https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/8xeym4/weve-saved-one-of-the-coral-reefs-by-simply-bothering-to-do-something

One of the world’s remaining coral reef systems is no longer considered to be in danger thanks to active efforts to protect it.

The Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System, the Western Hemisphere’s longest reef system, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site and had been included on the committee’s “in danger” list of since 2009. On Tuesday, the committee voted to remove the system from the list after years of conservation action from the Belizean government, including banning offshore gas and oil drilling, revising mangrove conservation laws, and creating a coastal management plan.