The world’s best-known coral reefs could be extinct by the end of the century unless we do more to make them resilient to our warming oceans. That's the stark messages from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organization (UNESCO), which is behind an emergency bid to protect these natural marine wonders, 29 of which are on the agency's protected World Heritages list. The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change data also confirmed that states must reduce carbon emissions drastically to meet the targets under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

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