UNEP Recommends Global Action to Save 'Out Of Sight' Deep-Sea Treasures
From UN Environment Programme
Monday, June 28, 2004
"OKINAWA, 28 June 2004 -- Representatives from Governments, NGOs, intergovernmental organizations and the world's leading coral reef experts are meeting starting today in Okinawa, Japan, for a week of discussions and activities on protecting the world's precious coral reefs.
A key issue will be the protection of cold-water corals, little known in comparison to their tropical cousins. For many years, research has focused largely on tropical, shallow-water corals, found in areas such as Maldives, which support entire island communities by providing fish as sustenance for families and vital tourism-generated revenues. Nonetheless, coral species-building reefs in colder and usually deeper waters play an equally important role in sustaining the delicate balance of our marine ecosystems, and they must be kept alive."
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From UN Environment Programme
Monday, June 28, 2004
"OKINAWA, 28 June 2004 -- Representatives from Governments, NGOs, intergovernmental organizations and the world's leading coral reef experts are meeting starting today in Okinawa, Japan, for a week of discussions and activities on protecting the world's precious coral reefs.
A key issue will be the protection of cold-water corals, little known in comparison to their tropical cousins. For many years, research has focused largely on tropical, shallow-water corals, found in areas such as Maldives, which support entire island communities by providing fish as sustenance for families and vital tourism-generated revenues. Nonetheless, coral species-building reefs in colder and usually deeper waters play an equally important role in sustaining the delicate balance of our marine ecosystems, and they must be kept alive."
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