09/04/2026
PlanetChangers Live
April 16th 2026 @ 7.30pm AEST _ Australia
Coral reefs are often portrayed as a crisis headline. But what does the science actually say about their future?
In our next Planet Changers Live session, Adam Smith from Reef Logic joins us to unpack one of the most important environmental conversations of our time: coral bleaching, coral resilience, and coral recovery.
Adam works at the frontline of reef monitoring and marine science in Australia, bringing real-world data and on-water experience to the global discussion about reef health. Rather than fear-based narratives, this conversation will focus on evidence, ecological patterns, and what long-term reef science reveals about adaptation, recovery cycles, and ecosystem complexity.
In this session, we will explore:
• What coral bleaching really is and what triggers it
• How reefs respond after bleaching events
• The difference between local stressors and global drivers
• What monitoring data from Australian reefs is showing
• Whether reefs are more resilient than headlines suggest
• Practical actions that support reef health
This is not a doom-and-gloom conversation. It is a grounded look at the science, the data, and the future of one of the most complex ecosystems on Earth.
Register here - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qlzQXXTvRQevkpTrqF8WIg
WWF-Australia Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Great Barrier Reef Foundation Reef Check Australia JCU: James Cook University, Australia Ocean Conservancy
