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Study Warns Conservation Zones in the Wrong Place to Protect Coral Reefs
The research, carried out by a team of international scientists from the Newcastle University, UK, and the Wildlife Conservation Society, New York, said that urgent action is needed to prevent the collapse of the coral reefs, which are an important marine ecosystem.
It is the largest study of its kind to have been carried out, covering 66 sites across seven countries and spanning over a decade in the Indian Ocean.
The team, which comprises of experts from the UK, Australia, the US, Sweden and France, found that the small-scale zones were not working to protect coral reefs against the effects of climate change.
They concluded that while the existing zones should not be removed, new areas are needed in the right place to protect corals against the effects of rising temperatures.
They said that managing the system as a whole is crucial if coral reef communities are to have any hope of surviving the effects of global warming.
According to lead researcher Nick Graham, of Newcastle University's School of Marine Science and Technology, "We need a whole new approach - and we need to act now. Our research shows that many of the world's existing no-take areas are in the wrong place."
"New protected zones are needed that focus on areas identified as escaping or recovering well from climate change impacts. But, a major focus needs to be shifted towards increasing the resilience of the system as a whole - that means reducing as many other locally derived threats as possible," he added.
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