{"id":6592,"date":"2018-01-10T12:05:32","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T12:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planetdiveholidays.com\/blog\/?p=6592"},"modified":"2018-01-10T12:05:32","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T12:05:32","slug":"6592-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planetdiveholidays.com\/blog\/6592-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Help protect the reefs of the Maldives in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Maldives<\/a> has one of the most appealing and diverse coral reefs in the world. The waters surrounding the reefs are teeming with colour and marine life. However, with pollution and global warming on the rise, this has a major effect on the health of the reefs. For that reason, the International Coral Reef Initiative has declared 2018 as the third International Year of the Reef.<\/p>\n

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The ICRI International Year of the Reef 2018 is a worldwide campaign to raise awareness about the value and importance of coral reefs and threats to their sustainability, and to motivate people to take action to protect them. <\/p>\n

This campaign aims to:<\/p>\n