The second largest marine wealth in danger!

Considers Barrier Reef in Belize, the second-largest mass of living coral in the world after the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, and is the longest in the Western Hemisphere. It runs 300 kilometers on the Yucatan Peninsula along, most of the Belize coast and includes in Central America . In addition to the barrier reef author of a series of coral reefs, reserves of about 450 small islands, as well as three atolls, which are rings of coral surrounded by a wonderful shallow lakes. It also includes seven water areas a total area of ​​960 square kilometers and are under the World Heritage Convention to protect privacy.Lies the importance of preservation of coral reefs in being home to a quarter of # plants and marine animals in the world. As the objects do not move, can coral reef development of the protection mechanisms such as toxins that can be used to combat the disease, making it the best place to search for effective substances for pharmaceutical. In fact, the reef ecological systems are equally occupies second place after Almtirah tropical forests in terms of biodiversity. But scientists warn that 70 percent of the world's coral reefs will be destroyed within 20 to 40 years that a human did not stop polluting the seas, tourism is exact, and destructive practices such as fishing using cyanide.

 The bad news is that the second-largest reef system in the world, Belize barrier, will be the new location of the seismic oil exploration, drilling oil and mineral materials. Many environmentalists all over the country was carried out on strike to call for a reduction of government corruption. In spite of this, Prime Minister Dean Barrow and the Government of Belize has decided to go ahead with the plan, which, according to the World Wildlife Fund, "involves the use of aerodynamic technologies and" shock waves "through the water that is strong enough to penetrate the seabed, less than one mile from the subsidiaries to the UNESCO heritage sites in the maritime barrier Belize. "Belize is one of world's most famous places that attract eco-tourism because of its natural beauty and biodiversity. But this controversial method to explore for oil has the ability to send a shocking thousands of miles waves, causing irreparable damage to wildlife and marine life such as whales, dolphins, manatees, while fall fishing rate, which is a major source of income for many people in the country. It is estimated that 190,000 of the total population of Belize jobs will be affected negatively as a result of this decision.Considered "reserves Barrier Reef in Belize" fun for the divers clean waters, which reach temperatures 26 ° C., And six kilometers south east of the town, located Hol Chan Marine Reserve, a park in the shallow water area of ​​8 square kilometers includes channel penetrates barrier Reef. and embraces the "reserves barrier Reef in Belize also" Blue hole, one of the finest diving sites in the world. it is protected included in the world Heritage list, and is located within the coral "Lighthouse Reef", about a hundred kilometers from the mainland in Belize.The coral reef life in Belize about five hundred million years, which increases the hopes of scientists in their ability to overcome the climate challenges and cope with excess acidity and temperature rise through access to adequate food, because their destruction means an increase of natural disasters on the coasts and the threat of a major food sources.