international coral reef action network (icran)
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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 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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)
Information Supports Capacity
Information Needs for Improved Management Reef Location
Reef Condition \ Monitoring
Threat Analysis
Management Recommendations \ Best Practices
Value of Coral Reefs
Coral Reef Mapping
UNEP-WCMC
ReefBase
Coral Reef Monitoring
GCRMN
Reef Check
Threat Analysis
Reefs at Risk Series
Southeast Asia
Caribbean
Local Area Implementation
Reefs at Risk Series
Global
Regional
National
Local
Raising awareness
Setting priorities
Planning solutions
Policy change
58% of the world’s reefs are at risk from human activities
High27%
Medium31%
Low42%
LowLow MediumMedium HighHigh
The Reefs at Risk Index
Coastal Coastal DevelopmentDevelopment
Pollution and Pollution and Sediment from Sediment from Inland SourcesInland Sources
Marine-basedMarine-basedPollutionPollution
OverfishingOverfishing
Destructive Destructive FishingFishing
Regional Priority Setting
Reef area estimate- Reef area estimate- 26,000 sq. km.26,000 sq. km.(26% of regional total)(26% of regional total)
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CD MbP SED OVF DF Integrated
Integrated Threat Index# Low# Medium# High
Philippines
Local ImplementationSabah, East Malaysia
Reefs at Risk Caribbean
LBS Pollution
Coastal Development
Overfishing
Coral Bleaching
Coral Disease
Economic Valuation
Value of Healthy Coral Reefs Economic Loss from Reef
Degradation
ICLARM / WRI collaboration for Caribbean
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
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
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