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… the natural coastline buffer and reduces carbon storage. • Mining coral reefs can leave the shoreline exposed to …

… extended just 50m inland. In nearby Peraliya, where coral mining had degraded the reefs, the damage extended 1.5 km …

… under great threat. These land use changes, including mining, and resource extraction pressures compromise the … vulnerabilities to climate change. The main industry is mining of nickel, copper and other precious metals, the … the largest deposits of these metals in North America. The mining industry was established in the late 1800s and has …