Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than in 1950s, putting millions at risk
Global coverage of living corals had declined by about half since the 1950s and consequently, the diversity of species had also declined, by more than 60%.
Yoshitaka Ota and William Cheung present at Our Common Future under Climate Change
They presented findings from the program on the effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and fisheries