Predictions for 2014: Efforts to strengthen the protection of reefs and reduce human impacts
through MPAs, improved fisheries management and holistic catchment management are …

Western Australia's coral reefs have largely escaped the chronic pressures affecting other
reefs around the world, but are regularly affected by seasonal storms and cyclones, and …

This report was written to provide an overview, without the use of scientific jargon, of the
status of coral reefs and causes of reef decline, with recommendations for action by national …

While coral reefs in many parts of the world are in decline as a direct consequence of human
pressures, Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is unusual in that direct human pressures …

Shedding light on past trends and current status of coral reefs is essential to establish
appropriate long-term management practices, for the sustainability of coral reefs and local …

ABSTRACT Most of Southeast Asia's coral reefs continue to remain under threat, mainly
from anthropogenic impacts. Weak management capacity contributes to the further …

This report provides a detailed assessment of the status of and threats to the world's coral
reefs. It evaluates threats to coral reefs from a wide range of human activities, and includes …

This document is the work of a team assembled by the International Coral Reef Society
(ICRS), whose mission is to promote the acquisition and dissemination of scientific …

Factors causing global degradation of coral reefs are examined briefly as a basis for
predicting the likely consequences of increases in these factors. The earlier consensus was …

While coral reefs in Australia have historically been a showcase of conventional
management informed by research, recent declines in coral cover have triggered efforts to …