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Cut greenhouse gases to save coral reefs
| By Angela - Aug 28, 2008 2:25:20 PM ET |
| Also listed in: Sea Change: Imagine a World without Fish |
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Tags: coral reef, Honolulu Declaration, ocean acidification, sentinel ecosystem
Tags: coral reef, Honolulu Declaration, ocean acidification, sentinel ecosystem
A new document called the Honolulu Declaration was just released at a U.S. conference on coral reefs in Hawaii. Reefs are considered sentinel ecosystems, key sign of environmental degradation.
The document states: "The most logical and critical action to address the impacts of ocean acidification on coral reefs is to stabilize atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration." The full Reuters article is available here.
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