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UNESCO launches programme to study threatened coral species in mediterranean
On the eve of COP 15 Biodiversity UNESCO and the 1 OCEAN Foundation are launching a scientific exploration program on the marine animal forests and Red Gorgonians of the Mediterranean In response to last summers unprecedented mass mortality episode scientists are seeking to understand how gorgonians and their ecosystems can survive in the deep sea For these species the ocean could act as a thermal shield and its depths provide a refuge UNESCO and the 1 Ocean Foundation have partnered to conduct a scientific exploration program to explore this possibility