Future of the Environment

The 'Coral Triangle' is the largest of its kind, and it's dying

Divers swim above a bed of corals off Malaysia's Tioman island in the South China Sea May 4, 2008. Coral reefs are vulnerable to climate change and without rapid genetic adaptation, they will not survive projected sea temperature increases over the next 50 years, experts say. REUTERS/David Loh (MALAYSIA)

The Coral Triangle occupies 1.5% of the world's total ocean area, but represents 30% of the world's coral reefs. Image: REUTERS/David Loh

Alex Gray
Senior Writer, Formative Content
Share:
Our Impact
The Big Picture
Explore and monitor how Future of the Environment is affecting economies, industries and global issues
A hand holding a looking glass by a lake
Crowdsource Innovation
Get involved with our crowdsourced digital platform to deliver impact at scale
Stay up to date:

Future of the Environment

The Coral Triangle has more coral fish diversity than anywhere in the world.
Image: The Coral Triangle Atlas
The Coral Triangle is one of the world's most biodiverse regions.
Image: WWF
Antipara Explorations maps the ocean floor
Image: Antipara Explorations
Have you read?
Don't miss any update on this topic

Create a free account and access your personalized content collection with our latest publications and analyses.

Sign up for free

License and Republishing

World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Public License, and in accordance with our Terms of Use.

The views expressed in this article are those of the author alone and not the World Economic Forum.

Related topics:
Future of the EnvironmentASEANOcean
Share:
World Economic Forum logo
Global Agenda

The Agenda Weekly

A weekly update of the most important issues driving the global agenda

Subscribe today

You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in our emails. For more details, review our privacy policy.

More on Future of the Environment
See all

5 innovative ways we are tackling plastic waste

Ewan Thomson

December 8, 2023

About Us

Events

Media

More from the Forum

Partners & Members

  • Join Us

Language Editions

Privacy Policy & Terms of Service

© 2023 World Economic Forum