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Conservationists call for action to combat coral bleaching in Indian Ocean

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A healthy coral reef. When there is a rise in sea temperatures or adverse weather events, they bleach. [Courtesy]

Conservation bodies have called for urgent interventions to combat coral bleaching in the West Indian Ocean.

The organisations, including Cordio East Africa, Arizona State University, the International Union for Conservation and Nature, and the MSC Foundation, raised concerns that the coral reef bleaching events have been observed across 53 countries and territories, including those along the Kenyan Coast.

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