International Organizations involved in Coral Reef Conservation

http://www.icriforum.org The official web site of the International Coral Reef Initiative. ICRI is a joint initiative of several countries (the United States, Japan, Australia, Jamaica, France, the United Kingdom, the Philippines, and Sweden)

http://www.coralreefinstitute.org Dedicated to coral reef scientific research along the Thailand - Andaman Sea coastline. Provides scuba education programs to train environmentally sensitive and proficient marine scuba diver training for current and future marine researchers. Coral Reef Institute provides a Certificate Program in Marine Research and Underwater Photography. Classes may be eligible for college credits through PADI scuba training courses. A not for profit organization founded by Professor Henry Aruffo. Contact - Director of Environmental Studies at savetheocean@coralreefinstitute.org

http://www.blueflag.org The Blue Flag Campaign a non-profit organization Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). The Blue Flag Campaign includes environmental education and information for the public, decision makers and tourism operators.

http://www.cmc-ocean.org The Center for Marine Conservation; renamed The Ocean Conservancy. Links to the Ocean Action Network and other conservation issues.

http://www.globalcoral.org The Global Coral Reef Alliance. A nonprofit aimed at promoting protection and sustainable management of coral reefs with information about the major issues effecting coral reefs.

http://www.reefnet.org Reefnet. An internet information service dealing with coral reef ecosystems world-wide. Current scientific articles, research findings, international conservation strategies, and management techniques with links to past reports are available.

http://www.oceanfutures.org Ocean Futures. A nonprofit group representing a merge between the Jean Michel Cousteau Marine Institute and the Free Willy Keiko Foundation. With links to world news on coral reefs.

http://www.reefbase.org ReefBase. Site provides access to data and information on coral reefs and associated shallow tropical habitats.

http://www.shiftingbaselines.org The truth about the ocean decline.

http://www.wcmc.org.uk/marine World Conservation Monitoring Program. Site maintains a large amount of information in GIS format relating to marine and coastal environments and their conservation.

http://www.cgiar.org/iclarm The World Fish Center. Involved in research on fisheries and other living aquatic resources. With links to FishBase (reference for fish based on common or scientific names), ReefBase, and TrawlBase.

http://www.motherjones.com/coral_reef Mother Jones Action Atlas, Coral Reefs. Web page highlighting specific concerns of coral reefs organized by regions of the world.

http://www.reefkeeper.org Reef Keeper International. Non-profit group dealing with coral reef conservation.

http://www.mcbi.org Marine Conservation Biology Institute. Group based on promoting the multidisciplinary science of marine conservation biology.