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International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)

International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN). …working to halt and reverse the decline in the world’s coral reefs ICRAN implements the ICRI Framework for Action Lauretta Burke (www.i cran .org). Information Supports Capacity. Information Needs for Improved Management. Reef Location

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International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN)

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  1. International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) …working to halt and reverse the decline in the world’s coral reefs ICRAN implements the ICRI Framework for Action Lauretta Burke (www.icran.org)

  2. Information Supports Capacity

  3. Information Needs for Improved Management • Reef Location • Reef Condition \ Monitoring • Threat Analysis • Management Recommendations \ Best Practices • Value of Coral Reefs

  4. Coral Reef Mapping • UNEP-WCMC • ReefBase

  5. Coral Reef Monitoring • GCRMN • Reef Check

  6. Threat Analysis • Reefs at Risk Series • Southeast Asia • Caribbean • Local Area Implementation

  7. Reefs at Risk Series • Global • Regional • National • Local • Raising awareness • Setting priorities • Planning solutions • Policy change

  8. Low High Medium 58% of the world’s reefs are at risk from human activities The Reefs at Risk Index

  9. Coastal Development

  10. Pollution and Sediment from Inland Sources

  11. Marine-based Pollution

  12. Overfishing

  13. Destructive Fishing

  14. Regional Priority Setting

  15. Philippines Reef area estimate- 26,000 sq. km. (26% of regional total)

  16. Local ImplementationSabah, East Malaysia

  17. Reefs at Risk Caribbean • LBS Pollution • Coastal Development • Overfishing • Coral Bleaching • Coral Disease

  18. Economic Valuation • Value of Healthy Coral Reefs • Economic Loss from Reef Degradation • ICLARM / WRI collaboration for Caribbean

  19. Management \ Best Practices • ICRAN Demonstration and Target Sites: identified in Caribbean, East Africa, East Asia and the South Pacific • Pairing of demonstration & target sites to enhance learning and communication

  20. ICRAN Status • Timeline: midway in Year 2 • Partners: CORAL, GCRMN, ICRI Secretariat, Reef Check, SPREP, The WorldFish Centre, UNEP, UNEP RCUs, UNEP-WCMC, WRI, WWF • Geography: now includes all 7 regional seas - a truly global network • Demonstration and Target Sites: identified in Caribbean, East Africa, East Asia and the South Pacific

  21. Some ICRAN successes • Closure of cement factory mining corals - a result of public awareness in Ninh Thuan • Improvement of tourist & public awareness facilities - Malindi Watamu Reserve • First ICRAN Regional ‘Experience Sharing’ Workshop for demonstration & target sites • Socio-economic assessment & monitoring - Sian Ka‘an Biosphere Reserve

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