Global study triples estimate of climate-resilient coral reefs to 165,000 km² across 71 countries
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Rob Hutchins
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Summary
A landmark global study presented at the Our Ocean Conference in Kenya by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Macquarie University has identified over 165,000 square kilometers of climate-resilient coral reefs across 71 countries. This triples previous estimates and offers hope for one of the ocean's most threatened ecosystems in the face of global warming.
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tripling previous estimates and offering a rare note of hope for one of the ocean's most threatened ecosystems
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