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WWF Study Says Climate Change Could Displace Millions in Asia’s Coral Triangle

Posted 01:17 pm on May 13, 2009 by Nick Sundt

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A new WWF report sets out the full extent of the threats to the Coral Triangle region of the Pacific Ocean and proposes solutions to the challenges facing the area and its people. Based on a thorough consideration of the climate, biology, economics and social characteristics of the region, it shows why these challenges are increasing, and how unchecked climate change will ultimately undermine and destroy ecosystems and livelihoods in the Coral Triangle. See the full WWF press release

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