[Coral-List] NOAA and NFWF Award $3.5 million for coral reef conservation
Roger B. Griffis
Roger.B.Griffis at noaa.gov
Tue Oct 2 13:19:24 EDT 2007
* FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
Contacts: Ben Sherman, NOAA, 301-713-3066
John Butler, NFWF, 202-857-0166
NOAA AND NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION AWARD $3.5 MILLION
FOR CORAL REEF CONSERVATION
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and NOAA’s Coral Reef
Conservation Program announced today the funding of 29 grants totaling
more than $3.5 million through the jointly managed Coral Reef
Conservation Fund (Coral Fund). The grants will go to conservation
organizations and local governments in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans,
Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea to help prevent further negative
impacts to coral reefs by educating local communities and improving
management effectiveness.
“Healthy coral reefs provide the United States and thousands of
communities around the world with food, jobs, shoreline protection,
recreation and income worth billions of dollars each year. However, many
reefs are now seriously degraded,” said retired Navy Vice Admiral Conrad
C. Lautenbacher, Jr., Ph.D., under secretary of commerce and NOAA
administrator. “These grants will help communities from the Caribbean to
Micronesia protect and restore valuable coral reefs and the economies
that depend on them.”
Coral Fund projects build public-private partnerships, increase
community awareness and provide solutions to localized threats to coral
reefs and associated habitats. Special emphasis is placed on projects
demonstrating a hands-on, measurable approach to reducing land-based
pollution, improving the management of coral reef protected areas or
installing mooring buoys to protect reefs from anchor damage.
The 29 grants were awarded to projects in 11 countries, two U.S.
territories, and three U.S. freely associated states. The awards include
$1.3 million in federal funds leveraged by an additional $2.2 million in
matching contributions for a total of $3.5 million in on-the-ground
projects. Additional funding partners include the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Harold K.L.
Castle Foundation, targeting coral conservation in Hawaii.
“We’re pleased to support projects that address coral reef conservation
across the globe for a seventh year,” said National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation executive director Jeff Trandahl. “These grants are designed
to identify and address the greatest threats to these very important and
fragile marine habitats, and develop measurable conservation outcomes in
order to track their performance. In addition, several projects will be
supporting activities for the International Year of the Reef 2008 to
raise awareness of the many threats facing coral reefs.”
The Coral Reef Conservation Fund was created to assist NOAA in
implementing the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and is managed by
the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in partnership with the NOAA
Coral Reef Conservation Program. To date, the foundation has awarded
more than $19 million in federal and non-federal matching funds for 194
coral conservation projects in 35 countries.
Each year, NOAA awards approximately $900 million in grants to members
of the academic, scientific, and business communities to assist the
agency in fulfilling its mission to study the Earth’s natural systems in
order to predict environmental change, manage ocean resources, protect
life and property, and provide decision makers with reliable scientific
information. NOAA’s goals and programs reflect a commitment to these
basic responsibilities of science and service to the nation for the past
35 years.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an agency of the
U.S. Commerce Department, is celebrating 200 years of science and
service to the nation. From the establishment of the Survey of the Coast
in 1807 by Thomas Jefferson to the formation of the Weather Bureau and
the Commission of Fish and Fisheries in the 1870s, much of America's
scientific heritage is rooted in NOAA.
NOAA is dedicated to enhancing economic security and national safety
through the prediction and research of weather and climate-related
events and information service delivery for transportation, and by
providing environmental stewardship of our nation's coastal and marine
resources. Through the emerging Global Earth Observation System of
Systems (GEOSS), NOAA is working with its federal partners, more than 60
countries and the European Commission to develop a global monitoring
network that is as integrated as the planet it observes, predicts and
protects.
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation is a nonprofit organization
established by Congress in 1984 and dedicated to the conservation of
fish, wildlife and plants, and the habitat on which they depend. The
Foundation creates partnerships between the public and private sectors
to strategically invest in conservation and the sustainable use of
natural resources. The Foundation has provided funding to over 9,500
projects, leveraging $400 million in federal dollars to more than $1.3
billion in total funding for on-the-ground conservation.
On the Web:
NOAA – http://www.noaa.gov
NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program – http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov
Coral Reef Conservation Fund - http://www.nfwf.org/programs/coral.cfm
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation – http://www.nfwf.org/coralreef
*2007 Coral Fund grant recipients:*
* *
*/National Projects:/*
*/ /*
*Strategic Communications Encouraging Coral Conservation*, /SeaWeb/
Project activities will target media coverage in all U.S. states and
territories, as well as international outlets.
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $65,000
*/ /*
*Communicate Science of International Coral Meeting (ICRS)*, /SeaWeb///
Symposium located in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Project activities will target
media coverage in all U.S. states/ territories.
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $60,000
*/ /*
*Year of the Reef National Television Public Service Annoucements*,
/UrbanArts Institute at Mass College of Art /
San Juan, Puerto Rico; New York, NY; Washington, DC; Los Angeles, CA;
San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Honolulu, HI
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $40,000
*/ /*
*Expand and Maintain a Reef Saving Mooring Buoy System*, /Broward//
County// Environmental Protection Department///
Offshore Broward County, Florida
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $30,000
*Reef Fish Protection Research in Dry Tortugas, FL, /U.S.// Geological
Survey*/*
Federal submerged lands in and adjacent to the U.S. Virgin Islands and
Dry Tortugas Island, Florida.
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $ 100,000__
*/ /*
*Online Outreach and Social Networking Tools for the International Year
of the Reef*, /Care2*/
United States, Nationwide__
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $30,000
*/ /*
*International Year of the Reef 2008 Collaboration*, /Reef Check*/
National
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $30,000
*/ /*
*Papahanaumokuakea** Marine National Monument** Imagery, Reef Fest, Race
to the Reef, */NFWF*/
Northwest Hawaiian Islands, Southern Florida, and the Caribbean
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $60,000
*/Pacific Projects/*:
*Maunalua** Bay Community-Based Education and Enforcement*, /Community
Links Hawaii - Malama Hawaii/
Maunalua Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $32,000
*Developing Tools for Assessing the Health of Reef Corals*, /Hawaii
Institute of Marine Biology, Univ. of Hawaii///
Kanoehe Bay, Oahu, Hawaii
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $70,000
*Cleaning Waikoko Stream Discharge to Hanalei Coral Reefs*,
/University// of Hawaii/
Waikoko ahupua'a abuts Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $73,827
* *
*Hawaii** Coral Reef Conservation Through Community Involvement*,
/Community Conservation Network///
Community marine areas near Haena, Pupukea-Waimea, Honaunau, Hookena,
and Milolii, Hawaii.
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $75,000
*Testing Sustainable Marine Tourism Standards on Maui*, /Coral Reef
Alliance/**
Coral Reef Areas near Maui, Hawaii
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $50,000
*Assessing Biological Effectiveness of Palau's Marine Protected Areas*,
/Palau// International Coral Reef Center///
Four Coastal Marine Protected Areas, The Republic of Palau
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $41,330
*Pride Campaigns for Coral Conservation in Yap and Chuuk*, /Rare///
Yap and Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $100,000
* *
*Pride Campaign for Coral Conservation in the Commonwealth of Northern
Marianas Islands*, /Rare*/
Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands in the Western Pacific
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $19,000__
*Educating Fishermen on Benefits of Marine Protected Areas, Malaysia*,
/World Wildlife Fund/
Tun Mustapha Park, Sabah, Malaysia
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $75,000
*Enhanced Coral Reef Conservation Management in Vanuatu, */Nguna-Pele
Marine Protected Area (MPA)///
Marine Protected area near the Nguna and Pele islands, the Republic of
Vanuatu
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $25,568
*Enforcement and Education Outreach program in Malaysia*, /Reef Guardian
Sdn. Bhd./
The Sugud Islands Marine Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $41,000
*Strengthening Enforcement in Verde Passage, Philippines*, /Conservation
International Foundation///
Verde Passage, Philippines/__/
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $59,612
*Enforcement Chain in the Eastern Tropical Seascape*, /Conservation
International*/
Eastern Tropical Pacific Seascape in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and
Ecuador__
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $40,000
*Bio-fuel for Reef Management in the Pacific,* /Community Conservation
Network//*/
Helen Reef Atoll in the Republic of Palau
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $10,000__
*Coral Reef Conservation in Pacific Island Nations*, /Reef and
Rainforest Research Centre Limited*/
Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, South Pacific region and the Caribbean
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $140,000__
*Guam Education and Outreach Campaign for International Year of the
Reefs 2008*, /NMFS/PIRO/HCD – Guam Office*/
United States, Nationwide
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $50,000__
*/Caribbean/**// Mesoamerican Projects:/*
*/ /*
*Protection of the Bastimentos National Marine Park in Panama, */The
Nature Conservancy Panama Program///
Bastimentos National Marine Park, Panama__
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $65,000
* *
*Bahamian Nassau Grouper Research and Public Education*, /Bahamas// Reef
Environment Educational Foundation /
Nassau, Bahamas, and throughout the Bahamian Archipelago
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $40,000*//*
* *
*Marine Conservation Training for Journalists in Belize*,
/International// Center// for Journalists/
Belize
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $30,750
*/ /*
*Reducing Boat Wastewater Discharges onto Coral Reefs, */Oceanic
Resources Foundation/**
Small Island Developing States, Caribbean**
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $24,435
*/ /*
*Economic Incentives for Caribbean and Pacific Marine Protected Areas*,
/Conservation International*/
Caribbean and Pacific MPAs
Coral Reef Conservation Fund Grant: $17,360*//*
*/ /*
/* Projects marked with an asterisk have been funded through the Special
Topics in Coral Conservation partnership between NOAA and the National
Fish and Wildlife Foundation./
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