Map the giants: Press & News

Another sponsor for our project! Thank you @jesuisjambon for contributing to our crowdfunding campaign. With this donation we managed to reach our second goal, now being one step closer to the discovery and protection of other Giants🪸

Map the Giants crowdfunding campaign is over and we have reached the first and second goals! A total of 15,592€ from 181 contributors! THANK YOU all for your generous support and the support of the University of Milano-Bicocca, BiUniCrowd, and Ideaginger. We’re truly blown away by your generosity. Our...

A big thanks to one more amazing sponsor of Map the Giants! Aqquantum s.r.l. helped us take a big step towards reaching our crowdfunding goals and thus directly contributing to research & conservation of corals! Moreover, their commitment to the preservation of the planet by promoting the reduction of...

Map the Giants was presented at ECRS 2024, the European Coral Reef Symposium that was held in Napoli between the 2nd and the 5th July.The oral presentation was conducted during the “Community-Based Monitoring and Ecosystem-Based Management” session. The project and the giants offer an incredible opportunity for multidisciplinary studies...

In its quest to locate and study 🪸 giant centennial coral colonies, Map the Giants has now reached the Gulf of Thailand thanks to the support of Global Reef based in Koh Tao 🇹🇭. This organization aims to “connect a global audience to the marine world…anywhere and everywhere…” 🌎...

Thank you MCS Edilizia for sponsoring our crowdfunding campaign. Your support helped us reach our second goal to open two spots for young researchers in our scientific expedition. With this donation, MCS Spa wanted to make a tangible contribution for the protection of our planet, supporting scientific research that can...

There are many ways corals contribute to biodiversity and here is one. This giant Porites sp. measured and reported by @cococaresmv is not only special because of its size, but it is also dear to Manta Rays that use it as a cleaning station. Corals are organisms capable of living incredibly...

Map the Giants crowdfunding campaign has reached the first goal! Over 10,000€ in two weeks! THANK YOU all for your generous support and the support of the University of Milano-Bicocca which provided a matchfunding of 5,000€. With all the contributions, we have already begun planning the first scientific expedition....

  The diving group “DNA: Divertiamoci negli Abissi” has generously sponsored Map the Giants. Their contribution allowed us to reach our crowdfunding goals and thanks to them we will hopefully be able to locate and study some giants in the Maldives! Thank you for believing in us!