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Charles, who has long championed environmental causes, will meet organisations working in the field, including a coral restoration project in Antigua and Barbuda and rainforest conservation in Guyana.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

In the first global assessment of its kind, the world authority on threatened wildlife classified 96 percent of the planet's coral reef systems as "critically endangered" -- its highest risk category.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The overexploitation of parrotfish and other groupers threatens 63 percent of coral reef ecosystems.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Each pair consisted of one healthy fragment and one bleached fragment originating from the same coral animal.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Underneath the surface, the coral on the seabed glinted with myriad colors, bony fingers of bright oranges, yellows, and pinks speckled by shoals of darting red-striped fish.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

A reef ecosystem collapses when hard corals -- which build its living foundation -- largely disappear and are replaced by algae, rubble and sponges.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

The emergence this year of a "super" El Nino, the natural warming phenomenon, also presents a risk to corals, Gudka said at a news conference at the UN's COP17 biodiversity summit in Yerevan, Armenia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Overfishing is also hurting corals as certain herbivores and predators help control algae and maintain an ecological balance, the organisation said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Harmful bacteria enter corals through physical contact," said Collins, who is also a Knight-Hennessy Scholar.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

She admired his treasures: corals, insects, seashells, preserved animals, and precious stones.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman