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  • Worst Coral Mass Bleaching on Record Caused By Warming Oceans

    Worst Coral Mass Bleaching on Record Caused By Warming Oceans

    84 Percent of Corals Impacted in Mass Bleaching Event The world is experiencing the most intense global coral bleaching event on record, with 84 percent of reefs experiencing heat stress from warming oceans By Andrea Thompson edited by Dean Visser Fish swim around a bleached coral. Join Our Community of Science Lovers! All around the…

  • In high seas, scientists see a lifeline for coral reefs

    In high seas, scientists see a lifeline for coral reefs

    The vast, underexplored seas covering much of the planet could be the key to saving what remains of a more familiar undersea feature, a new study finds. The “living rock” that thrives in tropical shallows around the world, coral supports a quarter of all marine life. Yet around 20 percent of the world’s coral is…

  • Landmark debt swap to protect Indonesia’s coral reefs

    Landmark debt swap to protect Indonesia’s coral reefs

    Editor’s note: Conservation International announced on Jan. 15, 2025, that the debt-for-nature swap between the United States, Indonesia and several non-governmental organizations has officially been finalized. This means that US$ 35 million will begin to flow toward the protection and restoration of Indonesia’s highest-priority coral reef ecosystems, including Raja Ampat, where Conservation International has worked…