The International Coral Reef Initiative
The International Coral Reef Initiative
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Description
A general meeting is held on an annual basis, and provides a platform for members to convene, share, and discuss issues on coral reef conservation. Members can submit motions for consideration by the ICRI membership, and motions may be adopted as Recommendations or Resolutions during a general meeting.In addition, ICRI operates on-ground through its Operational Network: the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) and Ad Hoc Committees. Currently, there are four committees:- Caribbean Regional Response to Lionfish Invasion- Economic Valuation of Coral Reef Ecosystems- Enforcement and Evaluation (Coral Reef CSI)- Coral Reef Associated Fisheries.
During each general meeting, there is a technical/thematic workshop based on the Plan of Action, which contains elements of capacity building. Moreover, there are a number of capacity building workshops that are carried by our Ad Hoc committees as well as regional initiatives.
To support the goals of the Initiative, the ICRI Secretariat is hosted by ICRI member states on a voluntary basis and rotates every 2 to 3 years. The ICRI Secretariat organizes its work through a Plan of Action, through which we aim to implement the ICRI Call to Action and Framework for Action.As of April 1, 2014 and until March 2016, the ICRI Secretariat is co-chaired by the governments of Japan and Thailand. In previous terms, some of the Small Island Developing States, such as Seychelles, Palau, Samoa, and most recently, Belize, served as co-chairs in the ICRI Secretariat.
Member NGOs: Blue Ventures, Central Caribbean Marine Institute, Conservation International, Coral Cay Conservation, Fondation pour la Protection de la Biodiversite Marine, Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense, Marine Ecosystem Services Partnership, National Coral Reef Institute, Project AWARE Foundation, Reef Check Foundation, Science and Conservation of Fish Aggregations, SeaWeb, The Coral Reef Alliance, The Nature Conservancy, Wildlife Conservation Society, World Resources Institute, WWF International
Global intergovernmental organizations and multilateral environmental agreements: Convention on Biological Diversity, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Ramsar Convention Secretariat, The World Bank, UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring Centre, UNESCO, United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme
Regional intergovernmental organizations and regional seas: Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA), Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme.
Regional program endorsed by ICRI: Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian (CORDIO)
ICRI network: Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
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Masako Iwamoto, Assistant