Provision of support for the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) and the International Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) for promoting effective and sustainable coral reef management practices.

Cold water coral reefs

Effects on coral reefs

Coral reef in New Caledonia.

It's built entirely of coral reefs.

And on top of the coral reefs are sand banks.

And it was exhibited alongside ours.

And that's more or less the story of the coral reefs of the Caribbean, and increasingly, tragically, the coral reefs worldwide.

There is an area that is the oceans, coral reefs.

Here's how we sample the corals.

We're crocheting a coral reef.

Why on earth are you crocheting a reef?

Speaking on behalf of the Joint Secretariat of the International Coral Reef Initiative, he drew attention to the destructive effects of marine debris on coral reefs.

As an operational network under the Initiative, the Monitoring Network produces, among other products, regular biennial reports on the status of coral reefs of the world.

You know things like corals you've seen plenty of corals, those of you who've been to the beach, snorkeling, know corals are an amazing place to go full of life, some big animals, small animals, some nice, some dangerous, sharks, whales, all that stuff.

Margaret Wertheim The beautiful math of coral

Actually it is a lifted coral reef.

Coral reefs appeared to be in good condition.

Do we have evidence of this? Yes, coral reef systems.

This coral is eight meters tall, right.

I'd never seen the reef here before.

And the people in Chicago made a reef of their own.

Why not chisel a coral reef out of marble?

Fire Island, Crab Key, Morgan's Reef.

20. On each of the three atolls, the principal organ of administration is the taupulega or Council of Elders.

104. Welcomes the publication of the Status of Coral Reefs in Tsunami Affected Countries 2005 by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

The activities of the International Coral Reef Initiative are facilitated by the International Coral Reef Action Network, an operational network established in 2000.

The people in Chicago decided that as well as exhibiting our reefs, what they wanted to do was have the local people there make a reef.

Richard Pyle dives the reef's Twilight Zone

But this is really just the tip of the iceberg.

The water had started coming back. It was foaming over the reef.

Now, when you think of a coral reef, this is what most people think of all these big, hard, elaborate corals and lots of bright, colorful fishes and things.

Many of the coralline algae, which secrete calcium carbonate and play a major role in building coral reefs, belong here.

40 Ministry of Atolls Development conducted a study on new and old avenues for income generation which also looks into income generation for women in the atolls.

When you think of a coral reef, this is what most people think of these big, hard, elaborate corals,

(b) Breaking the Waves Assessment of the Buffering Capacity of Mangroves and Coral Reefs is a response to the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Coral reef ecosystems are invaluable human treasures.

Coral reefs are located both within and beyond national jurisdiction.

It's the only threat, the only influence that the reef had to deal with.

How does the reef work? Well, it's very, very simple.

What we do know is that the corals are going to get hit hard.

That's bad news for coral reefs and oxygen producing plankton.

This is our invocation in crochet of a bleached reef.

We must break free of the reef. Aye, sir.

Tell me, did you use your sail all the way up to the reef?