[Coral-List] Majuro question: more resources
James Hendee
jim.hendee at noaa.gov
Thu Mar 20 08:28:01 EDT 2014
I got much of this information from using the following search term at
the US Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) site (http://coralreef.gov):
site:http://www.coralreef.gov majuro
If you want to see what the airport looks like on Majuro, see the slide
"Majuro Challenges" at in this presentation:
http://www.coralreef.gov/meeting27/pdf/fitialcnmi.pdf
>From a bit of reading, it appears to me that Majuro's airport may serve
to help many other islands in the region, and that's probably why "they"
want the airport extension: bigger cargo planes.
>From the USCRTF site I also find that the following organizations in the
Republic of the Marshall Islands may have input or knowledge about the
coral mining issue in Majuro:
* Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority (MIMRA)
* Office of Environmental Planning and Policy Coordination (OEPPC)
* RMI Environmental Protection Agency (RMIEPA)
* Ministry of Internal Affairs (IA)
* College of the Marshall Islands (CMI)
* Marshall Islands Visitors Authority (MIVA)
* Historic Preservation Office (HPO)
* Marshall Islands Conservation Society (MICS)
* Natural Resources Assessment Surveys (NRAS)
Perhaps the USCRTF is a logical organization to further pursue the
issue. These are the members of the USCRTF (from their Web site):
? NOAA CRCP: The Coral Reef Conservation Program has a large grant
program funding major coral reef
research and management initiatives in the US and abroad.
? FWS: Fish and Wildlife Service manages 15 coral reef National
Wildlife Refuges and 4 National Marine
Monuments which represent the largest and most ecologically
comprehensive series of fully-protected marine
areas under unifi edconservation management in the world.
? MMS: Since the 1970s, the Mineral Management Service has sponsored
long-term monitoring in the coral reef
ecosystem of the Flower Garden Banks located in the Gulf of Mexico.
? NPS: The National Park Service has 10 National Parks in the Pacifi
c, Florida and the Caribbean with coral reef ecosystems.
? OIA: Offi ce of Insular Aff airs, through its Coral Reef
Initiative, funds coral reef conservation and management
projects in the US insular areas.
? USGS: The U.S. Geological Survey developed a “Strategic Science
for Coral Ecosystems 2007-2011,” a
comprehensive planning document encompassing marine reserves and
reef structure, pollution and local
impacts, and responses to global change.
? USAID: The US Agency for International Development provides core
support to the WorldFish Center,
which published a “Lessons Learned and Best Practices in the
Management of Coral Reefs,” providing a
comprehensive analysis of 30 projects worldwide.
? USCG: The US Coast Guard provides assets to assist with the
removal of fi shing gear and other debris aff ecting
coral reefs; removing over 510 metric tons from Hawai`i since 1996.
? USDA: The Department of Agriculture staff produces and maintains
Field Offi ce Technical Guides, with information
on conservation, water, air and biological resources, as well as
maps, cultural resources, and protected species.
? DOD - Navy: The Department of Defense funds a vast array of
environmental research via the Strategic
Environmental Research and Development Program, focusing the areas
of cleanup, compliance, conservation
and pollution prevention technologies.
? USACE: The Army Corps of Engineers maintains an Institute for
Water Resources, off ering education and
training opportunities in water resource management.
? DOS: The Department of State provides substantial support to the
International Coral Reef Initiative and the
Coral Triangle Initiative.
? EPA: The Environmental Protection Agency maintains the Catalog of
Federal Funding Sources for Watershed
Protection, a database with funding from many Federal agencies.
? NASA: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration conducts
cutting-edge coral monitoring and imaging
research, including the Millennium Coral Reef Mapping Project, which
maps all reefs found in all tropical oceans.
? NSF: The National Science Foundation supports projects targeted to
advancing knowledge of coral reef
ecosystems, including long-term and inter-disciplinary research.
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