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Coral reefs – Rainforests of the sea -<br />

provide:<br />

� 800 species of reefbuilding<br />

corals & 4000<br />

species of fish 1<br />

� 1/4 of total fish catch in<br />

developing countries 2<br />

� Invaluable attraction for<br />

tourism<br />

� New medicines<br />

� Coastal protection<br />

1Birkeland 1997: Life and death of coral reefs.<br />

2Jameson et al. 1995: State of the reefs:<br />

Regional and global perspectives.<br />

02/05/2006 3

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