May, 2021 The International Coral Reef Initiative has released the May 2021 ICRI Newsletter. The newsletter includes a wealth of information and updates regarding international efforts to conserve and restore coral reefs. You can subscribe to future ICRI newletters here.

Call for Papers: The State of Active Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Addressing advances in pursuit of restoring the spectacular biodiversity of coral reefs, the journal PeerJ has announced a Call for Papers for a new Special Issue – “The

  The 14th ICRS 2021 VIRTUAL Meeting (July 19-23), and SCIENCE TO POLICY EVENT (July 20) were huge successes! 14th ICRS 2021 VIRTUAL:  This was nothing short of an heroic effort by the Conference Chairman, Prof. Dr. Christian Wild and

Considering the on-going challenges faced by many during the global pandemic, the awards committee has decided to extend the deadline for nominations for all awards listed below to March 15, 2021. Please nominate your ICRS colleagues for their research and

January 20, 2021 ICRI/UNEP just released “Coral reef restoration as a strategy to improve ecosystem services (2020),” a new report on reef restoration, along with a policy brief.  These were created with input from the ICRI Ad Hoc Committee on

January 15, 2021 Many congratulations to Dr. Tory Chase (USA) and Ms. Denise Alcantara (The Philippines) as recipients of the new ICRS Science Communication Fellowships of the ICRS.  We received so many high quality applications that the ICRS Council agreed

At the next of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)  (COP15), countries will adopt the “post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework”: a set of goals and targets to drive conservation forward. The Framework will replace the

We are very pleased to announce the launch of the ICRS Plan of Action and Pledge for Coral Reefs! The Society is dedicated to promoting the acquisition and dissemination of scientific knowledge to secure coral reefs for future generations and

We are accepting nominations for 6 council and 2 officer (Treasurer and Recording Secretary) positions; all ICRS members are eligible. Please submit the completed nomination form, a short CV, and statement to ICRS Corresponding Secretary Dr. Michael Sweet by 31st