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Super-Boosting Coral Reefs

PR Campaign
Thursday 10th September, 2026

As El Niño threatened to intensify coral bleaching, Rolex-backed Coral Gardeners showcased its work restoring reefs in French Polynesia. The campaign turned a serious climate risk into a vivid, human-led conservation story designed for CNN’s environmental coverage.

Why it worked: It rode a hard news peg—imminent El Niño—then delivered a counter-narrative via Rolex-backed, on-location reef “super-boosting” with named human protagonists.

The lesson: Consider tying your solution to a looming calendar threat and offer exclusive, on-the-ground access with a credible backer and quotable lead.

Rolex Coral Gardeners
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How this story spread across the media

Publication Headline Date
unesco.org Heat-resistant ‘super corals’: a source of hope for the future of Tuesday 22nd April, 2025
cnn.com Super-boosting coral reefs as El Niño looms Thursday 10th September, 2026
npr.org Scientists hope studying the world's pristine reefs will help them heal others : NPR Wednesday 23rd September, 2026
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