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T1 Reporting and Supporting Coral Reef Sustainability in The Western Indian Ocean: White Paper submitted for the Nairobi Convention Science-Policy Workshop, 9-11 July 2018
A1 Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean, 
A2 Obura, David
A2 Gudka, Mishal
K1 coral reef
K1 Indian Ocean
YR 2018
FD 2018-07
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25663
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/25663
NO The Western Indian Ocean contains 16% of the world’s coral reefs, and the region is now thought to host the second peak of coral reef biodiversity globally. Coral reef ecosystems underpin the economies of the countries in the region, particularly fisheries and tourism sectors, and provide livelihood opportunities and income for local communities. However, anthropogenic threats at all scales, such as from fishing, development and climate change, are all increasing with human population growth and local to regional development. Western Indian Ocean coral reefs experienced widespread coral bleaching during the first global coral bleaching event in 1998, in which 30-50% of corals were estimated to have died.
NO http://web.unep.org/nairobiconvention/
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026