In order to foster a fruitful union between us and the environment, we must recognize our successes. Having an optimistic outlook can yield unexpected benefits; if you seek success, it will find its way into your life. This article from Nautilus is particularly inspiring for several reasons - giving us even more hope for a better tomorrow!

The Mystery of the Healthy Coral Reef

A reef off the coast of Honduras should be a disaster. Instead it’s thriving.

• BY JULI BERWALD

• January 18, 2023

…..”So far, that is. Dan Exton notes that the implications of finding the reef stretch well beyond Tela Bay. “It can’t be the only one out there that’s like it,” he says. Exton suspects that scientists searching for healthy coral might have looked in the wrong places as seas shift to warmer, more polluted conditions.

“If you were to look at other turbid, cloudy, impacted bays around the Caribbean, you may well find other healthy reefs,” says Exton.

”We get so bogged down in coral reef science by the idea that, in 50 years’ time, corals won’t exist anymore,” Exton continues. “I think there’s a lot more hope for reefs than we give them credit for sometimes. For me, my personal hope comes from Tela Bay.”