We get into a
coral garden!

What it is about

A programme to reforest orange coral in the Mediterranean, which is threatened by pollution and climate change. We have supported the creation of two artificial coral reefs by recovering and planting corals in areas we are calling “coral gardens”.

Currently, we have 4 coral gardens that house more than 60,000 planted corals. Our mission continues: let's go for 60,000 more corals to continue regenerating our oceans!

How and where?

The team of scientists from Hombre y Territorio (HyT) rescue and recover detached colonies of coral from the environment that are unable to survive.

At the same time, they sow the larvae of orange coral so that they can get a foothold and create new colonies in appropriate places, like the coral gardens in artificial reefs, located in the Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo Natural Area.

The orange coral reproduces sexually once a year in specific weather conditions:full moon and sufficiently warm water temperature, between 18o and 20o.Thanks to the advanced recovery and sowing techniques of HyT, the survival rate of the coral is 80%.

About the Orange Coral

Orange coral, Astroides calycularis, is a species that is endemic to the Mediterranean Sea, so it lives exclusively in this part of the planet.

It is currently threatened by pollution, rising sea temperatures, industrial fishing and the spread of exotic invasive species, like the brown algae Rugulopteryx okamurae, which has been spreading throughout the Spanish Mediterranean since 2016.

Over the last 50 years, more than 50% of the coral cover of the seas and oceans around the globe, including the Mediterranean, has been lost.

It's time to take action! Join the effort to conserve and protect corals, their habitats and their ecosystem.

MedCoral in numbers

4 coral gardens created.
60.000 coral units planted.
More than 1.4000 colonies recovered.
More than 2.000 larvae planted.
52m2 of surface area recovered.
More than 105 species attracted such as the swallow fish, raores and triglas.

Tokenized innovation to care for the sea

At imagin, we have taken innovation to the next level by committing to tokenized sustainability. We have created two NFT collections with the following objectives:

Collect 100 tons of plastic from the sea.
Restore 60,000 orange corals for those who set up direct deposit.
So far, we have issued over 27,000 NFTs, reaffirming our commitment to the environment.
We thank our partners: Gravity Wave, Hombre y Territorio, Fireblocks, KPMG, and ioBuilders. Together, we move towards a more sustainable future!

Who we collaborate with

We are partnering with scientists and biologists of Hombre y Territorio (HyT) in their MedCoral programme.

HyT is an environmental association specialising in conservation, research and science outreach, and a pioneer in transplanting and moving coral colonies in the Mediterranean.