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39th ICRI
General Meeting

ICRI’s 39th General Meeting will be hosted by Saudi Arabia and the General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS), 20th – 22nd April 2026,

General Info

General information

The 39th General Meeting will be hosted by Saudi Arabia and the General Organization for Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS). This will mark the first General Meeting hosted under the chairmanship of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

ICRI is a global partnership working to preserve and protect coral reefs and associated ecosystems and the 39th General Meeting will bring together ICRI members from around the world for a virtual meeting. The ICRI membership will seek to finalise and adopt the “Plan of Action: 2025 – 2027 – Accelerating Action #ForCoral” alongside discussing the achievements of ICRI members, sharing knowledge and experiences, and set the course for the conservation, protection and restoration of coral reefs under the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Latest News

Announcement (16/04/2026)

  • New Member Letters of Application are now online.

Announcement (6/04/2026)

Announcement (12/03/2026)

  • ICRI GM39 will be fully virtual! In response to Member feedback, the 39th General Meeting has been moved online to facilitate Member participation; meeting dates remain the same.

Announcement (03/12/2025)

  • ICRI’s 39th General Meeting will take place 20th – 22nd April 2026 in Saudi Arabia.
  • ICRI Members requesting financial assistance are advised to inform Fahd Al-Guthmy ([email protected]) as soon as possible.
Key Dates

14 & 17 April 2026

  • GCRMN Steering Committee Meeting (by invite only)

20 April 2026

  • GM Day 0 – World Cafe: Plan of Action Consultation

21 April 2026

  • GM Day 1 – ICRI in Action: Progress, People, & Partnerships

22 April 2026 

  • GM Day 2 – Future of ICRI’s Impact, Motions & Decisions

Week of May 18

  • Post-GM – Strategic Conversations

 

TIME-ZONE TRACKS

All GM sessions run in two time-zone tracks on the same day:

Track 1 (Asia-Pacific): 08:00-11:00 AST / 13:00-16:00 SGT / 15:00-18:00 AEST

Track 2 (Americas/Europe/Africa): 16:00-19:00 AST / 14:00-17:00 CET / 09:00-12:00 EST

The ICRI Secretariat and facilitator will attend both tracks. Track 2 will see outputs from and build on Track 1.

Contact

Should you have any questions or need more information, do not hesitate to contact the ICRI Secretariat.

GM Agenda & Documents

Agenda

ICRI 39th General Meeting Agenda is available for download. Please Check back for the finalized programme before Day 0 of the GM (April 20th).

ICRI Motions

Motions can be found on the GM39 Online Review Portal. Each Member has been sent a unique link to access the portal.

Please contact the ICRI Secretariat if you have not received your link. 

New Member Application

Outcomes

Outcomes will be developed following the 39th General Meeting .

Summary

To be posted following the conclusion of the meeting.

Adopted Documents

To be posted following the conclusion of the meeting.

New Member(s)

To be posted following the conclusion of the meeting.

Presentations

The presentations from the 39th General Meeting will be made available following its conclusion.