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The other day, I was having a conversation with my friend about how you can adopt a coral. This was my first time hearing about it which made me want to learn more. I found this article titled “Coral Reefs: we continue to take more than we give.” I really enjoyed how the author was very straight to the point and informative. Coral reefs house 25% of all marine life, it offers food, medicine and environmental protection, it reduces the damage of storms. The article indicates that coral reefs are slowly degrading because of climate change, ocean acidification, destructive fishing and multiple other reasons. We are constantly being told lately, especially in the media of how our Earth is slowly dying, but it’s rare for anyone to be informed on what we can do to help prevent it. By adopting a coral it’s a contribution to help our earth. The reefs are contaminated by over 11 billion pieces of plastic, leading to coral diseases. If greater action is not taken, we will lose all our reefs along with many marine species by 2050. When adopting a coral they plant a new one were the dead coral is to help it regrow. This article illustrates the importance of our reefs.