People swimp past corals at the protected Bunaken Island marine national partk in Manado on May 14, 2006. Rising water temperatures, sea levels and acidity are threatening to destroy the vast region of southeast Asia known as Coral Triangle, labelled the ocean's answer to the Amazon rainforest, the WWF said in a new report. A meeting on May 15 will see leaders from the six Coral Triangle nations pass a joint plan on conserving the region.
Corals and mangrove grow at the protected Bunaken Island marine national partk in Manado on May 14, 2006. Rising water temperatures, sea levels and acidity are threatening to destroy the vast region of southeast Asia known as Coral Triangle, labelled the ocean's answer to the Amazon rainforest, the WWF said in a new report. A meeting on May 15 will see leaders from the six Coral Triangle nations pass a joint plan on conserving the region
Corals and mangrove grow at the protected Bunaken Island marine national partk in Manado on May 14, 2006. Rising water temperatures, sea levels and acidity are threatening to destroy the vast region of southeast Asia known as Coral Triangle, labelled the ocean's answer to the Amazon rainforest, the WWF said in a new report. A meeting on May 15 will see leaders from the six Coral Triangle nations pass a joint plan on conserving the region
Leaders of the six nations "Coral Triangle", (from L) Derek Sikua of the Solomon Islands, Jose Ramos Horta of East Timor, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia, Gloria Arroyo of the Philippines, Michael Somare of Papua New Guinea and Najib Razak of Malaysia pose for photograph at the opening of the Coral Triangle Initiative Summit in Manado on May 15, 2009. The leaders later signed a joint plan on conserving the region's marine ecosystem known as the Coral Triangle, labelled the ocean's answer to the Amazon rainforest.
This photo taken on May 10, 2009 shows fishermen unloading a fresh catch of tuna at Bali's fishing village in Jimbaran. Rising water temperatures, sea levels and acidity are threatening to destroy the vast region of southeast Asia known as the Coral Triangle, labelled the ocean's answer to the Amazon rainforest, the WWF said in a report. A meeting on May 15 will see leaders from the six Coral Triangle nations pass a joint plan on conserving the region marine ecosystem
Local visitors enjoy the crystal clear waters of Bunaken Island, a snational marine park in North Sulawesi on May 14, 2009. The tiny island is a marine protected area with a flourishing coral reefs, seagrass bed and mangrove that is home to endangered species such as dugong, sea turtle, giant clam and some others. The island ecotourism and conservation program is managed by jointly by local government and private organizations. In 2008 the island received 12,000 foreign and 30,000 local visitors swimming, snorkling and diving. According to WWF Bunaken is biolocically and strategically of immense importance not just to Indonesia but to the whole Coral Triangle region
Fish swim in the coral reef of Bunaken Island national marine park in northern Sulawesi on May 14, 2009. The tiny island is a marine protected area with a flourishing coral reefs, seagrass bed and mangrove that is home to endangered species such as dugongs, sea turtles, giant clams and others. Leaders from six nations agreed on May 15, 2009 to work jointly to save Southeast Asia's massive Coral Triangle, considered the world's richest underwater wilderness
Mangroves and coral reef grow off Bunaken Island national marine park in northern Sulawesi on May 14, 2009. The tiny island is a marine protected area with a flourishing coral reefs, seagrass bed and mangrove that is home to endangered species such as dugongs, sea turtles, giant clams and others. Leaders from six nations agreed on May 15, 2009 to work jointly to save Southeast Asia's massive Coral Triangle, considered the world's richest underwater wilderness
This photo taken on May 10, 2009 shows fishermen unloading a fresh catch of tuna at Bali's fishing village in Jimbaran. Rising water temperatures, sea levels and acidity are threatening to destroy the vast region of southeast Asia known as the Coral Triangle, labelled the ocean's answer to the Amazon rainforest, the WWF said in a report. A meeting on May 15 will see leaders from the six Coral Triangle nations pass a joint plan on conserving the region marine ecosystem.
