
As well as acting as a crucial coastal defence and being jaw-droppingly beautiful to look at, coral reefs provide an ecosystem for thousands of underwater species. The bad news is that they're facing an existential crisis; the good news is that some of the world's finest minds are working on ways to save it — all of which is explored in Our Changing Planet: Restoring Our Reefs.
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