And increasingly, dense development along coastlines with reefs - particularly in the heavily affected Caribbean or the Coral Triangle of Southeast Asia - is doing still more damage.
珊瑚礁所在的沿海地区发展迅猛——特别是受此影响深重的加勒比海区域或亚洲东南部的珊瑚大三角——发展势头有增无减,对珊瑚的伤害会更严重。
Due to its remoteness, the Coral Sea has largely managed to avoid this fate.
由于地处偏远,珊瑚海已基本上受到了管理来逃脱这种命运。
If such practices are unchecked, half the species in the Coral triangle will continue to disappear at a rate of 1-2% a year.
如果这些行为不加以制止,那么珊瑚三角区内一半的物种将以每年1- 2%左右的速度继续消亡。