SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An alliance of nations said on Tuesday members would raise $12 billion to protect coral reefs from threats such as pollution and overfishing, but experts warned the funding would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coral reefs perform many important functions, such as buffering coastlines and providing habitat for one-fourth of all marine ...

PLACENCIA, Belize — After Hurricane Iris decimated the coral reef at Laughing Bird Caye National Park in 2001, many wrote off the UNESCO World Heritage site as a coral graveyard. But a small group ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems. A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ...

Coral reefs are both beautiful and utterly vital to the ocean ecosystem and the local environment. They provide homes, food and breeding sites for millions of marine plants and animals, including the ...

More than 40 countries are pledging to raise $12 billion to protect the world’s coral reefs from threats such as overfishing and human pollution. The new initiative, Coral Reef Breakthrough, was ...

Climate change is severely impacting coral reefs globally, including Florida's reef, which is vital to the state's economy and provides significant flood protection. Florida's coral reef has ...

WWF welcomes the Irish government’s announcement at a meeting on the North-East Atlantic environment to protect the country’s cold-water coral reefs. Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland – WWF welcomes the ...

Princess Eugenie has helped launch a new initiative to raise money for coral reef conservation. The 35-year-old royal is backing Thirty Six For Coral, the world's first major global art exhibition ...

Ocean fish populations have fallen dramatically in the past half-century, and climate change is expected to make the problem worse. Governments have designated “marine protected areas”, where where ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems and empower local and Indigenous communities to demand ...