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IUCN warns nearly all coral reefs face collapse within 50 years
Original: Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN
The International Union for Conservation of Nature warns that nearly all of the world's coral reefs risk collapse within the next 50 years. The assessment points to mounting pressures such as rising ocean temperatures, bleaching events, pollution and overfishing driving reefs toward irreversible decline, with severe consequences for marine biodiversity and the hundreds of millions of people who depend on reefs for food and coastal protection.
Why now: A stark new IUCN warning about the accelerating collapse of coral reefs globally has drawn attention to the urgent state of ocean ecosystems.
Evidence
- Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN · Courthouse News
- Nearly all coral reefs risk collapse in 50 years: IUCN · France 24
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