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Back to EpisodesCan Capitalism Save the World’s Coral Reefs - With Coral Vita’s Sam Teicher
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Coral reefs support roughly a quarter of all marine life, protect vulnerable coastlines and sustain communities and economies around the world. But with reefs disappearing at an alarming rate, traditional conservation funding alone may not be enough.
Dylan Welch sits down with Sam Teicher, co-founder and chief reef officer of Coral Vita, to discuss how the company is building a profitable business around restoring damaged reefs.
Sam shares how a $1,000 grant and a road trip through the Florida Keys grew into an international operation that has cultivated more than 150,000 corals across 52 species. They also explore Coral Vita’s land-based coral farms, the concept of restoration as a service, the economic value of natural infrastructure and why coral conservation continues to receive bipartisan support.
The conversation offers an honest but hopeful look at the future of the world’s oceans, and how business, technology and nature can work together to rebuild what has been lost.