The second largest coral reef in the world is no longer in danger

The Belize Coral Reef, the second largest in the world and the largest in the northern hemisphere, has been removed from the list of threatened species of Unesco.

The reef no longer faces an immediate danger of development. New York Times .

"In the last two years, especially last year, the Belize government has made a truly transformational change," Fanny Douvere, coordinator of the World Heritage Marine Program at UNESCO. Center, said, quoted by the New York Times .

The mangrove cutting and excessive development, as well as oil exploration, only contributed to the list of endangered species in 2009

Experts warn that, despite the good news, this n & rsquo; Is a drop in an ocean of problems that coral reefs still encounter, especially with the warming of the oceans.

The Great Barrier Reef suffers years and scientist The same problem is said to be affecting the Belize Reef, where they detected coral bleaching, which is connected to unusually warm water.

Belize's coral reef extends over more than 200 miles (about 300 km). 1996.