Mishal Gudka

“Pockets of surviving, resilient coral reefs can still remain in the future, so we must do everything within our reach to set them up for success.”

Mishal Gudka · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-22

Gudka urged action to protect surviving, resilient coral reefs despite the risk of future collapse.

“Coral reefs have shown a remarkable ability to bounce back from devastating bleaching events,”

Mishal Gudka · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-22

The IUCN report warned of severe climate-change threats to coral reefs but noted their capacity for recovery.

“The future threat of climate change is looming and severe, and that poses a very high risk to the survival of these ecosystems,”

Mishal Gudka · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-22

An IUCN report classified 96 percent of the planet's coral reef systems as critically endangered, with total extinction possible by 2075.