The Conservation of Coral Reefs

Coral reefs need to be preserved for various reasons. In this article, I will describe some of them. First of all, they will gather a wide variety of living things and provide a fishing industry that supplies food such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and so on. In addition, the coral skeleton can be used as a substitute bone for reconstructive bone surgery and can provide important medicines, including anticancer drugs and UV blocking compounds that can even help reduce global warming by absorbing carbon dioxide . Air.

In 1998, the President of the United States established Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF) to protect and protect coral reefs. CRTF is responsible for mapping and monitoring coral reefs in the United States, investigating the causes of coral reef degradation, including contamination and overfishing, finding solutions to these problems, promoting conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs. As a key member of the CRTF and in accordance with the 2000 Coral Reef Protection Act, NOAA is responsible for protecting coral reef ecosystems.

I studied coral reef protection at the graduate school. At the time, coral decline was a new phenomenon, no one thought that coral reefs will be extinct in the coming decades. Most of the Florida coral reefs are given the status of state parks and national marine protected areas, but in recent years they are rapidly dead and you can see almost it happens. Rather than reducing carbon emissions, develop strategies to cope with the effects of climate such as sea level rise, erosion, floods, seawater invasion, the occurrence of insect-borne diseases, extreme heat, and head to Florida sandy beaches I filled it. As everyone knows, Scott prohibits state employees from using the term climate change. This is irresponsible everywhere, but at the forefront of the climate war like Florida, it is at the boundary of crime.

Hurricane Matthew is an ugly example of what happens when a climate denial and extreme weather collide.