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Coral Triangle
Results
WWF research boat in the Coral Triangle's Sulu Sea.
© WWF-Canon / Jürgen FREUND
WWF has brought together the Coral Triangle’s communities, governments,scientists and conservation experts to address its most pressing environmental challenges.
Notable Accomplishments
1990s
- Established the first collectively managed national marine park in Indonesia—Bunaken—as part of Indonesia’s growing system of marine parks
- Established the first transboundary protected area for sea turtles, spanning a series of islands off Malaysia and the Philippines
- Played a key role in banning blast and cyanide fishing and poaching of coral and other marine life in the Philippines’ Tubbataha Reefs National Marine Park
2000s
- Aided in the efforts of local community organizations to keep illegal commercial vessels from fishing in Mabini and Tingloy in the Philippines
- Worked to have a permanent ban on the sale of sea turtle eggs on Indonesia’s Sangalaki Island
- Gained commitments from the Philippine and Indonesian governments to establish a “peace park” in their shared waters to protect the migratory corridors and spawning areas for tuna
