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Coral Reef Initiative for the South Pacific

CRISP at a glance

The Initiative for the Protection and Management of Coral Reefs in the Pacific (CRISP), sponsored by France and prepared by the French Development Agency (AFD) as part of an inter-ministerial project from 2002 onwards, aims to develop a vision for the future of these unique eco-systems and the communities that depend on them and to introduce strategies and projects to conserve their biodiversity, while developing the economic and environmental services that they provide both locally and globally. Also, it is designed as a factor for integration between developed countries (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, USA), French overseas territories and Pacific Island developing countries.

The CRISP Programme comprises three major components, which are:

Component 1A: Integrated Coastal Management and watershed management
Coordinator: Francois Martel

    1A1: Marine biodiversity conservation planning
    1A2: Marine Protected Areas
    1A3: Institutional strengthening and networking
    1A4: Integrated coastal reef zone and watershed management
cp2new.jpg Component 2: Development of Coral Ecosystems

    2A: Knowledge, monitoring and management of coral reef ecosytems
    Coordinator: Rene Galzin

    2B: Reef rehabilitation
    Coordinator: Sandrine Job

    2C: Bioprospection and marine active substances
    Coordinator: Cecile Debitus

    2D: Development of regional data base (ReefBase Pacific)
    Coordinator: Alexander Tewfik

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Component 3: Programme Coordination and Development

    3A: Institutional strengthening, technnical support and extension
    Coordinator: Stuart Chape

    3B: Coordination, promotion and development of CRISP Programme
    Coordinator: Eric Clua

The coordination of the CRISP Programme is provided by the CRISP Coordination Unit (CCU) and its programme manager (Eric CLUA). The unit is hosted by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) in Nouméa (New-Caledonia). The programme manager, based at the CCU, benefits from the support of two scientific counselors: Professor Bernard SALVAT (laboratoire de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes de Perpignan, France) and Dr. Clive WILKINSON of the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences of Townsville (Australia).


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