Conservation

Under Threat: The World's Reef-Building Corals

The ongoing plight of the world's coral reefs is at a critical stage. The conservation status of the class of organisms, as cited in the latest release of the IUCN Red List, continues to deteriorate. More than half of global reef-building coral species analyzed by the organization were either threatened or "near threatened" in 2022. 3 percent are considered critically endangered, up from just 1 percent in 2018. A further 3 percent are considered endangered, while 24 percent are listed as vulnerable and 21 percent as "near threatened", also slightly up. For 16 percent of the analyzed species, data was insufficient.

The IUCN examined 851 species of reef-building corals for their report, which represents around 15 percent of all species in that group.

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This chart shows the conservation status of the world's reef-building corals in 2022.

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Annual net benefits from coral reef related goods and services 2011
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Number of threatened species 2023, by select country
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Percentage of coral reef area threatened 2011, by region
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Percentage of coral reef area in marine protected areas (MPAs) 2011, by country
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Opinion on banning selling endangered species of fish Japan 2019
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Italy: importance of veterinarian for the protection of endangered species 2018

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