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Executive Directive 235 establishes the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas' Coral Reef Initiative Program under the Office of the Governor with an interagency structure to coordinate coral reef issues. The agencies include the Coastal Resources Management, the Division of Fish and Wildlife and the Division of Environmental Quality. The interagency group is tasked with protecting coral reefs and implementation of Local Action Strategies projects. COMING SOON! *2008 State of the Reefs Report* NOAA will be releasing the 2008 report on the status of US
coral reefs in July during the International Coral Reef Symposium being
held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The report is a combined effort on
numerous federal, local and academic partners. The chapter on
CNMI's reefs includes contributions from local resource agnecies, NOAA
research groups and univeristy scientists. We will post a link to the
electronic version of the report here after it's release in mid July.
cover image on the right to download a copy. 2008 is International Year of
the Reef-- EVERY ACT COUNTS!
The
ICRI International Year of the Reef 2008 is a worldwide campaign to
raise awareness about the value and importance of coral reefs and
threats to their sustainability, and to motivate people to take action
to protect them. All individuals, corporations, schools, governments,
and organizations are welcome and actively encouraged to participate in
IYOR 2008. |
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