International Coral Reef Institution (ICRI)
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If you’re looking for your own deep dive into coral stats, the Status of Coral Reefs of the World report by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) is a good place to start. It is produced by the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), a global partnership between nations and organisations to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems around the world.
Founded in 1994 by eight governments (Australia, France, Japan, Jamaica, the Philippines, Sweden, the UK, and the USA), today ICRI counts 95 members, including 45 countries that are custodians of 75% of the world’s coral reefs. Its GCRMN aims to provide the best available scientific information on the status and trends of coral reef ecosystems for their conservation and management. The latest edition of its report compiles data contributed by more than 300 members of the network, spans more than 40 years (from 1978 to 2019) and includes almost 2 million observations from more than 12,000 sites in 73 reef-bearing countries around the world. Follow on Twitter for more.
