An article in the SCMP of 2nd October 2008 pointed out that pollution from sewage, farm runoff and overfishing will cause the world’s reefs to die off decades before global warming does.
The article points to overfishing which causes an imbalance in the ecosystem, raising pollution cause an inbalance vital for coral reefs to survive.
Coral reefs are of course a marine ecosystem vital to the health of our Oceans and of the animals that live there.
Global warming is the topic on the tip of everyone’s lips, but in terms of conservation it is only part of the equation. More action is needed to setup true marine protected areas, to stop over fishing and to stop exploitation of endangered marine species.
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