Article: Scientists call for better management of Indonesia's coral reefs.

M2 PRESSWIRE-22 May 2002-WRI: Scientists call for better management of Indonesia's coral reefs (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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BALI, Indonesia -- Scientists today urged the government to better conserve and manage Indonesia's coral reefs, the most extensive and one of the most threatened in Southeast Asia. Like most coral reefs in the region, Indonesia's reefs are facing severe threats from overfishing, destructive fishing, and sedimentation and pollution.

The call was issued in response to the release of the Indonesian version of a new report, Reefs at Risk: Southeast Asia (Terumbu Karang Yang Terancam Di Asia Tenggara) ...

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