Race to save Cyprus corals from climate change, mass tourism

Race to save Cyprus corals from climate change, mass tourism
AFP
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AFP
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Cypriot marine ecologist Louis Hadjioannou dives to photograph the coral, as he monitors the impact of climate change on the delicate fauna in the crystal clear waters of Glyko Nero in Ayia Napa, off the island's southeastern shore
Many people think Cyprus has no corals, says marine ecologist Louis Hadjiannou. If climate change and coastal development continue unabated, he fears, they may soon be right. 
A fisherman's son who hails from the Mediterranean island, Hadjiannou loves to put on his wetsuit, fins and mask and plunge off the dramatic rocks into the turquoise waters to delve into the fragile underwater world. 

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