World Resources Institute: Reefs at Risk - Revisited - Couverture souple

Lauretta Burke, Kathleen Reytar, Mark Spalding, Allison Perry

 
9781569737620: World Resources Institute: Reefs at Risk - Revisited

Synopsis

Reefs at Risk Revisited is a detailed assessment of the status of and threats to the world’s coral reefs. Released in 2011, it evaluates threats to coral reefs from a wide range of human activities, including overfishing, coastal development, and pollution, as well as threats from climate-related ocean warming and acidification. It also assesses the vulnerability of nations and territories to coral reef degradation. Raising awareness of threats to coral reefs and providing information and tools to manage coastal habitats more effectively. The most recent global report, Reefs at Risk Revisited (2011), is a high-resolution update of the 1998 global report and includes a first-ever analysis of climate-related threats to coral reefs as well as an assessment of the social vulnerability of nations and territories to reef degradation and loss.

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