the university, the aim of this center is to produce 360,000 corals every year and restore coral reefs spread.
- The inauguration of this center was announced on the occasion of the COP31 environmental conference held in Antalya, Turkey.
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (QUST) has established a large-scale, state-of-the-art center for coral reef restoration on the Red Sea coast.
According to the statement of the university, the aim of this center is to produce 360,000 corals every year and restore coral reefs spread over 100 hectares by 2030.
The inauguration of this center was announced on the occasion of the COP31 environmental conference held in Antalya, Turkey.
A nursery and research center for onshore coral breeding has been established under the Coastal Coral Restoration Initiative.
The project aims to plant more than 2 million reefs in 100 hectares of coral reefs around Shosha Island by 2030, while creating a robust and climate-resilient ecosystem by 2040.
