Save the Coral Reefs!!!

Climate change, overfishing, and pollution continue to cause massive and accelerating declines in abundance of coral reef species and global changes in reef ecosystems. Even remote and well-managed reefs are under threat from climate change.

Coral reef animals continue to decline rapidly, and are extinct on most of the world’s reefs. Loss of coral also impacts many other species and reduces reef fisheries. Coral reefs are economically, socially, and culturally important, and therefore need to be sustained.
Here are 10 tips on how you can save the coral reefs.

1. Don’t pollute the oceans by putting garbage waste in the water, and don’t leave trash on the beach.

2. Recycle and reuse anything and everything. It is the first step to saving the environment, not just the coral reefs.

3. Report dumping or other illegal activities that may affect the coral reefs and the environment that they live in. Environmental enforcement cannot be everywhere, and your involvement can make a big difference to the survival of coral reefs.

4. When you visit a coral reef, help keep it healthy by respecting all local guidelines, recommendations, regulations, and customs.

5. Don’t use chemically enhanced pesticides and fertilizers. These products end up in the watershed and may ultimately impact the waters that support coral.

6. When diving, do not touch the coral reefs! They are extremely sensitive, and some products may kill them.

7. Support organisations that protect coral reefs – most organisations won’t mind some monetary donations, or merely a word of support!

8. When buying products, try to use only reef-friendly products.

9. Do not pollute the ocean; it destroys the reefs’ natural habitat.

10. And lastly, just spread the word about how to save coral reefs!


References:

http://www.iyor.org/