The Most Life-Threatening Issues Facing ASEAN’s Oceans
Southeast Asia’s precious oceans are in the midst of a crisis. The region is home to one of the largest concentrations of marine biodiversity in the world. It houses the Coral Triangle, a marine region that includes Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. The region contains over 500 species of reef-building corals, thousands of fish species, and six (of the world’s seven) marine turtle species. Four ASEAN countries are in the top 20 fishing economies, which produce over 15% of the world’s fish in the wild. Unfortunately, Southeast Asia has millions of humans impacting the environment. This anthropogenic activity is threatening many of its…
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