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The rebirth of Belize's coral reefs
22nd August 2017
A hugely positive story here reported in the Guardian about the renewal of coral reefs in southern Belize - a natural resource that was under severe stress because of the fast-growing tourism industry.
Monitoring of the 700-mile Mesoamerican Reef has revealed that coral cover has risen from 10% to 17.5% since 2006.
Spectacular rebirth of Belize's coral reefs threatened by tourism and development https://t.co/lCEJ2YCS48
— Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) August 22, 2017
Some related articles on coral reefs
Green infrastructure like coral reefs could soon be insured. Check out interview in @FastCompany with @alexskaplan https://t.co/eBZhSFuB92
— Swiss Re (@SwissRe) August 21, 2017
This engineer has a wild plan to save coral reefs from climate change https://t.co/kTplMRv0OX pic.twitter.com/akhm3FzFFm
— Popular Science (@PopSci) August 21, 2017
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.
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