Nearly all of the world's shallow-water coral reefs face extinction risk by 2075

Reef systems rated critically endangered

96 %

The International Union for Conservation of Nature classed 96 per cent of coral reef systems as critically endangered, its highest risk category.

The assessment covered 127 reef systems. The Great Barrier Reef, the Coral Triangle, the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System and the Red Sea reefs are among those at risk.

"Coral reefs have shown a remarkable ability to bounce back from devastating bleaching events."

— Mishal Gudka, IUCN scientific lead