CORAL TRIANGLE

ECOLOGY & ENVIRONMENT

CORAL TRIANGLE

Experts recommend the Coral Triangle be classified as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area to provide it with special protection from harmful maritime activities

A PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA (PSSA)

• The Coral Triangle, often referred to as the ‘Amazon of the seas’, is a huge marine area spanning over 10 million square kilometres.
• It includes countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and the Solomon Islands.
• This region is home to 76% of the world’s coral species and supports more than 120 million people who rely on its resources for their livelihoods.
• Serious dangers brought by fossil fuel expansion to the Coral Triangle, were highlighted by a report released in 16th Conference of Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
• The report highlighted the overlaps with oil and gas blocks, affecting 24 percent of coral reefs, 22 percent of seagrass areas, and 37 percent of mangroves.
  

Source: DTE