Programme for the Pacific Day Event

9:00am	Overview of the coral reefs in the region including ongoing programmes, projects, challenge of implementation or sustainability, incentives, etc. Caroline Vieux, SPREP, and Eric Clua, CRISP/SPC
9.30am	Threats to Coral Reefs Introduction and presentation (Lauretta Burke, World Resources Institute) Case studies: Ciguatera (Being Yeeting, SPC) Marine Invasive Species (Posa Skelton, SPREP)
9.50am	Discussion and identification of immediate actions needed for the region
10.30am	Morning Tea
11.00am	Climate Change and effects on coral reefs and consequences for the livelihood of small island countries Introduction (Kevin Petrini, UNDP GEF CBA) Case study: Coral bleaching and community-based adaption (Alan Resture, Tuvalu)
11.15am	Discussions and identification of immediate actions needed for the region
12:15pm	Lunch Break
2.00pm	Traditional knowledge Management for Marine Conservation Introduction (Faleafaga Toni Tipamaa, ACEO of Environment and Conservation, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Samoa) Case Studies: The Two Samoas Initiative (representatives of Samoa and American Samoa) Ecosystem-based management of coral reefs in the Pacific (Stacy Jupiter, Wildlife Conservation Society) Fiji Land and Marine Management Area (FLMMA) (Semisi Meo)
3:00pm	Discussions and identification of immediate actions needed for the region
3:30pm	Afternoon Tea

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