Only 2% of PH coral reefs remain healthy

Only 2% of PH coral reefs remain healthy – watchdog

By Bella Cariaso

Oct 16, 2022 12:06 am

AN environmental group said that only 2 percent of the country's coral reef remains healthy.

In a webinar titled 'Today is the seas the moment: A deeper connection with the ocean,' Haribon Foundation Chief Operating Officer Anna Varona added that there are 5 trillion plastics in the world's surface water.

In this file photo shows Garden of corals in the waters off Manaet Front Reef, Cagraray Island, Bacacay town. PHOTO COURTESY BY JIN MASUDA OF PACIFIC BLUE DIVE CENTER. (RHAYDZ B. BARCIA)

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