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China's Growth Destroyed 80% of Its Coral Reefs

Alarming degradation found, 'window of opportunity' to save them closing

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 27, 2012 6:37 AM CST

(Newser) – Thirty years of dynamic growth in China has lifted hundreds of millions out of poverty, but the environmental damage has been brutal. The latest evidence: More than 80% of its coral reefs are gone, thanks to development, overfishing, and pollution, reports AFP. A new report...   Read full story »

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China • pollution • development • South China Sea • environmental damage • water pollution • coral reefs • Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

 
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