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Decoding Coral Reefs: Exploring Their Status, Risks and Ensuring Their Future

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WRI.org

By Lauretta Burke and Katie Wood 

Coral reefs are an undeniably critical part of the ocean. Although these ecosystems only occupy 0.01% of the ocean floor, they support 25% of all marine life, providing crucial habitat for a myriad of fish and invertebrate species. Coral reefs also have a significant impact on coastal communities, with one billion people benefiting from their existence. They provide food and livelihoods, reduce storm surge and flood risk to coastlines across the tropics, protect against erosion and attract tourists to over 100 countries and territories.

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ARF: Application de la CNUDM 1982 pour faire face aux défis émergents

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Dans le contexte des défis émergents tels que le changement climatique, l’élévation du niveau de la mer, l’exploitation de ressources marines non durables, la pollution marine…, la CNUDM 1982 et d’autres documents internationaux concernés devraient constituer un cadre juridique important permettant d’intensifier la coopération dans la restauration et l’utilisation de manière durable des ressources maritimes.
Le séminaire de l’ARF sur l’application de la CNUDM 1982 se tient les 26 et 27 février dans la province de Khanh Hoà (Centre). Photo: Tiên Minh/VNA/CVN
Un séminaire du Forum régional de l’Asean (ARF) sur l’application de la Convention des Nations unies sur le droit de la mer 1982 (CNUDM 1982) et d’autres instruments juridiques internationaux pour faire face aux défis émergents liés à la mer, se tient les mardi 26 et mercredi 27 février dans la ville de Nha Trang, province de Khanh Hoà (Centre) réunissant plus de 80 délégués de 20 pays membre de l’ARF. Tiếp tục đọc “ARF: Application de la CNUDM 1982 pour faire face aux défis émergents” →

Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

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Japan Times

Researcher Grace Frank completes bleaching surveys along a transect line on an area known as One Tree Reef, in the Capricorn Group of Islands, on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in this undated photo. | REUTERS

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Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef

Reuters

SYDNEY – Warm seas around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have killed two-thirds of a 700-km (435 miles) stretch of coral in the past nine months, the worst die-off ever recorded on the World Heritage site, scientists who surveyed the reef said on Tuesday. Tiếp tục đọc “Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef” →

Invasive lionfish now on Whole Foods menu – sans poisonous spines

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CNN

Lionfish with their distinctive venomous spines are an invasive species that has thrived in U.S. coastal waters because they have no natural predators — until now.

Whole Foods stores in Florida are selling the “white, buttery meat” of the fish, which the grocery chain says is suitable for ceviche or a “simple pan sauté.”

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Whole Foods is now selling the meat of the lionfish, an invasive species that is pictured here at Artisinal Foods in Las Vegas.

The U.S. government, eager to stop the lionfish from preying on native fish and shellfish, gives the meal five stars. Tiếp tục đọc “Invasive lionfish now on Whole Foods menu – sans poisonous spines” →

Solving the Problem of Plastic Waste in the World’s Oceans

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GLOBE-NET: NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Ocean Conservancy today announced the global launch of Stemming the Tide: Land-based strategies for a plastic-free ocean – a first-of-its-kind, solutions-oriented report.

Produced in partnership with the McKinsey Center for Business and Environment, the report outlines specific land-based solutions for plastic waste in the ocean, starting with the elimination of plastic waste leakage in five priority countries (China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand).
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