Blue Chromis fish around coral Reef Star

The Reef Story

Hope Reef today is a very different place compared to just a few years ago. Before restoration began in 2019, the silent seafloor was covered in dead, mobile gray coral rubble. Now, color is everywhere you look. From every crevice, you hear the healthy crackling and whooping of fish and organisms as they return home.

Our coral reef restoration of Indonesia's Salisi’ Besar started with writing the word 'HOPE'. As part of the Sheba Hope Grows™ program, along with our partners we have helped restore reefs all over the world, including Australia, The Maldives, Kenya, and many more

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831

Reef Stars laid on Hope Reef

68%

increase in coral coverage

64%

rise in the number of fish species.

260%

increase of fish abundance

87,000

Reef Stars planted*

*by Mars Sustainable Solutions and partners

1.3m

corals planted*

*by Mars Sustainable Solutions and partners

Watch how HOPE has grown

The making of
Hope Reef

Watch how HOPE has grown

Our marine scientists work with local island communities to create and securely lay Reef Stars on the ocean floor. These special steel structures help to rapidly rebuild coral reefs that have lost the ability to recover on their own.

We work together to attach coral fragments to hand coated Reef Stars. These fragments then begin to take on a life of their own and grow, eventually covering the entire Reef Star with vibrant coral.

Our coral reef conservation method has helped coral cover at Hope Reef rocket from just 2% to an impressive 70%.