I must be the luckiest man alive! I was once able to explore vast tropical jungles packed to the highest tree top with two-thirds of all plant and animal species known to man and, at sunset, stroll down to the beach to join the original 'gin and tonic set' - local fisherfolk who swam in gin-clear seas amongst luxuriant coral reefs, catching a seemingly endless bounty of fish to take home and cook with fresh herbs and spices plucked from the jungle - the best tonic in the world!

Today, over half of the world's tropical forests have been destroyed just to feed, house and pamper us, leaving behind little more than deserts. Massive soil erosion usually follows, dumping millions of tons of silt, along with other pollutants, onto fragile coral reefs - choking them to death and destroying the home of more than a third of all known fish species and a life support system that, for millennia, has fed, protected and provided medicines for humankind.

If you and I do nothing to help stop this, two-thirds of all coral reefs will vanish within the next 20 years, resulting in poverty and hunger for millions

So, what can you and I do to help put our home planet back into working order?  Well, one way is to join Coral Cay Conservation. We're an organisation that's really doing something positive for this world of ours - and you can help by taking an active role in our work. Each year, hundreds of international volunteers join CCC expeditions to help alleviate poverty by providing countries with the information they desperately need to protect and sustainably use their tropical forests and coral reefs.”

 

Professor David Bellamy,

President of Coral Cay Conservation