October 5, 2021
The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) has released the 6th report on the status and trends of coral reef ecosystems worldwide. This is the first “Status of Coral Reefs of the World” report since 2008.
According the information released with the report:
The release coincides with two key upcoming biodiversity and climate change meetings: the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) and the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26). This report will provide decision makers with the best available scientific information on the status and trends of coral reef ecosystems for their conservation and management.
The report consists of the following chapters, each of which can be downloaded separately:
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Global Analysis
Chapter 3: Red Sea & Gulf of Aden
Chapter 4: ROPME Sea Area
Chapter 5: Western Indian Ocean
Chapter 6: Southeast Asia
Chapter 7: East Asian Seas
Chapter 8: Australia
Chapter 9: Pacific
Chapter 10: Eastern Tropical Pacific
Chapter 11: Brazil
Chapter 12: Caribbean
Chapter 13: Conclusions
Please see the GCRMN website: https://gcrmn.net/2020-report to download the Executive Summary, individual chapters, and other resources.
