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Grace Tuioti of Samoa Primary School was first runner up in the poster category for this entry in the 'Legends of the Reef' regional competition.
Students of Aleipata Secondary School in Samoa organised a rubbish clean up while developing their entry for the 'challengecoralreef' competition. Photo courtesy of Jessica Ackerman.
News
- IUCN World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, Spain
PYOR08 will feature in the ICRI-sponsored event on Coral Reefs at the Marine Pavilion at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday, 8th October from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
| 8:00-8:10 | Coral Reef videos/PSAs |
| 8:10-8:20 | Welcoming
from the ICRI secretariat Christine Dawson, Department of State |
| 8:20-8:30 | CORDIO
2008 report Jerker Tamelander, CORDIO |
| 8:30-8:40 | Overview
of the International Year of the Reef 2008 Francis Staub, IYOR Coordinator, ICRI secretariat |
| 8:40-8:50 | Highlight
of the Pacific Year of the Reef 2008 Caroline Vieux, SPREP |
| 8:50-9:00 | Status
of Coral Reefs of the World: 2008 - "The early results" Clive Wilkinson, GCRMN Coordinator |
| 9:00-9:30 | Questions and Answers |
Read the latest news on the World Conservation Congress
- Reefbase Pacific
The WorldFish Center and ReefBase are pleased to announce the launch of the ReefBase Pacific website (http://pacific.reefbase.org). This output is a component of the Coral Reef InitiativeS for the Pacific programme (CRISP, www.crisponline.net), which is working in support of biodiversity conservation, sutainable fisheries, and reef-dependent communities in the region.
This new online database contains extensive information specifically related to the status, use, management, and knowledge of reef resources in the Pacific region. Accdessible through this website is a wide rane of published and grey literature (including downloadable pdf files), images, spatial information (GIS maps), and Pacific reef project summaries and project contacts. The website is available in both English and French, and contains information in a variety of languages spoken in the Pacific.
- ICRS Outcomes Overview
A defining theme of the 11th International Coral reef Symposium is that the news for coral reef ecosystems is far from encouraging. Climate change is now much faster than in an ice-age transition, and coral reefs continue to suffer fever-high temperatures as well as sour ocean conditions. Corals may be falling behind, and there appears to be no special silver bullet remedy. Nevertheless, there are hopeful signs that we should not despair. download complete document
- Legends of the Reef competition winners: culture and creativity raise awareness of nature
Students from CookIslands, Niue, Samoa, and Vanuatu took top honours in a two-mopnth regional competition that illustrated cultural values of coral reefs and showcased the creativity of Pacific students. more
- Ocean in Focus photography competition
Submit your compelling photos that engage viewers in pressing marine issues and solutions that address the rapid decline of our ocean's health. Ocean in Focus photography competition is open to photographers of all nationalisties and closes on 30 September, 2008. The competition is run by the Project AWARE Foundation and Sea Web's Marine Photo Bank, and hasa grand prize package worth more than $2,000. more at www.marinephotobank.org
Previous press releases
Youth grab chances to define coral reef protection needs
Regional Pacific Year of the Reef Campaign to be launched in Vanuatu
Youth urged to take action to save reefs
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What is the 2008 Pacific Year of the Reef? The 2008 Pacific Year of the Reef camapign is a regional initiative facilitated by SPREP to incite action to save the Pacific's coral reefs. The campaign has three objectives:
The campaign slogan of "Strong Reefs, Strong Islands" emphasises the close connection between healthy reefs and the integrity of the Pacific islands and societies. SPREP encourages Members to adapt and implement appropriate regional activities or develop their own. Activities developed as part of the regional campaign aim to promote two key messages: Coral Reef: Provider, Protector and Time for action
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For more information on 2008 Pacific Year of the Reef, contact Caroline Vieux, SPREP Coral Reef Management Officer at [email protected] or Sereima Savu, SPREP Pacific Year of the Reef Campaign Coordinator, at [email protected].