Coralling support for reef conservation

Dr Huang Danwei from the NUS Dept of Biological Sciences developed a coral classification metric to determine the conservation status of corals in the wild. Using his new metric, which combines risk of extinction with biological significance, he had in 2012 develop a conservation priority scheme for the reef-building hard coral species found around the world. His work is being used by the London-based conservation programme EDGE of Existence to develop conservation strategies.

• The Sunday Times, 25 January 2015, Think, p37