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Impacts of mass coral die-off on Indian Ocean reefs revealed

The Ecologist, 2017-03-27

Warming sea waters - caused by climate change and extreme climatic events - threaten the stability of tropical coral reefs, with potentially devastating implications for many reef species and the human communities that reefs support warn scientists at Exeter University

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Bhutan: Ecological Heart of the Eastern Himalaya

National Geographic, 2017-03-27

Against the despairing narrative typical of today’s global conservation scenario, every once in a while we need stories of optimism and hope to inspire us. The world should find solace in the fact that there are places where conservation is not always a race against time – with negative odds for species survival stacked up high – and where a small investment can bring disproportionately large conservation returns.

More: https://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/26/bhutan-ecological-hea...

Wetlands: Why we need to take care of them, what can we do?

Source:-Zee Media Bureau 3/02/2017

Wetlands are also vital for plants and animals to survive. In fact they are one of the most productive ecosystems in the world that give innumerable services to mankind and countless species of plants and animals.

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