What is the center of Coral Triangle?

The center of biodiversity in the Triangle is the Verde Island Passage in the Philippines. The only coral reef area in the region to have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site is in Tubbataha Reef Natural Park in the Philippines.

How can we save the Coral Triangle?

Creating Protected Areas WWF works to create a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Coral Triangle. MPAs protect coral reefs and sea grass beds from destructive fishing practices and other unsustainable activities.

Is the Coral Triangle dying?

The Coral Triangle occupies 1.5% of the world’s total ocean area, but represents 30% of the world’s coral reefs. What is the Coral Triangle? The Coral Triangle is one of the most important reef systems in the world.

Where is apex of Coral Triangle located?

The epicenter of that coral diversity is found in the Bird’s Head Peninsula of Indonesian Papua, which hosts 574 species (95% of the Coral Triangle, and 72% of the world’s total).

Does Coral Triangle include Great Barrier Reef?

Although it’s far less well-known than other places with abundant corals, like the Great Barrier Reef, the Coral Triangle is home to 30% of the world’s reefs. In fact, when it comes to biodiversity, it is like nowhere else on Earth.

Is Borneo in the Coral Triangle?

The majority of the country’s territory is divided between the Malaysian peninsula and the island of Borneo. Malaysia is the only country in the Coral Triangle that is connected with the Asian mainland. Borneo is the world’s third-largest island and the largest in Asia.

What is the importance of Coral Triangle?

The Coral Triangle is the planet’s richest centre of marine life and coral diversity, with over 6,000 species of fish, 76% of the world’s coral species, and an awe-inspiring array of wildlife. Resources from the area directly sustain more than 120 million people living here.

What is the purpose of the Coral Triangle?

The Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) is a multilateral partnership of six countries working together to sustain extraordinary marine and coastal resources by addressing crucial issues such as food security, climate change and marine biodiversity.

How much of the Coral Triangle has died?

It may prove to be the worst such event known to science,” says Dr Andrew Baird of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies and James Cook Universities. “So far around 80 percent of Acropora colonies and 50 per cent of colonies from other species have died since the outbreak began in May this year.”

What is happening to the Coral Triangle?

Problems in the Coral Triangle | WWF. The spectacular landscapes and natural riches of the Coral Triangle are under threat. Overfishing, climate change, unsustainable tourism, habitat destruction, poor governance are some of the threats that are affecting marine diversity and the livelihoods of people who depend on it.

Why is biodiversity so high in the Coral Triangle?

When the waters rose, it linked the shallow seas and lakes into an open system, enabling marine life to move around freely. However, species had been sequestered for so long that they had evolved into different species. Thus the diversity within the Coral Triangle increased.

Will coral reefs survive if the water is not salty?

Warm water temperature: Reef-building corals require warm water conditions to survive. Saltwater: Corals need saltwater to survive and require a certain balance in the ratio of salt to water. This is why corals don’t live in areas where rivers drain fresh water into the ocean (“estuaries”).

How does the Coral Triangle Center help people?

We are a foundation based in Bali with a regional scope and global impact. We work closely with local communities, private sector, governments, and partners to strengthen marine resource management in the Coral Triangle to protect coral reef ecosystems, ensure sustainable livelihoods, and food security.

Why is the Coral Triangle important to Indonesia?

We are a certified training center of the Government of Indonesia and an official partner of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security. Healthy seas that enrich people and nature. To inspire and train generations to care for coastal and marine ecosystems.

When did Rili set up the Coral Triangle Center?

Prior to TNC, Rili established the WWF marine conservation program in Indonesia for the WWF Indonesia Program from 1989 to 1993. In those years, she surveyed numerous potential MPA sites across the archipelago from Sabang to Merauke.

Who was the founder of the Coral Triangle?

She was part of TNC’s core team that helped establish the multi-national Coral Triangle Initiative for Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) in 2009. Prior to TNC, Rili established the WWF marine conservation program in Indonesia for the WWF Indonesia Program from 1989 to 1993.

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