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- 1Corals Face Existential Threat as Super El Niño Heats Oceans▼Corals Face an Existential Threat as the Super El Niño Heats Up
Conservation groups warn that the current super El Niño is pushing ocean temperatures to levels that pose an existential threat to coral reefs worldwide. Rising heat stress is expected to trigger widespread bleaching, putting reefs and the marine life that depends on them at serious risk as the climate pattern intensifies.
- 230x30: Why Marine Protected Areas Alone Fall Short▼30x30: Why declaring marine protected areas is not enough
The 30x30 initiative calls for protecting 30% of the world's oceans by 2030, but protecting oceans on paper is not enough, according to the World Economic Forum. Declaring marine protected areas does not guarantee real conservation unless enforcement, funding and management follow, as many existing reserves remain poorly policed and continue to allow damaging activity.