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| Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building for Management |
GEF ID number 1531 |
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| Implementation Agency(ies) World Bank; |
| Executing Agency University of Queensland, Australia, UNESCO/IOC |
| Project start date: 2003-11-21 Project end date: 2010-05-30 |
| Project status: CEO Endorsed or project completion |
Project documents and document types
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| 1. | Project Paper | Project Concept |
| 2. | Project Appraisal Document August 27,2004 | Project Appraisal Document |
| 3. | Updated Project Information Document (PID) July 13 2004 | Project Information Document (PID) |
| 4. | Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet (Initial) July 29, 2003 | Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet |
| 5. | Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building for Management: Using Sound Science to Influence Policy and Improve Management of the WorldÆs Coral Reefs | Experience Note |
| 6. | Bleaching and Related Ecological Factors CRTR Working Group Findings 2004-2009 | Technical |
| 7. | CRTR Summary Brochure | Outreach |
| 8. | Effects of Climate and Seawater Temperature Variation on Coral Bleaching and Mortality, Ecological Monographs, 77(4), 2007, pp. 503û525 | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 9. | Long-term changes in coral colony size distributions on Kenyan reefs under different management regimes and across the 1998 bleaching event, Mar Biol (2008) 153:755û768 | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 10. | Understanding the Stress Response of Corals and Symbiodinium in a rapidly changing environment | Workshop |
| 11. | Understanding coral bleaching Poster | Outreach |
| 12. | Population Connectivity in Marine Systems An Overview Oceanography 2007, 20(3):14-21 | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 13. | Population Connectivity and Conservation of Marine Biodiversity, Oceanography 2007, 20(3):100-111 | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 14. | Population Connectivity and Larval Dispersal Using Geochemical Signatures in Calcified Structures, Oceanography 2007, 20(3):80-89 | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 15. | Coupled Biological and Physical Models Present Capabilities and Necessary Developments for Future Studies of Population Connectivity, Oceanography 2007, 20(3):54-69 | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 16. | Connectivity: What is it? How is it measured? Why is it important for management? Poster | Outreach |
| 17. | Conserve coastal habitat today, preserve income for tomorrow, Advisory Paper Oct. 2009 | Technical |
| 18. | Critical science gaps impede use of no-take fishery reserves, TRENDS in Ecology and Evolution 2005, 20(2):74-80 | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 19. | The Science of No-Take Fishery Reserves A Guide for Managers (Spanish) | Technical |
| 20. | The Science of No-Take Fishery Reserves A Guide for Managers (French) | Technical |
| 21. | The Science of No-Take Fishery Reserves A Guide for Managers | Technical |
| 22. | Underwater Cards for Assessing Coral Health on Caribbean Reefs | Technical |
| 23. | Coral Disease Handbook Guidelines for Assessment, Monitoring & Management | Technical |
| 24. | Underwater Cards for Assessing Coral Health on Indo-Pacific Reefs (2008) | Technical |
| 25. | Poster: CRTR Program Disease Working Group | Outreach |
| 26. | Coral Disease, Environmental Drivers, and the Balance between Coral and Microbial Associates, Oceanography 2007, 20(1):172-196 | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 27. | Link to Modelling Working Group Website | Website |
| 28. | Poster: CRTR Program Modelling & Decision Support Working Group | Outreach |
| 29. | Reef Restoration Concepts and Guidelines: making sensible management choices in the face of uncertainty | Technical |
| 30. | Reef Restoration Concepts and Guidelines: making sensible management choices in the face of uncertainty (French) | Technical |
| 31. | Reef Restoration Concepts and Guidelines: making sensible management choices in the face of uncertainty (Bahasa Indonesian) | Technical |
| 32. | Reef Restoration Concepts and Guidelines: making sensible management choices in the face of uncertainty (Spanish) | Technical |
| 33. | Poster: CRTR Program Restoration Working Group | Outreach |
| 34. | Link to CSER Remote Sensing Toolkit | Website |
| 35. | Link to NOAA's Coral Reef Watch Database | Website |
| 36. | Poster: CRTR Program Remote Sensing Working Group | Outreach |
| 37. | Poster: East Africa Centre of Excellence (2008) | Outreach |
| 38. | CRTR Program Poster (October 2006) | Outreach |
| 39. | Centres of Excellence Poster (Oct 2006) | Outreach |
| 40. | Local Government Initiative Poster (Oct 2006) | Outreach |
| 41. | Standard Operating Procedures for repeated measures of process and state variables of coral reef environments | Technical |
| 42. | Population dynamics of coral populations under environmental change | Technical |
| 43. | Manual of Methods for the MBRS Synoptic Monitoring Program | Technical |
| 44. | Link to COENOMAP (map-oriented database on the distribution of corals in the Philippines) | Website |
| 45. | Link to ReefVid Free Reef Video Clip Database | Website |
| 46. | Climate change: ItÆs now or never to save coral reefs, Advisory Paper July 2008 | Technical |
| 47. | Reef restoration following the Asian tsunami tragedy, Advisory paper Feb 2005 | Technical |
| 48. | Southeast Asian CoE: Community-based restoration - the Bolinao experience | Outreach |
| 49. | East Africa CoE: Taboos, customs hold key to managing TanzaniaÆs reefs | Outreach |
| 50. | Southeast Asian CoE: Local governments critical to effective management and protection of coral reefs | Outreach |
| 51. | Australasian CoE: Managing marine resources at the local level û Makira Province, Solomon Islands | Outreach |
| 52. | CRTR Annual Report 2000 | Annual Report |
| 53. | Southeast Asian CoE: Promoting sustainable mariculture | Outreach |
| 54. | Present and Future Challenges for Coastal Communities: Proceedings of the Coastal Resources Management Forum (Philippines) | Technical |
| 55. | Framework for an Ecosystem-based Management Plan, Addu Atoll, Republic of Maldives | Technical |
| 56. | MPA Enforcement Protocol Guide (Philippines) | Outreach |
| 57. | Coral Reefs Under Rapid Climate Change and Ocean Acidification, Science 2007, 318(1737) | Peer-reviewed paper |
| 58. | List of Peer-Reviewed Publications Associated with Project | Website, Peer-reviewed paper |
| 59. | Investigations of impacts of localised stress and compounding effects of climate change on sustainability of coral reef ecosystem (Project appraisal document) | Project Appraisal Document |
| 60. | Coral Reefs - Project Brief | Project Brief |
| 61. | PDF Block B Grant Request | PDF B |
| 62. | PDF Block B Grant Request - Revised | PDF B |
| 63. | Project Appraisal Document (for CEO Endorsement) | Project Document |
| 64. | PDF Block A Grant Request | PDF A |
| 65. | East Africa Centre for Excellence (2008) | Technical |
| 66. | Remote Sensing Working Group Research Update (May 2009) | Technical |
| 67. | Australasian Centre of Excellence (July 2008) | Technical |
| 68. | Southeast Asian Centre of Excellence (July 2008) | Technical |
| 69. | Bleaching Working Group Research Update (July 2008) | Technical |
| 70. | Connectivity Working Group Research Update (July 2008) | Technical |
| 71. | Disease Working Group Research Update (July 2008) | Technical |
| 72. | Restoration Working Group Research Update (July 2007) | Technical |
| 73. | Remote Sensing Working Group Research Update (July 2008) | Technical |
| 74. | Modeling Working Group Research Update (July 2008) | Technical |
| 75. | Bleaching Working Group Research Update (October 2006) | Technical |
| 76. | Connectivity Working Group Research Update (October 2006) | Technical |
| 77. | Disease Working Group Research Update (October 2006) | Technical |
| 78. | Remote Sensing Working Group Research Update (October 2006) | Technical |
| 79. | Modeling Working Group Research Update (October 2006) | Technical |
| 80. | 2006 Annual Report | Annual Report |
| 81. | 2007 Annual Report | Annual Report |
| 82. | 2008 Annual Report | Annual Report |
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Project summary
Over the past ten years, an increasing awareness of the importance of coral reefs has been evident, especially in light of their rapid decline in many regions and their significance to developing countries. However, what remains fundamentally unknown about these ecosystems is alarming, especially when management interventions are becoming increasingly important. The Coral Reef Targeted Research for Capacity Building and Management Program (CRTR) was created to fill critical information gaps for coral reef ecosystems in 4 major regions (Eastern Africa, Mesoamerica, the Philippines, and Australasia) and to link the findings to strengthen management actions and policy. The program is envisioned over a three-phase, 15 year period and involves a network of over 70 international scientists representing more than 40 institutions worldwide. The project has established a global network of eminent coral reef scientists working together across disciplines and regions so that: Key knowledge gaps can be systematically addressed to reduce uncertainty in the context of management, 2. Targeted research is multidisciplinary, drawing on a blend of biophysical and social sciences, 3. The research is integrated across space and time to allow for a synoptic view of coral reef ecosystem processes and dynamics in response to stress at local, regional and global scales, and 4. Research findings are effectively communicated to decision-makers. In addressing the issues confronting the decline of coral reefs worldwide, the CRTR Project seeks to coordinate and target research among a broad range of participants for the first time in the global community’s history. The program integrates scientific information, collaborative research, training and capacity building for young scientists and managers from developing countries. Targeted research is being conducted at sites in each region and in association with established marine laboratories at four operational centers, (or "Centers of Excellence") located in Zanzibar, Tanzania; Puerto Morelos, Mexico; Bolinao, Philippines; and Heron Island, Australia. Satellite study sites are also located in Belize and Palau. The CRTR network is using training models to share methods, tools and techniques, to collaboratively target research in each of the regions, and to enhance scientific capacity and management within the regions. The first phases' five-year work programs have been approved for each of the six thematic working groups that were defined during the scoping phase of the project and in consultation with managers and scientists. They are: Coral Bleaching and local ecological factors Coral Disease Coral Reef Connectivity Coral Reef Restoration and Remediation Remote Sensing and Modeling and Decision Support The trigger for the Project was concern about climate change and unprecedented sea temperature increases and their effects on the health of the world’s coral reefs, but to understand the multiple factors and the potential synergistic effect on natural resource function and services. The Project is a high priority global initiative that will accelerate and refine a global response to understanding environmental impacts and crises and how to better manage them |
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| GEF Project details http://gefonline.org/projectDetailsSQL.cfm?projID=1531 |
| IW:LEARN website http://www.iwlearn.net/iw-projects/Fsp_11279946884/view?searchterm=None |
| External project website http://www.gefcoral.org |
Project contacts
Marea Hatziolos, Senior Coastal and Marine Specialist, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB)
Melanie King, Executive Officer, University of Queensland
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