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Article: THREATENED REEFS.
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- E Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 1998
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According to the World Resources Institute (WRI), approximately 60 percent of the world's coral reefs are in danger of being wiped out, not only by climate change and disease, but by human activity as well (see "A Sea of Troubles" cover story, January/February 1998). Reefs At Risk a recent WRI report, highlights the human-induced threats to reefs: coastal development, marine-based pollution, destructive fishing practices and impacts from inland pollution and erosion. Coral is also a lucrative international ...