The 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity will bring together governments worldwide to set new goals and develop an action plan for nature over the next decade. COP15 will focus on protecting nature and...
Open Letter Calling for Urgent Coral Reef Action Addressed to Leaders and Policy-Makers at COP27, Ocean20 and COP15
Dear Leaders and Policy-Makers, The recent UN Ocean Conference ignited a new wave of ocean action and science clearly concluding it is now or never to safeguard the very existence of coral reefs. We have before us crucial opportunities to implement the policy, finance...
CORDAP and the Global Fund for Coral Reefs announce new partnership to accelerate global innovation in coral reef restoration
PRESS RELEASE Announced during the UN Oceans Conference in Lisbon, the partnership will advance and scale-up coral reef research, development and restoration across the world Lisbon, Friday, 1 July 2022 – Chuck Cooper, Chair of the Global Fund for Coral Reefs...
CORDAP unveils strategic plan to accelerate R&D into coral restoration and conservation
23 May 2022 – The Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP), a G20 initiative, has released a 3-year strategic plan to boost research that aims at helping secure a future for corals and reefs in the face of climate change and other environmental...
CORDAP’s strategic plan approved for 2022-2025
The Coral Research and Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP)’s Initiative Governing Committee has approved its strategic plan prepared by its Scientific and Advisory Committee (SAC) for 2022-2025. Focusing on research and development and committed to scalability,...
CORDAP Scientific and Advisory Committee
The Coral Research & Development Accelerator Platform (CORDAP) Initiative Governing Committee (IGC) has established a Scientific and Advisory Committee (SAC). The SAC comprises renowned international coral scientists, managers, and engineers, assists the IGC by...
G20 Environment Ministers Meeting
Preamble We, the G20 Ministers for Environment, met virtually on September 16, 2020. Our meeting took place at a time when the world is collectively combating the COVID-19 pandemic. Devastating impacts of the virus on a global scale remind us of our vulnerabilities...