The U.S. National Ocean Service, an agency of the United States federal government, refers to coral reefs as the "Rainforests of the Sea": https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/oceans/corals/
The U.S. National Ocean Service also agrees that "Climate change is the greatest global threat to coral reef ecosystems": https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coralreef-climate.html
In May 2016, the United Nations adopted Resolution 2/12, for the protection and sustainable management of coral reefs: http://coral.unep.ch/CRU_Home.html
"Tropical coral reefs cover a mere 0.1% of the ocean but are among the most bio-diverse systems on the planet, supporting one quarter of all marine species." - United Nations Environment Programme. Link: http://coral.unep.ch/Coral_Reefs.html
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The U.S. National Ocean Service also agrees that "Climate change is the greatest global threat to coral reef ecosystems": https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/coralreef-climate.html
In May 2016, the United Nations adopted Resolution 2/12, for the protection and sustainable management of coral reefs: http://coral.unep.ch/CRU_Home.html
"Tropical coral reefs cover a mere 0.1% of the ocean but are among the most bio-diverse systems on the planet, supporting one quarter of all marine species." - United Nations Environment Programme. Link: http://coral.unep.ch/Coral_Reefs.html
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