Reefs at Risk Revisited. Burke, L., Reytar, K., Spalding, M.D., and A. Perry
(2011).
This report provides a detailed assessment of the status of and
threats to the world's coral reefs. It evaluates threats to coral reefs
from a wide range of human activities, and includes an assessment of
climate-related threats to reefs. It also contains a global assessment
of the vulnerability of nations and territories to coral reef
degradation. Originally released in 1998, “Reefs at Risk” served as an
important resource for policymakers to understand and address the
threats of reefs. For the first time, the analysis includes threats from
climate change, including warming seas and increasing ocean
acidification. The report shows that local pressures—such as
overfishing, coastal development and pollution— pose the most immediate
and direct risks, threatening more than 60 percent of coral reefs today.