June 2005
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IOI support Pacific leadership seminarsCoral reefs are critically important to the livelihoods of indigenous peoples living in the Pacific Islands region. However, these reefs and the associated coastal communities are threatened by over-fishing, destructive fishing, land-based pollution and unsustainable tourism. There is a general lack of political will and/or capacity to address these issues. The International Ocean Institute (IOI Australia) will assist Pacific Island countries in the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network south-west Pacific Node (Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Samoa and Nauru) to develop national coral reef policies and attend leadership seminars in Fiji, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in early 2006. This initiative is supported by NOAA, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and coordinated by the Institute of Marine Resources at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji, together with IOI Pacific Islands. |
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