Impact of human activity on oceans
3 March 2008: Only about 4% of the world's oceans remain undamaged by human activity, according to the first detailed global map of human impacts on the seas. A study in Science journal says climate change, fishing, pollution and other human factors have exacted a heavy toll on almost half of the marine waters.
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Filipino students call for action
7 February 2008: Students attending the recent Future Leaders Forum at the University of Queensland have added their voice to the call for urgent action to address the impact of climate change on coral reefs and their ecosystems.
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International Year of the Reef 2008
29 December 2007: The ICRI International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to raise awreness about the value and importance of coral reefs and the threats to their sustainability, and to motivate people to take action to protect them.
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Its official: the 'carbon crisis' is lethal for coral reefs
14 December 2007: In a paper published today in the prestigous international journal Science Magazine, 17 eminent marine scientists reveal that world leaders face a race against time in preparing coral reefs, and the coastal communities dependent upon them for the inevitable impact of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere.
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