Scientists Highlight the Importance of Protecting Egypt’s Coral Reefs

An worldwide crew of scientists has published a letter in Science magazine highlighting the importance of preserving Egypt’s 1800km/1120 miles of coral reefs.

The letter showcases how the northern reefs are some of the crucial realm’s most native climate replace-resilient reefs. Though unfortunately, they face a series of native threats from fishing, coastal pattern, unsustainable tourism and more. The letter highlights the importance of combating these native factors because the major to preserving and holding these reefs.

The crew was led by Karine Kleinhaus, from Stony Brook University’s College of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences.

The authors insist in the letter:

“Intergovernmental Panel on Native climate Change (IPCC) predicts that 70 to 90 percent of warm water reefs will depart this century even though warming is constrained to 1.5 degrees C. However the corals of the northern Red Sea are thermally resilient and liable to stay on IPCC warming predictions.”

Whereas varied learn about authors, Examine Affiliate John Bohorquez and Professor Ellen Pikitch agree, pointing out:

“Fringing reefs are of excessive cultural and financial importance, (and) Egypt has the most purposeful coral reef tourism financial system on the earth, contributing two percent of its GDP. The reefs may well perhaps need the serve of an expanded and fortified marine stable house network.”

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