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epa000314771 Thai tourists stand on living coral while on a snorkelling boat trip in waters off Taru Island, in the Gulf of Thailand, Monday, 12 April 2004. Leading conservation groups on Thursday 18 November 2004 issued a statement at the World Conservation Congress witch being held in Bangkok untill November 25, highlighting their concerns about the impact of climate change that 95 per cent of the world's reefs will be lost to coral bleaching in the next 40 to 50 year. EPA/UDO WEITZ