Side event at Fourth International Marine Protected Areas Congress

The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)
Sophie-Dorothée Duron
Ministère de la transistion écologique et solidaire

• French ICRI secretariat and its plan of action 2016-2018
• The small grants program
  Francis Staub
• The International Year of the Reef 2018
  Richard Vevers, Founder and CEO, The Ocean Agency

Remarks from Maina Sage (born 5 April 1979), French National Assembly

Activities from ICRI members:

• At the national level
  • The French coral reef initiative
    Jerome Bignon, French Senateur and Sophie-Dorothée Duron
  • Science for the Management of the Great Barrier Reef
    Fergus Molloy, Manager Integrated Monitoring & Reporting Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
• At the regional level
  • The case of the Indian Ocean
    The monitoring of coral reefs in the Indian ocean: history, status and perspectives
    Adele de Toma, Indian ocean Commission
  • An overview of coral reef actions in the Pacific
    Flora Artzner, Pacific Biodiversity Blue Belt project coordinator, SPREP
• At the international level – UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)
  Hazel Thornton, Programme Officer – Marine Programme