Here’s some rare good news about coral reefs
Belize shows that a little local action can go a long way.
By Neel V. Patel June 28, 2018
Coral reefs are a boon to biodiversity and marine ecology, and their declining health threatens our oceans with a loss of life that’s hardly comprehensible. So it’s a warm surprise to finally get some good news: UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee recently removed the Belize Barrier Reef System from its list of endangered sites—an affirmation of the country’s recent conservation efforts to help rehabilitate and protect the ecosystem from destruction at the hands of humanity.
“The Committee considered that safeguarding measures taken by the country, notably the introduction of a moratorium on oil exploration in the entire maritime zone of Belize and the strengthening of forestry regulations allowing for better protection of mangroves, warranted the removal of the site from the World Heritage List in Danger,†UNESCO said in a statement issued Tuesday.
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