Today is #WorldReefDay, a day to raise awareness of the importance of coral reefs on Earth 🪸🌏

#DYK around 25% of all known marine species live on coral reefs?

#Copernicus #Sentinel data & #CopernicusMarine can help monitor and tackle the threats these ecosystems face

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1664214666392870913

RT @CopernicusEU: Today is #WorldReefDay, a day to raise awareness of the importance of coral reefs on Earth 🪸🌏

#DYK around 25% of all known marine species live on coral reefs?

#Copernicus #Sentinel data & #CopernicusMarine can help monitor and tackle the threats these ecosystems face https://t.co/0sa6iUHeCh

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EU_MARE/status/1664215667141124096

Reefs provide a home to countless underwater plants and animals, but also protect us from climate change.

🔹break storm surges

🔹reduce risk of coastal flooding

Yet they're being destroyed.

We need to protect and restore nature NOW:
➡https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/nature-and-biodiversity/nature-restoration-law_en

#WorldReefDay🪸

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1664166914262802432