Articles by Christian Layke

98,572 — square miles of coral reef in the world 1 97,100 — square miles of the state of Wyoming 2 58 — percentage of the world’s reefs that are potentially threatened by human activities 1 34 — percentage of the world’s reefs that are off the shores of Southeast Asia 3 88 — percentage of those reefs that are threatened 3 8 — percentage of those reefs that are protected 3 19,643 — square miles of coral reef in Indonesia 3 4,668,487 — number of people in Indonesia deriving their livelihood from fishing in 1996 4 86 — percentage of Indonesia’s coral reef at medium or higher risk 3 6 — number of countries containing more than half the world’s reefs (Australia, Fiji, Indonesia, the Maldives, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines) 1 90 — percentage of people living within 100 miles of the coast in Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and the Philippines (world centers of coral diversity) 4 23,100-270,000 — estimated value, in dollars, of one square kilometer of healthy coral reefs in area with tourism potential 3 20,000-151,000 — estimated value, in dollars, of one square kilometer o... Read more