If given the chance, would you take the risk of working on something new—unsure if it will succeed—or would you prefer to play it safe and stick to business as usual, even if the impact remains low?

For the first time, a team of researchers is establishing a cryorepository network for coral larvae in the Coral Triangle, covering Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. They are developing techniques to freeze and preserve corals and their symbiotic algae, with the goal of defrosting and releasing them into the wild when environmental conditions improve.

Learn more about this project funded by CORDAP by visiting