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Climate change, overfishing, coastal development and declining water quality destroyed crucial marine ecosystems.

Approximately 14 per cent of the worlds coral has been lost since 2009, a report said on Tuesday.The report, the sixth edition produced by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), provides the most detailed scientific picture to date ...

Scientists analysed 10 coral reef-bearing regions around the world, which showed that coral bleaching events caused by elevated sea surface temperatures were the main driver of coral loss.

Nairobi, 5 October 2021 – The “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020” report, released today, documents the loss of approximately 14 per cent of

The COP26 global climate conference will miss its goal of weaning the world off fossil fuels unless developing economies heavily reliant on coal are given the help they need to adapt, decision-makers told a Reuters climate conference on Tuesday.

The UNCTAD15 World Leaders Summit kicked off on 4 October with the powerful message that if the world doesn’t match recognition of our shared vulnerability with joint action, we will not overcome colliding crises. Heads of state and international organizations hit yet another warning bell on the climate emergency, the COVID-19 pandemic, and an underperforming multilateral system. But their counsel also came with a call to end talk shops in favour of more action that harnesses the positive side...

NAIROBI, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The rapid spike in sea surface temperature linked to global warming is fuelling loss of the world coral reefs amid threat to livelih

The Director-General of the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called on countries to redouble efforts to halve food waste by the end of this decade. The organization said around 14 percent of the world's total food production is lost between harvest and retail, costing 400 billion…

Not only is preventing food loss and waste crucial for the world’s people, it is also essential for the future of the planet, they stressed in remarks to an online commemorative event.

The speakers all agreed on the perspective that the climate crisis will primarily boil down to the actions and policies of governments worldwide.. Read more at straitstimes.com.