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'The United Nations has issued an urgent call for increased funding to protect
coral reefs, which are facing extinction due to the most extensive mass
bleaching event recorded.
Their data shows 77 percent of the world's coral reefs are affected by
bleaching.
It is the largest mass bleaching event on record and the fourth in all of human
history, the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) said.
Global leaders and climate scientists have bolstered the issue's momentum at
the COP16 biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia, where an emergency
session—typically scheduled to address international conflicts and natural
disasters—was held.
"With the window to protect these ecosystems closing rapidly, world leaders
must act now," said Peter Thomson, the U.N. Secretary-General's Special Envoy
for the Ocean.
Signs of global-scale coral bleaching were first observed in 2023, stretching
deep into this year.'
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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