'The window of opportunity to improve the reef's long-term future is now,' the report urged.
Australian authorities are sounding the alarm about the health of the Great Barrier Reef's coral. The habitat was already in bad condition, but now the status of one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet has been officially downgraded from"poor" to"very poor."
Possibly most important, with the report stated that"the window of opportunity to improve the Reef's long-term future is now." Other important threats to coral ecosystems include coastal development, land-based run-off—where water is contaminated with sediment and pesticides—and direct human exploitation, such as illegal fishing.
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