{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Soufrière"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":4,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Soufri%C3%A8re","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"napglob-000007","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/napglob-000007","title":"The Coral Gardeners of Saint Lucia: Local heroes against coral bleaching","publisher":{"name":"NAP Global Network","organization":"nap-global-network"},"document_type":"case study","language":"en","date_published":"2023-07-31","source_url":"https://napglobalnetwork.org/stories/the-coral-gardeners-of-saint-lucia-local-heroes-against-coral-bleaching/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Coral Restoration Programme in Soufriere, Saint Lucia, employs 'coral gardeners' to restore endangered elkhorn and staghorn coral species to combat bleaching caused by warming ocean temperatures. 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