Plan would add safeguards for part of U.S. coral reefs

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 5, 2000 ;     277 words ......would add safeguards for part of U.S. coral reefs By H. JOSEF HEBERT Associated Press...to set aside one-fifth of America's coral reefs as "ecological reserves," banning fishing...two-thirds of the 8,600 square miles of U.S. coral reefs are at risk from overfishing, pollution...

Applying good science in the protection of coral reefs.

M2 Presswire;  October 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Applying good science in the protection of coral reefs(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE...a 5-year initiative to help protect coral reefs in critical areas of developing countries. Coral reefs are the largest - and some of the most...

Over 80 Percent of Indonesia's Coral Reefs Under Threat

Xinhua News Agency;  September 13, 2001 ;     228 words ......Indonesia's 51,000 square kilometers of coral reefs have been threatened due mainly to blast...Program (UNEP)'s new World Atlas of Coral Reefs. Indonesia, along with the Philippines...corals. The sorry state of Indonesia's coral reefs is contained in a report compiled by...

Conservation of coral reefs under the Ramsar convention on wetlands.

Journal of International Wildlife Law & Policy;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......has recently been estimated that coral reefs occupy 284,300 sq. km. of the planet...economic terms, the contribution of coral reefs is disproportionately large. For many human populations, coral reefs have for millennia been the major...

Interview: Dr. Clive Wilkinson discusses the state of the world's coral...

NPR Morning Edition;  December 11, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Wilkinson discusses the state of the world's coral reefs and what is being proposed to help save...AM ALEX CHADWICK, host: A study about coral reefs finds alarming new declines in the marine...found about 10 percent of the world's coral reefs had been lost. Now just two years later...

Coral reefs may mitigate tsunami damage.

M2 Presswire;  February 23, 2006 ;     456 words ......PRESSWIRE-23 February 2006-US DEPT OF STATE: Coral reefs may mitigate tsunami damage(C)1994-2006...22022006 Given the critical role of coral reefs in providing food and livelihoods for...rushed to complete an assessment of the coral reefs along those coastlines especially hard-h...

CORAL REEFS MAY MITIGATE TSUNAMI DAMAGE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 22, 2006 ;     403 words ......release: Given the critical role of coral reefs in providing food and livelihoods for...rushed to complete an assessment of the coral reefs along those coastlines especially hard-h...tsunami. This report, entitled Status of Coral Reefs in Tsunami Affected Countries: 2005...

American Association for the Advancement of Science: Scientists name 10...

The Independent - London;  February 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ......diverse and threatened coral reefs in the world, all...said that the top 10 coral reefs accounted for a mere...said. The top 10 coral reefs include those found...Eight of the 10 coral "hotspots" lie adjacent...Biodiversity Science at Conservation International, ...

Indonesians Told to Help Save Coral Reefs

Xinhua News Agency;  October 24, 2000 ;     312 words ......country's 85,000 square kilometers of coral reefs of which 70 percent are already badly...Opening the 9th International Symposium on Coral Reefs in Denpasar, capital of Bali, the minister...islands, relies heavily on its colorful coral reefs to attract hundreds of thousands of...

INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT AND THREATS TO CORAL REEFS:KIM HUM

Congressional Testimony;  June 15, 2005 ;     700+ words ......freshwater and marine conservation efforts by building...and protecting coral reefs throughout the...health of U.S. coral reefs, and built unprecedented...and restore coral reefs. They deserve...Coral Reef Conservation Efforts in Hawaii NOAA...to ...

Public Calls on U.S. Government to Protect World's Coral Reefs, Poll...

Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  October 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Americans are concerned about the health of coral reefs. A majority (56 percent) of Americans...take a leadership role in protecting coral reefs worldwide and that regulations should...public's knowledge and attitudes towards coral reefs and the growing threats to their survival...

Public Calls on U.S. Government to Protect the World's Coral Reefs, New...

U.S. Newswire;  October 3, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Americans are concerned about the health of coral reefs. A majority (56 percent) of Americans...take a leadership role in protecting coral reefs worldwide and that regulations should...public's knowledge and attitudes towards coral reefs and the growing threats to their survival...

Coral Reefs Will Recover if Human Impacts Managed

Sea Technology;  April 1, 2006 ;     228 words ......report suggest that most Indian Ocean coral reefs escaped serious damage after the earthquake...activities can be reduced. Status of Coral Reefs in Tsunami-Affected Countries: 2005 maintains that while a small number of coral reefs may take 20 or more years to recover...

Coral reefs worth more than RM4b - if not destroyed

New Straits Times;  March 13, 2007 ;     228 words ......Straits Times 03-13-2007 Coral reefs worth more than RM4b...TERENGGANU: Conserving coral reefs certainly has its benefits...economic value of the coral reefs along the Straits of...areas as they had more coral reefs. "The value of coral reefs in the east ...

Coral Reefs: Poisoned, Choked and BombedFragile Beauty Under Assault

International Herald Tribune;  September 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ......study ever carried out on the world's coral reefs warns that many of these ''critical...human pressures. The ''World Atlas of Coral Reefs,'' to be published Tuesday by the United...proving lethal.'' The study shows that the coral reefs occupy a much smaller area of the planet...