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SUMMARY:Safeguarding Climate-Resilient Coral Reefs for GBF Target 3 and Beyond
DESCRIPTION:Coral reefs\, essential for food security\, livelihoods\, and coastal protection\, have suffered a ~50% loss since the 1950s due to climate change and human activities. Despite their importance\, less than 12% of coral reefs are actively conserved. This side event\, framed within the global science of climate-resilient reefs and innovative conservation finance solutions\, will address the urgent need to meet Target 3 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) to protect 30% of the world’s land and seas by 2030. \nThrough case studies from the Philippines\, Mozambique\, Fiji\, and AFD – Agence Française Développement\, the event will explore national implementation of GBF targets\, with a focus on protecting climate-resilient reefs—reefs located in cooler waters or with higher recovery rates from coral bleaching. Discussions will address key mechanisms like biodiversity planning\, monitoring\, resource mobilization\, and mainstreaming biodiversity across sectors (AFD will talk about regional initiatives). \nThe event will emphasize the importance of protecting coral reefs to safeguard ecosystems and the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Without urgent action\, 50-70% of coral reefs could be lost by mid-century\, threatening global biodiversity\, food security\, and coastal protection. This is a critical moment to catalyze action from the 100 coral reef nations. \nLead Organisation: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) \nCo-organisation(s): Mozambican Oceanographic Institute\, Ministry of Sea\, Inland Waters and Fisheries\, Department of the Environment and Natural Resources – Biodiversity Management Bureau of the Philippines(DENR-BMB\, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MECC) of Fiji\, AFD – Agence Française de Développement\, Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and Bloomberg Ocean Initiative. \nDOWNLOAD THE EVENT AGENDA (.PDF) \nDOWNLOAD THE EVENT SUMMARY (.PDF)
URL:https://cop16forcoral.org/event/safeguarding-climate-resilient-coral-reefs-for-gbf-target-3-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Resilience
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ORGANIZER;CN="Wilflide Conservation Society (WCS)":MAILTO:dvaliente@wcs.org
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SUMMARY:Protecting Places of Hope—Cuba's Coral Reefs
DESCRIPTION:Cuba’s waters are home to four of the world’s most climate-resilient reefs and provide ideal conditions to explore conservation strategies that can offer hope worldwide. This event will showcase current efforts to study and protect Cuba’s coral reefs and examine the importance of this work to global coral reef conservation. \nWith support from Environmental Defense Fund and the Wildlife Conservation Society\, Cuban scientists made groundbreaking advancements to protect and preserve globally important habitats\, leveraging the power of partnerships to advance community-driven solutions to overfishing and harnessing data and science diplomacy for coral reef survival. Over the summer of 2023\, Cuban scientists conducted a first-of-its-kind circumnavigation of over 1\,800 nautical miles of coastline to study reef climate resilience. \nThe expedition\, known as the “Bojeo a Cuba\,” was carried out aboard the Oceans for Youth research vessel. More than 30 Cuban institutions\, including Avalon-Marinas Marlin (MINTUR)\, the Marine Research Center of the University of Havana\, Naturaleza Secreta\, and the Environment Agency of the Ministry of Science\, Technology and the Environment joined in this collaborative effort. \nOur initial data analysis from the expedition demonstrates both the resilience and fragility of Cuba’s coral reefs. Data indicate a high biomass of medium fish in 60% of the areas sampled and a large presence of herbivorous fish across most sites\, offering hope for how these ecosystems may withstand a changing climate. However\, researchers also found coral bleaching\, disease\, and an invasive coral species. We plan to publish\, share\, and apply these results to support ecosystem management\, including through updated plans for marine protected areas (MPAs). \n\n\n\nLead Organisation: Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) \nCo-organisation: Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) \n  \nDOWNLOAD THE EVENT SUMMARY (.PDF)
URL:https://cop16forcoral.org/event/protecting-places-of-hope-cubas-coral-reefs/
CATEGORIES:Resilience
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ORGANIZER;CN="Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)":MAILTO:amark@edf.org
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