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Host Country and Member countries Initiatives
Initiatives taken by countries hosting the Secretariat but also by other ICRI member countries for the conservation ana management of coral reefs and related marine ecosystems.

Date of Initiative Description of the Initiative Status
1. United Kingdom (UK) Small Grants Scheme under the UK/Seychelles Joint ICRI Secretariat
October 2003 -2005 As a part of its commitment to the Joint ICRI Secretariat, the UK offered approximately £45,000 in funds for three small-scale coral reef projects. The projects had to be in line with ICRI's Framework of Action notably; integrated management of coral reefs, capacity building, research, monitoring and review. Eleven proposals were received of which six projects with the greatest potential to deliver the objectives of the small grant scheme were put out for discussion amongst the ICRI Community prior to the ICRI meeting in the Turks and Caicos Islands in November 2003. At the ICRI meeting in TCI, three of the projects were voted for. They are:
  1. Monitoring of Portland Blight Protected Area (Caribbean Coastal Data Centre, Jamaica) - (project description - PDF File).
  2. Setting up of Marine Protected Areas close to Urban Areas (Coastal Dynamics Foundation, Philippines) - (project description - PDF File).
  3. Site Exchange with St Lucia Marine Management Area (Bonaire Marine Park, St Lucia) - (project description - PDF File).
All projects are ongoing. A status report will be submitted at the 3rd ICRI GM in the Seychelles, 2005.