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cimpa honors CIMPA HONORS are awarded to travel partners who help make CIMPA's vision of a connected, caring world through meetings and travel a reality 2003 awardees Environmental AwardS
in recognition of its outstanding program to
preserve the corals that provide the foundation for some of the most prolific
ecosystems in the world. Deep sea corals are also important for pharmaceuticals
and biotechnology. Corals are already being tested to produce antibiotics; pain
killers; and medicines to treat cancer, AIDS, asthma, and heart disease.
Furthermore, corals are important recorders of climate change. Living hundreds
to thousands of years, coral colonies allow researchers to study, discover, and
confirm changes in the climate over the centuries. When essential ancient coral
habitat is indiscriminately destroyed , an irreplaceable treasure is lost. It
will not recover in our lifetime, if ever. That is why Domina Coral Bay Resort's
efforts are worthy of recognition.
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