IUCN Warns 96% of Shallow Coral Reef Ecosystems Could Disappear

The International Union for Conservation of Nature warned that 96% of shallow coral reef ecosystems worldwide face the risk of disappearing by 2075. Reports attributed this to climate change and ocean warming, and Al Jazeera noted that the organization classified 96% of the assessed ecosystems as critically endangered.

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• The Union set 2075 as the date by which 96% of shallow-water coral reef ecosystems risk disappearing due to climate change.

  «96% من النظم البيئية ‏للشعاب المرجانية في المياه الضحلة حول العالم معرضة لخطر الزوال بحلول عام ‌‏2075، بسبب تغير المناخ»

  الوكالة العربية السورية للأنباء
• The warning attributed the risk to ocean warming in addition to climate change.

  «من اندحار 96% من الشعاب المرجانية بحلول 2075، جراء احترار المحيطات والتغير المناخي»

  إرم نيوز
• The global body for wildlife conservation classified 96% of the assessed reef ecosystems as critically endangered.

  «World authority on threatened wildlife classifies 96 percent of assessed coral reef systems as "critically endangered".»

  Al Jazeera

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