Saturday, November 16, 2024 The MSC Foundation is backing groundbreaking research by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, which has raised the alarm that 44 percent of reef-building coral species are at risk of extinction. These findings were revealed today at the COP29 UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan. At the conference’s Global Corals Update session, Daniela Picco, Executive Director of the MSC Foundation, joined IUCN Deputy Director General Stewart Maginnis and other distinguished panelists to discuss the Foundation’s support for this global assessment of coral species and ecosystems, and how this research is being integrated into the Foundation’s conservation efforts and grant-making initiatives.
“This Global Coral Assessment raises the alarm for urgent collective action to stop the decline of coral reefs worldwide. The MSC Foundation is proud to partner with the IUCN Coral Red List team, who have done an exceptional job collecting the data to assess and report on the status of the world’s reef-building corals,” Picco said. “The IUCN Red List guides our Foundation in making science-based philanthropic decisions, for lasting and impactful conservation efforts that contribute to preserving our planet.
It will continue to be a vital resource for our family-led Foundation for generations,” she added. The research assessed the conservation status of 892 warm-water reef-building coral species, highl.