SOUTHEAST ASIA ISSUES

SOUTHEAST ASIAN CORAL REEFS

• highest levels of biodiversity for the world's marine ecosystems.
• Coral reefs are developed by the carbonate-based skeletons of a variety of animals and algae.
• overtime, the reefs build up to the surface in oceans&are found in shallow, warm salt water.
• The sunlight filters through clear water allows microscopic organisms to live and reproduce.
• An estimation of 70-90% of fish caught are dependent on coral reefs in Southeast Asia

DEPLETION

• 50% of Southeast Asia’s coral reefs are at very high levels of threat.
• 64% of the regions reefs are threatened by overfishing
• 56% are threatened by destructive fishing techniques.
• Human activities threaten about 88% of Southeast Asia’s coral reefs,
• Most of the destruction is due to illegal fishing practices/explosives.

MAIN ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS

• Urban Excess -industrial activities/overcrowding of human habitation.
• Deforestation/Desertification-more than 1/3 of the land is at risk.
• Poor farmers use improper irrigation/fertilization=increased toxic soils.
• Water- so much demand for it will be increasingly polluted from sewage.
• Overfishing, Global Warming, and Air Pollution are also major issues.

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