The first few minute briefly review what a coral reef is, the threats faced by them and looks at their importance as a biodiversity hotspot, as protection to islands and as a food source for subsidence farmers.
Approximately half way through (at 11.30mins) they start to discuss some of the local effects and their management methods: the very effective conservation method of over spill from Marine Protected Areas. They specifically look at Tanzania and Madagascar to describe this management tool.
Marine protected areas help by reducing stress such as destructive fishing practices and over fishing. This makes these ecosystems more resilient and so less vulnerable to other threats like global warming, pollution and sediment run off from the land.
One key point made by this video is that conservation and protection isn’t simply about helping the corals biodiversity it also works to maintain livelihoods and ensure economic success.
NOTE: Like everything technical I cannot get the video to upload!!! So I attach the link from which the video can be down load. It is a natural history question time video. ENJOY.
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