Coral Reef Alliance

CORAL REEF Working Together To ALLIANCE Keep Coral Reefs Alive

ANNUAL REPORT 2006 STAFF TABLE OF CONTENTS Brian Huse Executive Director Janine Kraus Development Director Rick MacPherson Program Director MESSAGE FROM CHAIR & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2 Tom Meshishnek Finance Director CORAL REEF SUSTAINABLE DESTINATION MODEL (CRSD) 3 Eileen Weckerle Development Manager Sherry Flumerfelt Program Manager 2006 HIGHLIGHTS 5 Rich Wilson Program Manager PACIFIC REEF RESULTS 7 Bryan Dias Program Manager Kate Dillon Development Coordinator CRSD: MAUI, HAWAII 8 Reena Cornejo Dive In Coordinator CARIBBEAN REEF RESULTS 9 Michelle Mulholland Administrative Associate Liz Foote Field Manager: Hawaii CRSD: PLAYA DEL CARMEN, MEXICO 10 Cam Hollows Field Representative: Papua New Guinea Kenneth Johnson Diaz Field Representative: Mexico FINANCIAL DATA 11 Helen Newman Field Representative: Indonesia CORAL PEOPLE 12 Sirilo “Didi” Dulunaqio Field Representative: Fiji Johnny Singh Field Representative: Fiji HOW YOU CAN HELP 14 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Lyn Ciocca Board Chair; President, Wellness Resources Company, Boulder, CO Dr. Leah Bunce Senior Project Director Marine Management Area Science Program, Conservation International, Washington, DC Jason DeSalvo Co-Founder & President, Strategic Outpatient Services, River Edge, NJ Dr. James Foght President, Vector Securities International, Inc., Barrington, IL Dr. Rod Fujita Senior Scientist, Environmental Defense, Oakland, CA Paula Hayes Vice President Development, Environmental Defense, New York, NY William Jesse Chariman & CEO, Modern Yachts, Inc., San Francisco, CA Dr. Randy Kramer Environmental Economist, Duke University Nicholas School of the Environment & Earth Sciences, Durham, NC Underwater Photographer, bluewildlife.com, Dennis H. Liberson Working Together To Keep Coral Reefs Alive Board Member, Diver’s Alert Network, Great Falls, VA The Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) is a member-supported, Kathryn Patterson Attorney, New York, NY non-pro t organization, dedicated to protecting the health Mark Rovner President, Sea Change Strategies, Tahoma Park, MD of coral reefs by integrating ecosystem management, sustainable tourism, and community partnerships. Rob Townsend Senior Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA Elizabeth Ulmer Non-Pro t Development Consultant, Washington, DC 417 Montgomery Street, Suite 205 Chris Wachholz Vice President of International Department and Liaison & International San Francisco, CA 94104 DAN of ces, Diver’s Alert Network, Durham, NC Tel (415) 834-0900; Fax (415) 834-0999 Gil Williamson Former Chairman & CEO, National Cash Register, Hilton Head, SC www.coral.org

1 Front and Back Cover photos : © Stephen Frink www.stephenfrink.com Dear CORAL Supporters,

Many of you have come to know Sirilo “Didi” Dulunaqio from Fiji’s Kuba- lau District from our various program updates. As a native of the village of Nadivakarua, Didi became involved in local conservation to protect his community’s natural heritage. In 2000 Didi received a CORAL training fellow- ship with the Bonaire Marine Park and later became a key player in Namena Marine Reserve’s management. Through his leadership and your support of CORAL, Namena has become one of Fiji’s premier marine protected areas. Perhaps we return to Didi’s story so often because it captures the essence of what it takes to protect coral reefs.

We know that marine protected areas (MPAs) are the keystone of reef conservation. Successful MPAs nurture healthy and resilient reefs by ensuring sustainable  shing, tourism, and development. And yet, of the nearly 1,000 coral reef MPAs around the planet, fewer than 10 percent are achieving their conservation goals.

Successful MPAs share three key ingredients: a management plan; resources; and local communities who share a commitment to reef conservation. With your help and Didi’s continued commitment, CORAL has brought these ingredients together in Namena. Namena has matured with the creation of a management plan, wardens who patrol for illegal  shing, communities who take part in conservation programs, and a tourism fee that supports management and also enabled forty-four children to attend school.

Working with You That is why we are excited to now have Didi as one of our Field Represen- tatives. As part of CORAL’s growing  eld staff, his local leadership brings to Build Successful together communities, businesses, and MPA managers to build strong coral reef conservation programs that last. With your help, we are looking to make Marine Protected Areas marine protected areas like Namena a reality around the world.

Cheers,

Brian Huse Executive Director www.jeffyonover.com

Tourism businesses Tourism businesses Full participation SUSTAINABLE provide basic trained in sustainable 50% Adoption 80% Adoption and self regulation BUSINESS PRACTICES awareness to clients practices

Initial contacts Community buy-in, Collaborative Collaboration Collaboration CONSERVATION and interest collaborative projects initiated increased 50% sustained 5 years ALLIANCES cultivated projects

Financial needs Stakeholder Adoption of Additional funding Diversifi ed SUSTAINABLE assessed, funding process new fi nance sources defi ned funding in place, FINANCING sources defi ned initiated system and adopted sustained 5 years

Threats deﬁ ned Threat reduction Projects Monitor and Reassess, redeﬁ ne THREAT REDUCTION and ranked plan endorsed implemented evaluate projects if necessary

Management needs Stakeholder Monitor, evaluate, Management EFFECTIVE Management and assessment process, draft and implement plan updated, plan adopted MANAGEMENT surveys management plan management tools revised

Alternative Micro-enterprises Tangible beneﬁ ts Awareness Tourism sector livelihood intiated, support realized for BENEFIT SHARING building hiring locals training by tourism sector community

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CORAL’s approach is surprisingly simple: CORAL empowers people Through years of research and  eld testing, CORAL has prioritized six areas who live at the front lines of the worldwide battle to save coral reefs. Whether listed above that determine effective reef protection. Prior to working with a it’s a Papua New Guinea traditional  shing grounds owner, international land site, CORAL identi es a community’s existing conservation efforts and uses the developer, snorkel boat operator, or  sheries minister, each has a stake in main- CRSD model as a roadmap to increase sustainability in each area. CORAL’s photo: Rick MacPherson taining healthy reefs. Partners from all sectors work with CORAL because they unique approach of providing education, inspiration, and tools for conservation learn from CORAL, CORAL listens to them, and they know that by working builds capacity for conservation from the ground up. with CORAL they have a chance to save coral reef ecosystems.

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2006 HIGHLIGHTS “If we were logical, the future would be bleak, indeed. But we are more than logical. We are human beings, and we have faith, and we have hope, and we can work.”

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MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST TS CORAL provided funding for Community members in Placen- In partnership with the Mon- Through a CORAL microgrant, collectable medallions pro- cia, Belize launched a project to terey Bay Aquarium, CORAL community members in Maui, Hawaii vided to tourists paying entry eliminate anchor damage during a began distributing Seafood Watch devised interpretive materials for snorkel fees to the Namena Marine CORAL Conservation in Guides in CORAL newsletters boats to eliminate  sh feeding and touching Reserve in Fiji. Action workshop. and calendars. of coral and other animals. PROJECT RESUL

44 541 10,200 $62,655 Fijian children attended Ministries, tourism associations, Consumers equipped with Sea- Provided in seed funds for conservation school funded by proceeds businesses, and conservation organi- food Watch Guides in 2006 to help projects in thirteen reef communities. ACT from Namena Marine Re- zations worked with CORAL to im- them make sustainable seafood serve’s Tourism Fee System. prove reef management in twenty- choices. four coral reef communities. CORAL 2006 IMP

5 DIVE IN TO EARTH DAY

DIVE IN The Dive In To Earth Day outreach and education campaign raises awareness of the need for reef preservation, involves communities in actively protecting their marine environment, and promotes marine protected areas as an effective strategy.

Dive In To Earth Day has grown exponentially since its creation for Earth Day in 2000. A mere 4,650 participants in 31 countries in 2000 has become 86,800 participants in 74 countries in 2006, totaling over 350,000 lives touched in six years.

CORAL REEF ALLIANCE DIVE IN PARTNERS CORAL has established a worldwide network of community organizers who serve as regional representatives for Dive In To Earth Day. Regional Earth Day Network representatives not only recruit event organizers and participants, but also PADI Project A.W.A.R.E. provide valuable insight on effective and regionally appropriate conservation outreach materials and strategies.

SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER CORAL partnered with Conservation Inter- 100% of dive professionals in Kimbe Marine park managers, dive businesses, CORAL garnered unanimous approval national to protect 6,000 square kilometers of Bay, Papua New Guinea agreed to and local conservation groups in Roatan, from four countries in Mesoamerica for the Raja Ampat’s pristine Indonesian reefs. provide environmental education to Honduras installed 47 mooring buoys world’s  rst set of industry standards for tourists to ensure continued health of with funds from a CORAL microgrant. sustainable marine tourism practices. their reef.

29,200 595,500 106 44 Square kilometers of reef protected through Tourists in seven countries received Mooring buoys installed around the world Dive shops in Mexico, Belize, Honduras, CORAL’s fourteen project sites. environmental education from CORAL- to prevent anchors from repeatedly dam- and Guatemala volunteer to test dive, trained businesses, preventing reef aging reefs. boat, and snorkel standards to prevent damage from touching, collecting, and tourist damage along the second largest  sh feeding. barrier reef in the world.

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44 children from the Kubulau district attended school this year with proceeds 44 children from the Kubulau district attended school this year with proceeds CORAL created plans with village leaders in Fiji to develop community-based CORAL created plans with village leaders CORAL also partnered with the Papua New Guinea Diver’s Association in a na- CORAL also partnered with the Papua CORAL partnered with Conservation International to protect CORAL’s newest CORAL partnered with Conservation CORAL funded the creation of environmentally friendly guidelines that will CORAL funded the creation of environmentally from Namena’s User Fee system. tourism to tionwide mooring program. project site, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. In a biological assessment this year, 52 new project site, Raja Ampat, Indonesia. In reef species were discovered. eventually accompany every snorkel rental set in Maui, Hawaii. These guidelines eventually accompany every snorkel rental > > will reach tens of thousands of tourists and will reduce destructive behaviors will reach tens of thousands of tourists tives to revenue gained from destructive > Papua New Guinea’s fragile reefs. 30 more are planned. Papua New Guinea’s fragile reefs. 30 > > as trampling, Beneﬁ Conservation Threat Reduction RESUL P 7 When CORAL came to Maui with tourists. This group is the largest seg- CORAL REEF its Conservation in Action workshop ment of marine tourists in Maui, but series, Rene Umberger, owner of because the tours are often unguided, Octopus Reef dive shop, jumped at the there is little point of contact to pro- SUSTAINABLE chance to participate. “I was excited to vide environmental education. join this hands-on training for success- DESTINATION ful community conservation projects CORAL workshop participants cre- and to work with CORAL Hawaii ated innovative projects to address Field Manager, Liz Foote. Having her this need, such as creating tags with on the ground was a motivating force. environmentally friendly guidelines Resident CORAL Hawaii Field Manager, Liz Foote, ensures successful completion of local She was already such a respected for snorkel rental gear, formalizing conservation projects. Maui, Hawaii member of the conservation communi- environmental education training for ty in Maui with her work from Project tourism industry professionals, and CORAL Mobilizes Local S.E.A.-Link, she brought a lot of power devising interpretive charts for snor- Field Manager Foote states that “Maui to the project.” kel boats to reduce tourist damage. has seen and heard about the success Involvement to Stamp Out CORAL is having creating standards Gaps in Maui’s Management: The CORAL Difference for sustainable marine tourism busi- Tourism Damage Tourism Damage Umberger remembers how working ness practices in Mesoamerica (see Speci cally, reef management efforts with CORAL was a unique experience. page 11). We are excited to apply that on Maui lacked coordinated methods “It was really motivating to work on a experience here.” to provide environmental education project that actually achieved results. to snorkelers and other non-diving In the  rst workshop, we brain- Umberger sees the standards as a way stormed conservation projects to re- to build stronger conservation allianc- duce anchoring,  sh feeding, and other es in Maui. “It will give us something reef threats. Over the next few months to work on together over the long we formed teams and wrote proposals. term.” She also has a vision about how www.tortuga-web.com In my experience, this is where most this will affect the health of the reef. projects begin to  zzle out. This time it “Anchor damage is very prevalent in Maui was just the beginning. Maui. With everyone adhering to stan-

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 “CORAL came back with a follow-up am picturing a vibrant reef that future workshop that supplied seed funds generations of well-educated visitors and helped us overcome obstacles. can enjoy: a reef teeming with  sh.” The timing was critical. Now each and every project is under way. These workshops became a rallying point. People are really jazzed.” “CORAL’s workshop was a unique experience. It was Next: Solving the Anchor really motivating to work Problem Now that these projects addressing on a project that actually educational outreach are underway, achieved results” the next steps on Maui are to focus on increasing sustainable business prac- - Rene Umberger, tices, a key objective from Hawaii’s Maui Dive Shop owner & With your help, Maui’s reefs will be able to sustain life such as Honu, the sea turtle. CORAL and its CORAL project participant Photos this page : Bottom- © Glenn Ostle; Top- Mike Roberts Ree partners are implementing projects that are eliminating tourism damage to Maui’s reefs. state-approved Local Action Strategy. 8 Photos this page- Top: © Virginia Bria; Bottom: Nat Sumanatameya TNERS R A prevent tourist boats from CORAL microgrant to improve

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Through CORAL projects, dive businesses in San Pedro, Belize are helping the Through CORAL projects, dive businesses in San Pedro, Belize are helping The Chair of the 100% of tourism businesses attending CORAL Sustainable Marine Recreation 100% of tourism businesses attending 191 tourism businesses, scientists, cruise line executives, and conservation or- 191 tourism businesses, scientists, cruise Hol Chan Marine Reserve ful tion of mooring buoys. purchasers of tourism packages. By buying sustainable tourism packages, they purchasers of tourism packages. By buying sustainable businesses. will help create economic incentives for trainings in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras agreed to provide custom- trainings in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, ers with conservation education. ganizations—from Mexico, Belize, Honduras, and Guatemala—created and agreed ganizations—from Mexico, Belize, Honduras, to a of boats visiting a particular site. Effective Management > > This will reduce human damage to the reef from tourism. This will reduce human damage to the Mesoamerica’s sustainable tourism standards. > > tourism damage. Conservation

Creating Sustainable Business Standards Creating Sustainable Business REEF RESUL CARIBBEAN CARIBBEAN 9 Michael Cowman Playa delCarmen the reef–Mexico, Belize,Guatemala,andHonduras–increating This year,CORALledcountriesalongtheMesoamerican 

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FINANCIAL REPORT

Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) continued to maintain a strong  nancial posi- EXPENDITURES tion in the  scal year that ended June 30, 2006, thanks to the remarkable generosity of our members, major donors, foundations, and other contributors. MANAGEMENT & GENERAL 9% Revenue. Total operating support and revenue contributed during  scal 2006 reached $1.2 million. Approximately 6,000 individuals contributed a total of $520,000, representing 43% of total revenues. Foundation, corporate, and government grants contributed $500,000, accounting for 42% of the total. FUNDRAISING 14% CORAL’s consulting services generated $32,000 in revenue, or 3% of the total.

In-kind support equaled $145,000, or 12% of the total, including advertis- ing for Dive In to Earth Day with Scuba Diving Magazine, Caribbean Life & PROGRAM SERVICES 77% Travel, and Dive Training Magazine. CORAL also received generous support from Bob Toth of R.B. Toth Associates, Underwriter’s Laboratories, and the law of ces of Morrison & Foerster.

Multiyear grants and pledges are playing an increasing role in enabling the expansion of program work. Special thanks to the David and Lucile Packard SOURCES OF REVENUE Foundation, Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Oak Foundation, and United States Agency for International Development. MEMBERSHIP & Expenses. Expenditures for program and supporting services totaled $1.3 CONTRIBUTIONS 42% million in  scal 2006. Program services accounted for 77% of total operating expenses, while supporting services accounted for 23%.

Net assets. Total unrestricted net assets reached a record high of more IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS 12% than $200,000.

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