Coral reefs report warns of mass loss threat

Three-quarters of world’s coral reefs in danger of dying owing to pollution, overfishing and climate change Reefs at Risk report says coral reef, like this one off Fiji are in danger. The consequences – especially for countries that depend of reefs for food – will be severe. Photograph: Mark Conlin/Alamy Three-quarters of the world’s coral reefs are at risk from overfishing, pollution and climate change, according to a report. By 2050 virtually all of the world’s coral reefs – from the waters of the Indian Ocean to the Caribbean to Australia – will be in danger, the report warns. The consequences – especially for countries such as the Philippines or Haiti which depend on the reefs for…

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Coral reefs report warns of mass loss threat

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