View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/conserving-our-spectacular-vulnerable-coral-reefs-joshua-drew How do coral reef conservationists balance the environmental needs of the reefs with...
========== Translator: Andrea McDonough
Reviewer: Bedirhan CinarCoral reefs are some of the most
spectacular ecosystemson the planet.They're also some of the most vulnerable.But how can we protect the reefsand the animals and plants
who rely on them?And how can we make sureour protected areas aren't hurting those
who use reefs to survive?These are some of the big questionsfacing marine conservation
biologists today.Let's take Fiji, for example.Fiji is series of islands
in the South Pacific Ocean.To help balance the need
for conservation and making a living,scientists had suggested
that instead of one big parkwhich provides a lot of coverage
for one reef systemwhile leaving the rest unprotected,a better way is to create
a system of protected areasnested tog...
