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Global warming, pollution and over fishing are destroying many of the world’s coral reefs. In this documentary produced for the BBC World Service, Andrew Luck-Baker visits a coral reef system off the coast of the Pacific Island nation of Palau, and reports on ambitious new conservation efforts to protect and restore coral colonies around the world. |
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On one evening each year in a spectacular mass mating event, millions of corals simultaneously release billions of eggs and sperm into the waters around Palau. The BBC’s Andrew Luck-Baker witnesses the mass spawning episode and follows the scientists who are trying to use some of Palau’s coral spawn to repopulate endangered coral reefs elsewhere. |
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Fish caught in and around coral reefs provide the main source of protein for hundreds of millions of people. In this documentary, Andrew Luck-Baker examines the irreplaceable resources that coral ecosystems provide and reports on new efforts to immunize coral species from the worst effects of climate change. |
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