How a teenager is saving coral reefs 50x faster than nature 🪸
Back in 2015, Titouan Bernicot, a 16-year-old from French Polynesia, saw his childhood reefs dying.
Bleaching was destroying vibrant ecosystems, and the facts were grim:
🪸 50% of coral reefs gone since 1950.
🐠 Reefs support 25% of marine life.
🌍 Over 1 billion people rely on them for food.
💡 They protect 500M people from storms and floods.
Titouan realized: “You don’t need a PhD to save reefs. You just need action.”
His solution:
- Clip heat-resistant coral species.
- Grow them 50x faster in nurseries.
- Replant them to restore life.
But he didn’t stop there:
- Built ReefOS to monitor reefs.
- Reached 200M people online.
- Made conservation exciting for the next generation.
Coral reefs are making a comeback - all because one teenager back in 2015 refused to give up.
📣 What other #NatureTech ideas inspire you? Let’s talk!
#sustainability #coralreefs #innovation #oceanconservation
Back in 2015, Titouan Bernicot, a 16-year-old from French Polynesia, saw his childhood reefs dying.
Bleaching was destroying vibrant ecosystems, and the facts were grim:
🪸 50% of coral reefs gone since 1950.
🐠 Reefs support 25% of marine life.
🌍 Over 1 billion people rely on them for food.
💡 They protect 500M people from storms and floods.
Titouan realized: “You don’t need a PhD to save reefs. You just need action.”
His solution:
- Clip heat-resistant coral species.
- Grow them 50x faster in nurseries.
- Replant them to restore life.
But he didn’t stop there:
- Built ReefOS to monitor reefs.
- Reached 200M people online.
- Made conservation exciting for the next generation.
Coral reefs are making a comeback - all because one teenager back in 2015 refused to give up.
📣 What other #NatureTech ideas inspire you? Let’s talk!
#sustainability #coralreefs #innovation #oceanconservation
