 | | | Official website of the interim Coral Triangle Initiative Regional Secretariat |
| | | USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. USAID supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
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| | | From its headquarters in Bangkok, Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA) manages regional programs that stretch across Asia and into the Pacific, as well as bilateral programs in Burma, China, Laos, and Thailand. USAID's regional programs in Asia focus on special foreign policy interests such as human and wildlife trafficking, HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, clean water and sanitation, the environment and natural resources, governance and economic reforms, and humanitarian assistance. |
| | | USAID's programs in the Philippines focus on strengthening peace in conflict-affected areas in Mindanao, promoting good governance, increasing economic opportunities, protecting the environment, strengthening health services, and improving access to education. |
| | | USAID assistance programs in Indonesia focus on basic education, democratic governance, economic growth, health, water, food and the environment. Through targeted technical assistance, USAID programs also support implementation of the Aceh peace accord, which ended 30 years of conflict in Aceh province. |
| | | The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, similar to foreign ministries, foreign offices, ministries of external relations in other countries. |
| | | NOAA is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the oceans and the atmosphere. NOAA warns of dangerous weather, charts seas and skies, guides the use and protection of ocean and coastal resources, and conducts research to improve understanding and stewardship of the environment. |
| | | The Nature Conservancy is an environmental organization working to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy works in more than 30 countries, including those in the Coral Triangle region. |
| | | WWF is an international non-governmental organization working on issues regarding the conservation, research and restoration of the environment. WWF works in more than 90 countries, supporting around 1300, conservation and environmental projects around the world such as the Coral Triangle Initiative. |
| | | Founded in 1987, CI s a non-profit organization that seeks to protect Earth's biodiversity "hotspots," high-biodiversity wilderness areas as well as important marine regions around the globe such as the Coral Triangle Region. The group is also known for its partnerships with local non-governmental organizations and indigenous peoples. |
| | | The Wildlife Conservation Society saves wildlife and wild places worldwide. We do so through science, global conservation, education and the management of the world's largest system of urban wildlife parks, led by the flagship Bronx Zoo. Together these activities change attitudes towards nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in harmony. WCS is committed to this mission because it is essential to the integrity of life on Earth.
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| | | Based in Manila, the Asian Development Bank is a multilateral finance institution that promotes economic and social progress in the Asia-Pacific region. |
| | | The Global Environment Facility (GEF), established in 1991, helps developing countries fund projects and programs that protect the global environment. |
| | | The Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts develops and implements national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage and to promote Australian arts and culture. |
| | | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations leads international efforts to defeat hunger. FAO helps developing countries and countries in transition modernize and improve agriculture, forestry and fisheries practices and ensure good nutrition for all. |
| | | The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network.To accomplish the MDGs and encourage global development, UNDP focuses on poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, democratic governance, energy and environment, social development, and crisis prevention and recovery. |
| | | The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides leveraged loans to poorer countries for capital programs with a goal of reducing poverty. |
| | | Since 1994, PEMSEA has been active in the pursuit of sustainable development, protecting life-support systems and enabling the sustainable use and management of coastal and marine resources through intergovernmental, inter-agency, and multi-sectoral partnerships. |
| | | The Centre of Excellence is headquartered at James Cook University, in Townsville. It serves as Australia's leading contribution to coral reef sciences, and fosters stronger collaborative links between the major partners and 24 other leading institutions in nine countries. |
| | | The WorldFish Center, with headquarters in Penang, Malaysia, is an international, non-profit, non-governmental organization that works with partners to reduce poverty and hunger by improving fisheries and aquaculture in developing countries. |
| | | The mission of the Center is to commemorate the ideals and concerns of Woodrow Wilson by: providing a link between the world of ideas and the world of policy; and fostering research, study, discussion, and collaboration among a full spectrum of individuals concerned with policy and scholarship in national and world affairs. |
| | | ONEOCEAN is a comprehensive resource on the Philippine experience in coastal resource management. OneOcean also serves as the web site of USAID supported Fisheries Improved for Sustainable Harvest Project (FISH), documenting experiences and lessons from the FISH Project's implementation of CRFM Projects in the Philippines. |
| | | SPREP is a regional organisation established by the governments and administrations of the Pacific region to look after its environment. It has grown from a small programme attached to the South Pacific Commission (SPC) in the 1980s into the Pacific region’s major intergovernmental organisation charged with protecting and managing the environment and natural resources. It is based in Apia, Samoa. |
| | | ICRI is a partnership among governments, international organizations, and non-government organizations. It strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems by implementing Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, and other relevant international conventions and agreements |
| | | MFF, implemented by IUCN and the UN, builds on a history of coastal management interventions before and after the 2004 tsunami. It focuses on the countries most-affected by the tsunami; India, Indonesia, Maldives, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. MFF also includes other countries of the Region that face similar issues, with an overall aim to promote an integrated ocean wide approach to coastal zone management. |
| | | Under the leadership of Dr. Carissa Klein and Prof. Hugh Possingham, we aim to provide scientific support for conservation and management decisions in the Coral Triangle. As part of this, we coordinate a multi-disciplinary working group of 30+ people with expertise in ecology, economics, management mathematics, policy, and sociology. The work is funded by the National Center for Ecological Analysis, with support from The Packard Foundation, and the Australian Research Council. |