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- What are corals? - ICRI
What are coral reefs? Hard corals extract abundant calcium from surrounding seawater and use this to create a hardened structure for protection and growth Coral reefs are therefore created by millions of tiny polyps forming large carbonate structures, and are the basis of a framework and home for hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of other species Coral reefs are the largest living
- The Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event | ICRI
Networks such as the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, an operational network of ICRI, and the US Coral Reef Task Force, provide mechanisms for reporting on the impact of bleaching on the World’s coral reefs, alongside regional bleaching observation networks “Long-term data on of coral reef condition can put events like this into context
- 84% of the world’s coral reefs impacted in the most intense global . . .
New 5-km Coral Bleaching Products - Higher spatial resolution is the improvement to NOAA Coral Reef Watch remote-sensing products most requested by coral reef ecosystem scientists and resource managers NOAA Coral Reef Watch and its partners have developed a new experimental daily global 5 km coral bleaching thermal stress monitoring product suite, now available on the Coral Reef Watch web
- Homepage | ICRI
A global partnership for the preservation of the world’s coral reefs and associated ecosystems
- Coral reefs of the Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India - Decadal changes . . .
The Gulf of Mannar’s coral reefs are vital for marine biodiversity, coastal protection, and the livelihoods of thousands of fisherfolk Continued conservation and adaptive management are essential to ensure their survival amidst escalating climatic and human pressures Read the full report and summary here
- www. gcrmn. net STATUS OF CORAL REEFS OF THE WORLD: 2025
The flagship products of the GCRMN are the “Status of Coral Reefs of the World” reports Since 1995, six global reports have been published by the network, with the sixth edition of the GCRMN “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020” report released in 2021 –and the first global quantitative assessment of coral reefs
- Over 40% of coral species face extinction – IUCN Red List
Forty-four per cent of reef-building coral species globally are at risk of extinction, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (TM) reveals following a global assessment announced today at the ongoing COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan
- CORAL REEF RESTORATION - International Coral Reef Initiative
Coral reef restoration is increasingly advocated for as a management strategy to combat dramatic declines in coral health and cover globally It is also increasingly suggested as a mechanism to help countries deliver on national and international commitments under various multilateral environmental agreements
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