coral reefs news

Six Senses will enter the UAE market in 2024 with a 61-room hotel and 162 branded residences along a private stretch of beach on Palm ... More

Austrian developer Josef Kleindienst’s US$5bn mega-resort project, The Heart of Europe, in Dubai is on track to complete phase one of construction, despite COVID-19. The ... More

Pullman’s Maldives Maamutaa Resort will open two underwater aqua villas this November, exposing guests to the island’s vibrant marine life and coral reef during their ... More

An underwater playground for divers with a submerged Boeing 747 jumbo jet as its centrepiece has been announced by the government of Bahrain, and is ... More

International colour authority Pantone has announced a "sociable and spirited" shade as the Colour of the Year for 2019. The company, which said it made ... More

Spanish Operator Parques Reunidos has launched its latest new attraction – an aquarium in Madrid. Located at the Xanadu Madrid shopping centre, the Atlantis Aquarium ... More

A new resort set on a remote tropical island in Myanmar’s Mergui Archipelago will open its doors in December. Owned by the Yangon-based Memories Group ... More

In a bid to boost tourism in the region, China's government has announced plans to invest CN¥134bn (US$19.5bn, €16.7bn, £14.8bn) across 17 major entertainment and ... More

Philippine property firm Revolution Precrafted, which specialises in producing modular pavilions and homes, has struck a deal to build at least 85 design-driven prefabricated holiday ... More

A formal opening has been held for the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre (SAASCC) in Kuwait – a mammoth cultural district for the country ... More

Attractions operator Loro Parque has launched the latest addition to its Canary Islands attractions portfolio – the €30m (US$35.6m, £26.6m) Poema De Mar aquarium in ... More

Hidden below the streets of Bath, a quirky new spa has opened which celebrates the ancient city's heritage. Spa 15 – located in the No. ... More

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has signed an agreement with the United Nations (UN) in order to better combat marine litter, coral ... More

Unesco’s World Heritage Centre has said that its listed reefs are likely to disappear by the end of the century unless global CO2 output can ... More

With warming waters devastating parts of the Great Barrier Reef, the Australia Institute – a Canberra-based think tank – has predicted more than a million ... More

Maui Ocean Center – the largest tropical reef aquarium in the Western Hemisphere – has unveiled plans for a Marine Institute which aims to tackle ... More

A new UNESCO report has identified climate change as the biggest threat to World Heritage sites, with designated locations in nearly 30 countries at risk ... More

A new scientific paper has suggested that the infamous Guantánamo Bay detention facility should be turned into a science lab and peace park in an ... More

It won’t be long before living, working and spending our leisure time on floating cities is a normal part of life, according to Koen Olthuis, ... More

A new aquarium in the Seychelles is pushing the message of conservation by offering people a visual snorkelling experience without ever having to go into ... More

Tampa Bay’s Florida Aquarium has agreed a partnership with Cuba’s National Aquarium in Havana, the first time such a deal has been struck since the ... More

The Great Barrier Reef’s heritage status could be in jeopardy after UNESCO revealed it was considering listing the natural wonder as “in danger”, something that ... More

Starwood will launch the Sheraton Cozumel Resort in Mexico in early 2018 on an island in the Yucatan Peninsula, with sweeping views of the Caribbean. ... More

London-based Marks Barfield Architects has won an international design competition for a eco-heritage project based on the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles. The firm is ... More

Lamu Island on the north coast of Kenya is about to undergo a drastic transformation costing KES2.3tn (US$25bn, €19.9bn, £15.6bn), featuring three resort cities – ... More