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Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean<br />

<strong>Status</strong> <strong>Report</strong> 2002<br />

The coral reefs of the Indian Ocean are<br />

extremely diverse ecosystems and play a key<br />

role in the productivity of the coastal areas. In<br />

addition, these reefs are essential for the food<br />

security of a large proportion of the human<br />

population, for the protection of coastlines and<br />

as a valuable tourist attraction. Unfortunately, a<br />

number of threats that have caused serious<br />

declines in the distribution and condition of<br />

these reefs during recent decades. In particular,<br />

the El Niño event of 1997/98 produced<br />

extremely high water temperatures that caused<br />

bleaching and mortality of corals on a global<br />

scale. <strong>CORDIO</strong> is a collaborative program<br />

involving research groups in 11 countries and<br />

was created in 1999 to help mitigate the<br />

widespread degradation of the coral reefs<br />

throughout the central and western Indian Ocean.<br />

This report presents a summary of the results<br />

obtained during 2001 and 2002.<br />

<strong>CORDIO</strong> is an operational program under the<br />

International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI).<br />

<strong>CORDIO</strong> is supported by Sida (Swedish<br />

International Development Cooperation<br />

Agency), the Dutch Trust Fund of the World<br />

Bank, The Government of Finland, IUCN and<br />

WWF.<br />

Program co-ordination<br />

<strong>CORDIO</strong><br />

Olof Lindén<br />

David Souter<br />

Department of Biology and Environmental Science<br />

University of Kalmar<br />

391 80 Kalmar<br />

Sweden (e-mail: olof.linden@cordio.org,<br />

david.souter@cordio.org)<br />

<strong>CORDIO</strong> East Africa Region<br />

David Obura<br />

P.O.Box 10135<br />

Bamburi, Mombasa<br />

Kenya (e-mail: david.obura@cordio.org,<br />

dobura@africaonline.co.ke)<br />

<strong>CORDIO</strong> South Asia Region<br />

Dan Wilhelmsson<br />

South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme<br />

(SACEP)<br />

10 Anderson Road<br />

Colombo 5<br />

Sri Lanka (e-mail: dan.wilhelmsson@cordio.org,<br />

dan.wilhelmsson@telia.com)<br />

<strong>CORDIO</strong> Indian Ocean Islands<br />

Jean Pascal Quod ARVAM (Agence pour la Recherche et<br />

la Valorisation Marine)14, Rue du Stade de l’Est,<br />

97490 Sainte Clotilde<br />

La Réunion (e-mail: jpquod.arvam@wanadoo.fr)<br />

<strong>CORDIO</strong> Socio-economic project<br />

Herman Cesar<br />

IVM-VU (A-670), Vrije Universiteit<br />

De Boelelaan 1087<br />

1081 HV Amsterdam<br />

the Netherlands (e-mail: herman.cesar@ivm.vu.nl)<br />

Website: www.cordio.org<br />

ISBN 91–973959–2–7

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