https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b The Coral Triangle is a geographical term so named as it refers to a roughly triangular area of the tropical marine waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. en-us 2018-02-14 18:24:39 UTC 2025-11-05 09:06:27 UTC hello@padlet.com bm174066 https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b/wish/231649871 The Coral Triangle is located in the western Pacific Ocean and covers 5.7 million square kilometers (2,200,000 sq mi) of ocean waters. Species include Table coral Acropora latistella, Pink soft coral, ]]> 2018-02-14 18:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b/wish/231649871 bm174066 https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b/wish/232044321 Today, an estimated 120 million people live within the Coral Triangle. Snorkeling, wildlife watching, photography and scuba diving are all happening in the area.




]]> 2018-02-15 17:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b/wish/232044321 bm174066 https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b/wish/232051677 The Coral Triangle sits at a crossroads of rapidly expanding populations, economic growth and international trade.The biodiversity and natural productivity of the Coral Triangle are under threat from poor marine management (primarily from the coastal development, and overfishing and destructive fishing), lack of political will, poverty, a high market demand and local disregard for rare and threatened species, and climate change (warming, acidifying and rising seas). Coral reefs have experienced mass bleaching, which threaten to degrade the important ecosystems.]]> 2018-02-15 17:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b/wish/232051677 bm174066 https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b/wish/232052038 The Coral Triangle is the subject of high-level conservation efforts by the region's governments, nature conservation organizations such as World Wide Fund for Nature, The Nature Conservancy and Conservation International, and donor agencies such as the Asian Development Bank, the Global Environment Facility and USAID.]]> 2018-02-15 17:59:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bm174066/29arv01vg33b/wish/232052038