Coral Triangle is defined by a triangular area with more than 500 coral species. The coral triangle region is special and unique not only for its wildlife and marine ecosystems, but also for the benefits derived for local communities and governments. About 120 million people depend directly of these marine and coastal resources. This region produces approximately US$2.4 billion from sustainable fisheries all across Southeast Asia and US$12 billion from the tourism industry based on the area.
Problems affecting the Coral Triangle
The rising temperatures caused by global warning are causing higher rates of coral mortality and even extinction in small populations. In Southeast Asia a significant amount of coral reefs were damaged or destroyed. Meanwhile across the Indo Pacific region spawning aggregations of reef fish have stopped forming or are in decline. Tuna, shark fin, turtle products and reef fish are also being captured at unsustainable rates.
What is WWF doing?
To help solve the problems in the coral Triangle WWF is taking actions so that they can achieve significant results in that region. Some of the measures are:
- support improved governance of the coral Triangle
- build a sustainable live reef food fish trade
- promote sustainable tuna fisheries
- finance marine protect area for the future
- create an international marine protected area network for turtles
- reducing marine turtle bycatch
- reduce the impacts of climate change and tourism
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