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The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) is an informal partnership among nations, international organisations and non-government organisations to help protect coral reefs globally. It aims to implement Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, Aichi Target 10 of the Convention on Biological Diversity's 10 year Strategic Plan, and other relevant internationally agreed objectives and targets. It does so by: * raising global awareness on the plight of coral reefs around the world * promoting the sharing of best practices in coral reef management and building capacity of coral reef managers around the world * ensuring that coral reefs are included in relevant international deliberations. It is the "only global entity solely devoted to coral reefs".〔Report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, August 2011 A/66/298〕 == History == ICRI was established in 1994 at the initiative of eight founding nations: Australia, France, Japan, Jamaica, the Philippines, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It was launched at the First Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in the Bahamas in December 1994, and subsequently announced at the high level segment of the Intersessional Meeting of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development in April 1995. The first General Meeting of members was held in Dumaguete, Philippines, in June 1995 where ICRI's foundational documents were adopted: its "Call to Action" and "Framework for Action" for achieving sustainable management of coral reefs and related ecosystems.〔The ICRIforum website http://www.icriforum.org/〕 The "Call to Action" was renewed in 1998 at the first International Tropical Marine Ecosystems Management Symposium held in Townsville, Australia and endorsed by over 300 delegates from 49 nations.〔http://itmems.org/previous.htm〕 A Continuing Call to Action (and associated Framework for Action) was further adopted at ICRI's 28th General Meeting in October 2013 in Belize. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「International Coral Reef Initiative」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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