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WRI) in Close Collaboration with the USAID-Funded Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) CONTRIBUTING INSTITUTIONS Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle was developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in close collaboration with the USAID-funded Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). This report was adapted from WRI’s 2011 global analysis of threats to coral reefs, Reefs at Risk Revisited, produced in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the WorldFish Center, the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN), the United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN). Many other government agencies, international organizations, research institutions, universities, non-governmental organizations and initiatives provided scientific guidance, contributed data, and reviewed results for these reports, including: n Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) n Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation (CCEF) n Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) n Conservation International (CI) n Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) n Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) n Healthy Reefs for Healthy People n International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) n International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) n L’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) n National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) n Oceana 10 G Street, NE n Planetary Coral Reef Foundation Washington, DC 20002, USA n Project AWARE Foundation wri.org n Reef Check n Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) n SeaWeb n Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Reefs at Risk n Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) n U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) n U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Revisited n University of South Florida (USF) n University of the South Pacific (USP) in the Coral Triangle n Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) n World Wildlife Fund (WWF) FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR REEFS AT RISK REVISITED IN THE CORAL TRIANGLE WAS PROVIDED BY: LAURETTA BURKE n The Chino Cienega Foundation n Roy Disney Family Foundation KATHLEEN REYTAR n U.S. Agency for International Development MARK SPALDING ALLISON PERRY ISBN 978-1-56973-791-0 CONTRIBUTING INSTITUTIONS Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle was developed by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in close collaboration with the USAID-funded Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). This report was adapted from WRI’s 2011 global analysis of threats to coral reefs, Reefs at Risk Revisited, produced in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the WorldFish Center, the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN), the United Nations Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN). Many other government agencies, international organizations, research institutions, universities, non-governmental organizations and initiatives provided scientific guidance, contributed data, and reviewed results for these reports, including: n Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) n Coastal Conservation and Education Foundation (CCEF) n Coastal Oceans Research and Development in the Indian Ocean (CORDIO) n Conservation International (CI) n Coral Reef Alliance (CORAL) n Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries, and Food Security (CTI-CFF) n Healthy Reefs for Healthy People n International Society for Reef Studies (ISRS) n International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) n L’Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) n National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) n Oceana 10 G Street, NE n Planetary Coral Reef Foundation Washington, DC 20002, USA n Project AWARE Foundation wri.org n Reef Check n Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) n SeaWeb n Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Reefs at Risk n Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) n U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) n U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Revisited n University of South Florida (USF) n University of the South Pacific (USP) in the Coral Triangle n Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) n World Wildlife Fund (WWF) FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR REEFS AT RISK REVISITED IN THE CORAL TRIANGLE WAS PROVIDED BY: LAURETTA BURKE n The Chino Cienega Foundation n Roy Disney Family Foundation KATHLEEN REYTAR n U.S. Agency for International Development MARK SPALDING ALLISON PERRY ISBN 978-1-56973-791-0 Coral Reefs of the World Classified by Threat from Local Activities THE REEFS AT RISK SERIES Reefs at Risk Revisited and Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle are part of a series that began in 1998 with the release of the first global analysis, Reefs at Risk: A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the World’s Coral Reefs. Two region-specific publications followed with Reefs at Risk in Southeast Asia (2002) and Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean (2004). These regional studies incorporated more detailed data and refined the modeling approach for mapping the impact of human activities on reefs. Reefs at Risk Revisited — an updated global report — has drawn upon the enhanced meth- odology of the regional studies, improved global data sets, and new developments in mapping technology and coral reef science. Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle is based on the global report, supplemented with more recent and detailed data for the Coral Triangle Region. Both of these Reefs at Risk Revisited reports were collaborative efforts that involved more than 25 partner ITER P institutions (see inside front cover). The projects have compiled far more data, maps, and statistics than can be presented in the reports. Additional information and data are available at www.wri. org/reefs and on the accompanying data disk. PHOTO: STACY JU PHOTO: STACY The World Resources Institute (WRI) is a global environmental and development think tank that goes beyond research to create practical ways to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives. WRI’s work in coastal ecosystems includes the Reefs at Risk series, as well as the Coastal Capital project, which supports sustainable management of coral reefs and mangroves by quantifying their economic value. (www.wri.org) The Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP) supports the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste in their regional commitment to ensure that the world's most precious marine areas are sustained into the future. Made up of a consortium of the world's leading conservation NGOs — World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Conservation International (CI) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) — CTSP is a Source: WRI, 2012. five-year, $32 million project supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This partnership encourages the development of transformational policies on natural resource management; strengthens the capacity of institutions and local communities; and builds decision support capacity. (www.usctsp.org) Coral reefs are classified by estimated present threat from local human activities, according to the Reefs at Risk Reefs at Risk Revisited in the Coral Triangle was developed and implemented integrated local threat index as developed for the Reefs at Risk Revisited report. The index combines the threat by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in close collaboration with the USAID- The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for from the following local activities: funded Coral Triangle Support Partnership (CTSP). This report was adapted from nature and people. The Conservancy and its more than one million members have protected more than 480,000 sq km of land and 8,000 km of rivers, and WRI’s 2011 global analysis of threats to coral reefs, Reefs at Risk Revisited, n Overfishing and destructive fishing engage in more than 100 marine conservation projects. The Conservancy is actively working on coral reef conservation in 24 countries, including the produced in partnership with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the WorldFish n Coastal development Caribbean and the Coral Triangle regions. (www.nature.org) Center, the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN), the United Nations n Watershed-based pollution Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), n Marine-based pollution and damage and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN). Data in this report are WorldFish Center is an international, nonprofit, nongovernmental organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aqua- This map reflects new data and information collected for the Coral Triangle region as part of this report and is based on the global Reefs at Risk Revisited report, supplemented with more culture. Working in partnership with a wide range of agencies and research institutions, WorldFish carries out research to improve small-scale fisheries an updated version of the global Reefs at Risk Revisited map for this region. The index shown on this map does recent and detailed data for the Coral Triangle region. and aquaculture. Its work on coral reefs includes ReefBase, the global information system on coral reefs. (www.worldfishcenter.org) not include the impact to reefs from global warming or ocean acidification. Maps including ocean warming
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