CORAL REEF BREAKTHROUGH LAUNCHED BY INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF INITIATIVE (ICRI)

Coral Reef Breakthrough was launched in partnership with Global Fund for Coral Reefs and High-Level Climate Champions.

» It aims to prevent extinction of at least 125,000 km2 of shallow-water tropical coral reefs.

Action Plans to achieve target

» Mitigate local drivers of loss including land-based sources of pollution, destructive coastal development, and overfishing.

» Bolster resilience based coral reef conservation efforts by aligning with and surpassing global coastal protection targets including 30 by 30.

♦ Target 3 of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework i.e. at least 30% of terrestrial and inland water areas, and marine and coastal areas should be conserved by 2030.

» Assist development and implementation of innovative solutions at scale and climate smart designs that support coral to impact 30% of degraded reefs by 2030.

» Secure investments of at least USD 12 billion by 2030 from public and private sources to conserve and restore coral reef.

Coral reefs are made up of colonies of hundreds to thousands of tiny individual corals, called polyps.

» These marine invertebrate animals have hard exoskeletons made of calcium carbonate.

» In India, Coral reefs are present in Gulf of Kutch, Gulf of Mannar, Andaman & Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands.

About International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI)

It is a global partnership between Nations and organizations which strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems around world.

It was founded in 1994 by Australia, France, Japan, Jamaica, Philippines, Sweden, UK, and USA.

It has 101 members (including India). 45 countries are custodians of 75% of world’s coral reefs.

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