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    Coral reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures causing bleaching, ocean acidification, overfishing, and pollution. These fragile ecosystems support tremendous biodiversity and provide substantial economic and environmental benefits like coastal protection. Urgent action is needed to reduce carbon emissions, support sustainable practices, and establish marine protected areas to preserve coral reefs for future generations.

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    Coral reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures causing bleaching, ocean acidification, overfishing, and pollution. These fragile ecosystems support tremendous biodiversity and provide substantial economic and environmental benefits like coastal protection. Urgent action is needed to reduce carbon emissions, support sustainable practices, and establish marine protected areas to preserve coral reefs for future generations.

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    Coral reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures causing bleaching, ocean acidification, overfishing, and pollution. These fragile ecosystems support tremendous biodiversity and provide substantial economic and environmental benefits like coastal protection. Urgent action is needed to reduce carbon emissions, support sustainable practices, and establish marine protected areas to preserve coral reefs for future generations.

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    Coral reefs are under threat from rising ocean temperatures causing bleaching, ocean acidification, overfishing, and pollution. These fragile ecosystems support tremendous biodiversity and provide substantial economic and environmental benefits like coastal protection. Urgent action is needed to reduce carbon emissions, support sustainable practices, and establish marine protected areas to preserve coral reefs for future generations.

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    Reef Resilience:

    Preserving Our
    Coral
    Wonderlands

    Value of Coral Reefs: Threats: Act now to protect our reefs!

    1. Biodiversity Hotspots: Coral reefs 1. Coral Bleaching: Rising • Support sustainable shing and
    house 25% of marine species, temperatures cause coral to lose responsible tourism.
    supporting a rich tapestry of life. algae, leading to mass die-offs.
    • Reduce carbon emissions.
    2. Coastal Protection: They act as • Example: Great Barrier Reef,
    natural barriers, shielding 50% corals lost since 1985. • Advocate for marine protected
    coastlines from storms, erosion, areas.
    and ooding. 2. Ocean Acidi cation: Absorbed
    carbon dioxide makes seawater • Preserve these crucial ecosystems
    3. Economic Assets: Coral reefs acidic, hindering coral growth. for future generations.
    generate billions in tourism, shing,
    and pharmaceutical industries. • Example: Florida Reef Tract, • Marine reserves
    facing acidi cation.
    4. Climate Guardians: Coral reefs • Marine protected areas
    serve as vital carbon sinks, 3. Over shing and Destructive
    absorbing and storing substantial Practices: Dynamite and cyanide • Education and scienti c research
    amounts of carbon dioxide, shing harm reefs and deplete sh
    mitigating climate change. populations. • Stop pollution

    5. Tourism: They bring in millions or • Example: Tubbataha Reefs • Ban dynamite shing
    even billions just from tourists Natural Park, Philippines,
    visiting the area. threatened by illegal shing. • Ban dragnet shing.

    6. 4. Pollution and Runoff: Farming and


    construction pollutants suffocate
    corals and degrade water quality.

    • Example: Mesoamerican
    Barrier Reef System,
    Caribbean, facing pollution
    threats.
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