Saving coral reef in one of the most landlocked parts of the UK

Nada spent a morning with one of the world’s top scientists who is on a mission to save this important ecosystem from dying out

Nada Farhoud with a Acropora Millipora coral in The Molecular Ecology unit at the Aquatic facility in Derby University (Photo: Staff Picture: Andy Stenning Daily Mirror)

Landlocked Derbyshire might sound like an unlikely place to be the world leader in coral reef research.

But scientists here are leading the fight to save this important marine ecosystem which is being threatened with extinction.

As temperatures rise as a result of the climate crisis, oceans are feeling the heat. These marine heatwaves are threatening coral reefs, coastal communities and our future.

The University of Derby’s Dr Michael Sweet is the inventor of a technique offering ecosystems such as the Great Barrier Reef a huge glimmer of hope.