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"Climate change has killed billions of corals and fundamentally changed coral
reefs. The response, especially in Australia, has been to fix the symptoms, not
address the cause – climate change for which humans are responsible.
Much money and research effort is expended in replacing, regrowing and
supporting corals, in the hope reefs may survive a warmer world.
These technological and scientific “solutions” give hope that something can be
done. But as we argue in
Nature Climate Change today, there is little
evidence these measures will create resilient or healthy reef ecosystems over
the long term.
Humanity must take dramatic action on climate change. By focusing so much
attention on treating the symptoms – such as replacing dead corals – we risk
squandering money, time and public trust in science.
We believe coral restoration may be, at best, a feel-good measure that
satisfies a human urge to do something about climate change – and at worst, a
dangerous distraction from climate action. A fundamental rethink is needed."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
