CBD-ICRI Side Event at COP 9
"Marine Biodiversity and the International Year of the Reef"

Celebrating International Year of the Reef (IYOR) 2008
26 May 2008 (Monday) - 13:15 - 14:45
Venue: Saal Bonn, Ground floor of the Hotel Maritim

Agenda

Chair of the Meeting: Christine Dawson, U.S. Department of State, USA

Opening

International Year of the Reef

  • "The International Year of the Reef: Worldwide campaign for local, regional and global involvement in the protection of the reef" - PowerPoint presentation (537 KB)
    Francis Staub
    IYOR Coordinator, ICRI Secretariat

Status and trends of coral reefs and the impacts of climate change on the reef

  • "World status and trends of coral reefs and their associated biodiversity" - - PowerPoint presentation (8134 KB)
    Dr. Clive Wilkinson
    Global Coordinator
    Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

  • "Cold Water Coral Reef and the impacts of climate change on the reef" - PowerPoint presentation (5338 KB)
    Dr. Stefan Hain
    Head, Coral Reef Unit (CRU)
    United Nations Environment Programme

Regional Efforts for Reef Conservation

  • "Regional efforts for the conservation of coral reefs through the establishment of MPA network" - PowerPoint presentation (353 KB)
    Mr. Atsuhiro Yoshinaka, Deputy Director
    Biodiversity division, Nature Conservation Bureau
    Ministry of the Environment, Tokyo, Japan

Global Efforts for the Reef Conservation

  • "IOC's efforts for the monitoring and scientific assessment of marine biodiversity, including the coral reef" - PowerPoint presentation (1545 KB)
    Salvatore Arico
    Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC)

The Webcast of the side event is available at: http://unfccc.meta-fusion.com/kongresse/CBD2008_2/templ/ply_cbd.php?id_kongresssession=1111&player_mode=isdn_real

For more information, contact Francis Staub fstaub@iyor.org and Jihyun Lee (jihyun.lee@cbd.int

  • The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)

    The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) is a unique public-private partnership that brings together governments, international organizations, scientific entities, and non-governmental organizations committed to reversing the global degradation of coral reefs and related ecosystems, such as mangrove forests and seagrass meadows, by promoting the conservation and sustainable use of these resources for future generations.

    Since its establishment in 1995, ICRI has been a driving force behind scientific, governmental and civil society efforts to protect coral reefs and related ecosystems. The ICRI approach is to provide a platform for information sharing, as well as mobilize governments and a wide range of other stakeholders in an effort to improve management practices, increase capacity and political support, and share information on the health of these fragile ecosystems. In particular, ICRI aims to catalyze action that will:

    • Improve management practices
    • Increase capacity and political support; and
    • Share information on the health of these ecosystems.

    The secretariat of ICRI is currently co-host by the governments of the U.S. and Mexico. Find out more by visiting www.icriforum.org the official website of ICRI.

  • Relevant COP decision (COP decision VII/5, Annex I)

    Operational objective 2.3: To gather and assimilate information on, build capacity to mitigate the effects of, and to promote policy development, implementation strategies and actions to address: (i) the biological and socio-economic consequences of physical degradation and destruction of key marine and coastal habitats including mangrove ecosystems, tropical and cold-water coral-reef ecosystems, seamount ecosystems and seagrass ecosystems including identification and promotion of management practices, methodologies and policies to reduce and mitigate impacts upon marine and coastal biological diversity and to restore mangrove forests and rehabilitate damaged coral reef; and in particular (ii) the impacts of mangrove forest destruction, coral bleaching and related mortality on coral-reef ecosystems and the human communities which depend upon coral-reef services, including through financial and technical assistance.