MANILA BULLETIN
Sitting on Salisi’ Besar reef platform near the island of Bontosua, Hope Reef is a 45x15m reef installation in the shape of the letters H-O-P-E that symbolizes “positive change can happen within our lifetime and that hope can grow.”
Hope Reef was created to kick-start an even larger restoration effort and create a movement to restore reefs at a large, ecologically relevant scale in response to the loss of reefs worldwide.
SHEBA, in partnership with Mars Incorporated, launched the reef restoration project two years ago in the hope of restoring more than 185,000 square meters of coral reef around the world – roughly the size of 148 Olympic swimming pools by the end of 2029.