Australia to Help Vietnam Protect Coral Reefs amid Climate Change
Australia will support the use of world-class ReefScan technology, a blockchain discovery tool, to help Vietnam monitor and protect coral reefs against the climate change’s impacts, according to a program announced by Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in March, local media reported.
The information was given at a training session on technology transfer and improvement of monitoring capacity over coral reefs in Vietnam. The event was held by the Institute of Oceanography, in collaboration with the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, on April 1.
This year, Australia will have three training activities to transfer the ReefScan technology to Vietnam, at the Institute of Oceanography in central Khanh Hoa province, the Nui Chua Marine Reserve in central Ninh Thuan province, and the Cu Lao Cham Marine Reserve in central Quang Nam province in July and August.
As a result, about 20 scientists and managers will be trained on how to use ReefScan and ReefCloud.
ReefScan is a modular suite of automated marine monitoring systems that translate field data into comprehensive information about the state and health of critical marine ecosystems such as coral reefs. Meanwhile, ReefCloud is a digital tool that uses machine learning and advanced analysis to rapidly extract and share data from images of coral reefs anywhere in the world.