On the Saturday, 12th April; the Honourable Minister Ribanataake Tiwau led the team comprising of the World Bank team and the MFOR staff on a coral planting mission. This new coral garden planting activity marked the launching of the coral restoration site in one of the reef patches of the Tarawa lagoon. This was followed by a small celebration of this coral gardening initiative in ambo, which is going to be the regular activity to restore health of coral reefs in South Tarawa lagoon. In his launching speech, he emphasized corals are the rainforests of the sea and they are most diverse and valuable ecosystems on earth. Coral reefs have other important services such as they support marine life, provide livelihoods and protect coastlines. If this initiative is successful, it can be rolled out to other sites that have degrading coral reefs and will involve the wide public, government stakeholders, NGOs and those interested to contribute in this good cause for our ocean. The MFOR acknowledged partners and his staff for their tireless efforts in implementing this coral gardening initiative in Kiribati.