Stories: Reefs at Risk

A new report on the state of the world’s oceans is gaining considerable attention this week.

A new economic valuation shows what Jamaica’s economy stands to lose if its coral reefs decline further.

Despite their benefits to national economies, reefs around the world are at risk, including in the United States.

This week, WRI is joining Céline Cousteau to celebrate the life and legacy of Jacques Cousteau – a man who opened the world’s eyes to what lies beneath the sea.

A conversation with Céline Cousteau.

Destroying reefs via the ‘one-two’ of climate change and locally unregulated fishing will hit the economies of dozens of countries.

Reefs at Risk Revisited reveals a new reality about coral reefs and the increasing stresses they are under.

This piece originally appeared as the foreword to Reefs at Risk Revisited.