Researchers are optimistic about the implications of this discovery. Researchers make concerning discovery about emerging ...

Coral reefs are fragile ecosystems threatened by climate change and pollution caused by human activity. Photograph by Brian J. Skerry However, in the last 20 years around half of all coral reefs ...

Today, the world’s coral reefs are degrading at unprecedented rates due to pollution, overfishing and destructive forestry and mining practices on land. Climate change driven by human activities ...

Plastic pollution in the world's oceans are threatening the already endangered coral reefs with disease, a new study has warned. More than 11 billion plastics are currently putting coral reefs ...

(CNN)-- The world's coral reefs are under threat. Overfishing, unsustainable tourism, coastal development, pollution, the global aquarium trade and climate change are having a devastating effect ...

Since coral disease outbreaks often coincide with pollution-related stress ... water conditions before restoration efforts." Coral reefs provide essential ecosystem services, including coastal ...

An alliance of nations said members would raise US$12 billion (HK$93.98 billion) to protect coral reefs from threats such as pollution and overfishing, but experts warned the funding would only be ...

Taking a global perspective to find a sustainable future for coral reef and island ecosystems Palau and other ... of regional development issues like coastal development and water pollution. This ...

Coral reef ecosystems only cover 0.2% of the ocean floor but support 25% of all marine life. Nearly one billion people ...