#Status of Coral Reefs 2002 - International Coral Reef Action Network

Sponsoring Organisations, Coral Reef Programs and Monitoring Networks
related implications for coral reef health and economic value; 4) Raise awareness of
human threats to coral reefs through wide dissemination of project results. All data
(including GIS data sets) are on the Internet at www.wri.org/reefsatrisk Contact: Lauretta
Burke, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC 20002, USA: lauretta@wri.org
WWF – WORLD WILD FUND FOR NATURE OR WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
WWF is the world’s largest and most experienced independent conservation organisation,
with over 4.7 million supporters and a global network in 96 countries. WWF is in its 4 th
decade, with a mission to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to
build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature by: conserving the world’s
biological diversity; ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is sustainable,
and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. The WWF Ocean
Rescue initiative is working to conserve coral reefs throughout the world, as well as
safeguarding cold water corals. In the next 10 years, WWF has the goal of creating or
strengthening management in 100 marine protected areas, and creating networks of MPAs
that safeguard the ecological integrity of larger reef systems. WWF will also continue
landmark efforts to protect whales and other ocean wildlife, end destructive fishing
practices, stop illegal trade in marine species, and reduce pollution on land and sea.
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