{"id":47931,"date":"2021-12-23T12:35:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T08:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/?p=47931"},"modified":"2021-12-23T12:35:55","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T08:35:55","slug":"the-worlds-biggest-coral-garden-is-coming-to-neom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/neom\/en\/latest\/the-worlds-biggest-coral-garden-is-coming-to-neom\/","title":{"rendered":"The World&#8217;s Biggest Coral Garden Is Coming To NEOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The futuristic city of NEOM is teaming up with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to finalize plans for the worlds largest coral garden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">KSA green year in review: June 2021\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Working with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KAUST_News?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KAUST_News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEOM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NEOM<\/a> revealed plans for the world\u2019s biggest coral garden. The garden will be a center for coral research and will be completed in 2025. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O5CroAmuSS\">pic.twitter.com\/O5CroAmuSS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saudi Green Initiative (@Gi_Saudi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gi_Saudi\/status\/1473551579106131971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>KAUST President, Dr. Tony Chan,\u00a0 explained how there are more than 300 species of coral in the waters of NEOM, with 1,000 different kinds of fish.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KAUST?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KAUST<\/a> recently inaugurated the world\u2019s first coral probiotics village in the Red Sea. It is part of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSRC_KAUST?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RSRC_KAUST<\/a>&#8216;s approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/coral?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#coral<\/a> preservation &amp; restoration and a permanent natural laboratory designed for the development of coral-reef related research. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0YDiakUOjY\">https:\/\/t.co\/0YDiakUOjY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KAUST (@KAUST_News) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KAUST_News\/status\/1472987500138438657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This gives them an opportunity to build a hub for research and development at the island, while promoting tourism for environmental enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); 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