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RIYADH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nov. 19, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN --

-- As part of its commitment to Safeguarding the Planet and contributing to

vulnerable habitat coral reef conservation.

Prof. Carlos M. Duarte, a professor in Marine Science at the King Abdullah

University of Science and Technology, KAUST, held a media briefing during the

Summit Week of the Saudi G20 Presidency to talk about Securing a Future for the

World's Coral Reefs in the G20 International Media Center in Riyadh.

Professor Duarte highlighted the need for international collaboration as key,

as no single nation has the capacity to reverse the threat to coral reefs alone.

Professor Duarte, said:

"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is committed to the conservation of coral reefs

and learning from the resistance of the coral reefs in the Red Sea to damage to

be able to share the lessons that we have learnt with the rest of the world but

we can't do that alone.

"We need a global partnership to accelerate our speedy progress to conserve

coral reefs and ensure that our children and grandchildren will continue to

enjoy healthy reefs in the Red Sea and elsewhere.

"So the ambition of the Saudi G20 presidency is to not only seek to conserve

the reefs we have but to actually increase the extent of coral reefs globally

by maybe ten percent."

Further information about the Saudi G20 Presidency, details of the Leaders'

Summit, and schedule of the upcoming G20 Media Briefings and Roundtables can be

found here ( https://tinyurl.com/y35zwac8 ).

The link to register for exclusive G20 Riyadh Summit content on the dedicated

Microsite can be found here (https://accreditation.g20.gov.sa/PublicRegistration/MediaLoginAndApplyToMeeting?meetingId=044412b4-fa84-4d46-a9cd-6dfa179341cb ).

SOURCE Saudi G20 Presidency