Coral Triangle Day - 09th June

Coral Triangle Day

The first Coral Triangle Day was celebrated on June 9, 2012, in conjunction with World Oceans Day, which celebrates every year on June 8.

Goal: To position the Coral Triangle as a globally-significant eco-region—a modern-day icon of the natural world so that millions of people learn more about its significance to their everyday lives and are empowered to take specific actions to help conserve and protect this natural treasure.

Theme 2020: Unified collaborations for plastic-free oceans

About Coral Triangle Bioregion:

·        Six countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste are part of Coral Triangle bioregion.

·        The Coral Triangle is one of the most important reef systems in the world.

·        It occupies just 1.5% of the world’s total ocean area, but represents 30% of the world’s coral reefs.

·        It has the highest coral diversity in the world– 76% of the world’s coral species are found here. Fifteen of them are endemic to the region, which means they are not found anywhere else.

·        It is also home to the highest diversity of coral reef fishes in the world.

·        The Coral Triangle encompasses portions of 2 biogeographic regions: the Indonesian-Philippines Region, and the Far South-western Pacific Region.