Corals grow at the protected Bunaken Isl

Corals grow at the protected Bunaken Island marine national park in Manado on May 13, 2009. The capital city of the northern Indonesian Sulawesi province, Manado is currently hosting the World Ocean Conference. Rising water temperatures, sea levels and acidity are threatening to destroy the vast region of south-east Asia known as the Coral Triangle, labelled the ocean's answer to the Amazon rainforest, the WWF said in a new report. A meeting on May 15 will see leaders from the six Coral Triangle nations pass a joint plan on conserving the region AFP PHOTO/ROMEO GACAD (Photo credit should read ROMEO GACAD/AFP via Getty Images)