Join us on our journey through time as we highlight some key milestones, achievements, and initiatives that have shaped coral reef conservation since ICRI’s inception. Each moment captured in this timeline reflects the dedication and collaboration of individuals and organisations united in the mission to safeguard our planet’s invaluable coral reef ecosystems.
Explore, learn, and be inspired by the remarkable progress made since 1994 #ForCoral, and join us in ICRI’s commitment to ensure a sustainable future for coral reefs and the communities that depend on them.
The International Coral Reef Initiative was established at the inaugural Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by eight founding Nations – Australia, France, Jamaica, Japan, the Philippines, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The GCRMN was established by the International Coral Reef Initiative in 1995 to monitor the condition of the world’s coral reefs.
ITMEMS1 was held in Townsville, Australia gathering over 300 delegates and was designed to complement the International Coral Reef Symposia (ICRS) by providing a forum for managers of coral reefs and related ecosystems to discuss issues and share experiences.
The GCRMN releases its first ever Status of Coral Reefs of the World report, including the impact of the 1997 and 1998 mass global coral bleaching events.
The Initiative Française Pour Les Récifs Coralliens (IFRECOR) acts for the protection and sustainable management of coral reefs and associated ecosystems in French overseas communities.
The GCRMN releases the second edition of the Status of Coral Reefs of the World targeting decision makers, major donors and national and international agencies who were requested to take urgent action to conserve coral reefs.
The GCRMN releases the third edition of the Status of Coral Reefs of the World that presented the continued decline of coral reefs, but also illustrated major new initiatives being implemented to reverse their decline.
ITMEMS 2 was held in Manila, Philippines and brought together 200 people from 36 countries reflecting a broad range of experience to review progress to share and discuss lessons learned in implementing the ICRI Framework for Action.
In response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the GCRMN released a topical report focusing on the impact of the event on the region's reefs noting that most of the reefs, escaped serious damage with few reefs being significantly damaged.
ITMEMS 3 took place in Mexico and combined innovative events with problem solving workshops to seek positive responses to the increasing threats faced, and underscore the interrelationship between conservation and development, and the role of local user communities in managing marine ecosystems.
The GCRMN releases the fifth edition of the Status of Coral Reefs of the World that estimated that the world had effectively lost 19% of the original area of coral reefs.
The year also marked the release of the "Status of Caribbean Coral Reefs after Bleaching and Hurricanes 2005" report.
In response to the continued decline of coral reefs, ICRI declared 2008 as the second IYOR, where over 630 events were organized in over 65 countries and territories around the world.
The report, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the French Government, presents a series of 17 case studies of coastal management initiatives.
ITMEMS4 was hosted in Guadeloupe and had the goal to ‘strengthen the capacities of participants to address management challenges in the local context’ and was attended by 57 international participants from 21 countries.
The regional strategy was developed to help guide action by stakeholders concerned with, and impacted by, the lionfish invasion in the Caribbean region.
Resolution 2/12, proposed by ICRI, on the sustainable management of coral reefs was adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its second session (UNEA-2) which called for national, regional and international initiatives, cooperation and commitments to conserve and sustainably manage coral reefs.
ITMEMS5 was hosted in the Philippines and was attended by 53 participants with topics focusing on Resilience-based management, Marine Spatial Planning in Practice, Fisheries management, Sustainable reef tourism (Green Fins), Ecological valuation and Marine conservation finance
ICRI releases a report that explores ways of reducing the gap in financing coral conservation efforts, with prompts for more integrated models, notably using a business-model approach.
As a follow-up on outcomes of the UN Ocean Conference 2017 the United Nations launched nine thematic multi-stakeholder “Communities of Ocean Action”, to which ICRI, alongside UNEP, was invited to chair the Community on coral reefs.
ICRI declared 2018 as the third International Year of the Reef (IYOR) and encouraged its members to strengthen awareness globally, promote partnerships for the management of coral reefs, identify and implement effective management strategies and share information on best practices in relation to sustainable coral reef management.
ICRI's 2nd resolution on coral reefs proposed to the United Nations Environment Assembly, during its 4th session, was adopted.
Individuals from around the world gathered their voices #ForCoral in support of ICRI’s call to prioritise coral reefs in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Over 80 individuals, including Heads of State, youth representatives, IPLC, negotiators, scientists, and activists submitted their quotes in support. The #ForCoral campaign has since broadened to a global initiative amongst the coral reef community.
The sixth edition of the GCRMN Status of Coral Reefs of the World report was the first quantitative analysis of a global dataset compiled from raw monitoring data contributed by more than 300 members of the network, spanning more than 40 years from 1978 to 2019, and consisting of 2 million observations from more than 12,000 sites in 73 reef-bearing countries around the world.
The Coral Reef Breakthrough was launched at the 37th ICRI General Meeting and is a global call for Action to prevent the extinction of one of the world’s most threatened but also most valuable and biodiverse ecosystem on the planet.
The International Coral Reef Initiative was established at the inaugural Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) by eight founding Nations – Australia, France, Jamaica, Japan, the Philippines, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
The GCRMN was established by the International Coral Reef Initiative in 1995 to monitor the condition of the world’s coral reefs.
ITMEMS1 was held in Townsville, Australia gathering over 300 delegates and was designed to complement the International Coral Reef Symposia (ICRS) by providing a forum for managers of coral reefs and related ecosystems to discuss issues and share experiences.
The GCRMN releases its first ever Status of Coral Reefs of the World report, including the impact of the 1997 and 1998 mass global coral bleaching events.
The Initiative Française Pour Les Récifs Corallien (IFRECOR) acts for the protection and sustainable management of coral reefs and associated ecosystems in French overseas communities.
The GCRMN releases the second edition of the Status of Coral Reefs of the World targeting decision makers, major donors and national and international agencies who were requested to take urgent action to conserve coral reefs.
The GCRMN releases the third edition of the Status of Coral Reefs of the World that presented the continued decline of coral reefs, but also illustrated major new initiatives being implemented to reverse their decline.
ITMEMS 2 was held in Manila, Philippines and brought together 200 people from 36 countries reflecting a broad range of experience to review progress to share and discuss lessons learned in implementing the ICRI Framework for Action.
In response to the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, the GCRMN released a topical report focusing on the impact of the event on the region's reefs noting that most of the reefs, escaped serious damage with few reefs being significantly damaged.
ITMEMS 3 took place in Mexico and combined innovative events with problem solving workshops to seek positive responses to the increasing threats faced, and underscore the interrelationship between conservation and development, and the role of local user communities in managing marine ecosystems.
The GCRMN releases the fifth edition of the Status of Coral Reefs of the World that estimated that the world had effectively lost 19% of the original area of coral reefs.
The year also marked the release of the "Status of Caribbean Coral Reefs after Bleaching and Hurricanes 2005" report.
In response to the continued decline of coral reefs, ICRI declared 2008 as the second IYOR, where over 630 events were organized in over 65 countries and territories around the world.
The report, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the French Government, presents a series of 17 case studies of coastal management initiatives.
ITMEMS4 was hosted in Guadeloupe and had the goal to ‘strengthen the capacities of participants to address management challenges in the local context’ and was attended by 57 international participants from 21 countries.
The regional strategy was developed to help guide action by stakeholders concerned with, and impacted by, the lionfish invasion in the Caribbean region.
Resolution 2/12, proposed by ICRI, on the sustainable management of coral reefs was adopted by the United Nations Environment Assembly at its second session (UNEA-2) which called for national, regional and international initiatives, cooperation and commitments to conserve and sustainably manage coral reefs.
ITMEMS5 was hosted in the Philippines as was attended by 53 participants with topics focusing on Resilience-based management, Marine Spatial Planning in Practice, Fisheries management, Sustainable reef tourism (Green Fins), Ecological valuation and Marine conservation finance
ICRI releases a report that explores ways of reducing the gap in financing coral conservation efforts, with prompts for more integrated models, notably using a business-model approach.
As a follow-up on outcomes of the UN Ocean Conference 2017 the United Nations launched nine thematic multi-stakeholder “Communities of Ocean Action”, to which ICRI, alongside UNEP, was invited to chair the Community on coral reefs.
ICRI declared 2018 as the third International Year of the Reef (IYOR) and encouraged its members to strengthen awareness globally, promote partnerships for the management of coral reefs, identify and implement effective management strategies and share information on best practices in relation to sustainable coral reef management.
ICRI's 2nd resolution on coral reefs proposed to the United Nations Environment Assembly, during its 4th session, was adopted.
Individuals from around the world gathered their voices #ForCoral in support of ICRI’s call to prioritise coral reefs in the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Over 80 individuals, including Heads of State, youth representatives, IPLC, negotiators, scientists, and activists submitted their quotes in support. The #ForCoral campaign has since broadened to a global initiative amongst the coral reef community.
The sixth edition of the GCRMN Status of Coral Reefs of the World report was the first quantitative analysis of a global dataset compiled from raw monitoring data contributed by more than 300 members of the network, spanning more than 40 years from 1978 to 2019, and consisting of 2 million observations from more than 12,000 sites in 73 reef-bearing countries around the world.
The Coral Reef Breakthrough was launched at the 37th ICRI General Meeting and is a global call for Action to prevent the extension of one of the world’s most threatened but also most valuable and biodiverse ecosystem on the planet.
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