How to Help Restore Coral Reefs in the Maldives

"“Resorts have the responsibility to protect their house reef,” said Arnfinn Oines, of the Soneva Foundation, which supports coral restoration at Soneva Fushi. Guests can tour a lab maintained by the nonprofit Coralive, where coral reproduces and grows in controlled conditions before it’s mature enough to be placed in the sea. Offshore is one of the world’s largest underwater nurseries that use mineral accretion technology, or MAT, a weak electrical current that causes limestone to collect on frames, which encourages coral to grow up to three times faster." - Betsy Andrews Betsy Andrews Betsy Andrews is an award-winning journalist with over two decades of experience writing about food, drink, and travel. She contributes to Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, The Wall St