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.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%

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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