Coral Reef Community of Ocean Action United Nations Environment

Coral Reef Community of Ocean Action United Nations Environment Programme International Coral Reef Initiative Takehiro Nakamura Chief, Marine and Coastal Ecosystems Unit United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Photo credit: Brook Peterson

Reporting rate 30.38% 158 commitments (22 additional commitments since May 2019) 30.4% reporting rate (4% increase from May 2019) 69.62% Updated 107 members (2 additional members since May 2019) Not updated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v L0ktCOeXJH0 Video on the Coral Reef Community of Ocean Action produced with support by Swedish Ministry of Environment

Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network New global report on the status of coral reefs to be launched in May 2021 Largest coral reef data set ever assembled (40 years of data, more than 75 countries, hundreds of scientists, over 2 million observations) First global GCRMN report since 2008 Indication of SDG target 14.2 achievement from the coral reef perspective

Global Fund for Coral Reefs Board members: UN Multi-Partner Trust Fund (host), UNDP, UNCDF, UNEP, Vulcan (founder), Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation (founder), Germany (donor) Aims to be a 10-year, US 500 million blended finance vehicle for coral reef conservation

UNEP/ICRI Small Grants Programme Second phase of funding Grants up to USD 80,000 Sustainable management, protection and restoration of coral reefs, mangroves and seagrass Implementing UNEP and ICRI guidelines

ICRI recommendations on coral reefs to the post 2020 global biodiversity framework Calls for prominent recognition of coral reef ecosystems within the text of the CBD Post2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Emphasises appropriate timescales for the goals and targets (e.g. 2050) Encourages explicit inclusion of coral reef indicators within any monitoring framework

Coral reef restoration best practices UNEP/ICRI coral reef restoration best practices report published in January 2021 Initiates the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021 – 2030 Requested by UNEA Resolution 4/13

Social Media Campaign – Glowing Glowing Gone Campaign www.glowing.org UNEP has promoted the visibility of coral reefs Partnership with Adobe and The Ocean Agency Celebrity and ocean expert influencer social media campaign Reef Life Exhibition at Beijing Capital International Airport Support by leaders to ICRI recommendations Digital Interactive Story to support the GCRMN Reports

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