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Reef conservation in the Philippines – It’ll blow you away!

How do you fix a problem like the global demise of an ecosystem? Well, It’s tricky! Over the last couple of years, the news has been full of dire reports about the death of coral reefs, following the third global-scale bleaching episode, which caused widespread coral mortality. On top of these global issues, local impacts such as typically high levels of pollution, sedimentation, coastal development, destructive fishing, and resource extraction add to the woes of the reef.