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Title

Coral Reef Initiative for the Pacific (CRISP) ( PROJECT )

Project Summary

The Initiative aims to: * combine cross-cutting networking activities, local field projects and conservation and economic development objectives;- combine research, management and development; * combine the contributions of different scientific disciplines, including biology, ecology, geography, economics, sociology, law and anthropology; * be active in all areas - land and marine—that have a bearing on the reefs, including watershed management and land tenure arrangements; * avoid creating a new structure but, instead, make financial resources available to already active partners who indicate an interest in developing and consolidating their activities in a spirit of regional cooperation.

Project Outputs

Outcomes It is expected that, at the end of the Initiative: * knowledge on coral ecosystems, including the effects of global changes, would have made significant progress towards integrating cross-disciplinary fertilisation and that such knowledge would be available to decision-makers and planners; * significant and carefully selected portions of these ecosystems will become protected or placed under participatory and sustainable management, following a region-level decision on what the priorities should be and according to harmonized procedures; * the economic potential of these ecosystems will be demonstrated by examples drawn from their principal functions (fishing and aquaculture, tourism, biodiversity development, etc.); * collaborative networks bringing together citizens of the French overseas territories, developed countries of the Pacific and the small island states of the region will be strengthened or created.

Keywords

CORAL REEFS PACIFIC

Geography Keywords

PACIFIC

End Date

December 2009

Contact

Eric Clua

Contact Position

programme manager

Address

SPC

Noumea Cedex

New Caledonia BP D5 98848

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Project Web Address (URL)

http://www.crisponline.net