ReefBase 2.0: a contribution to environmental conservation on a global scale

cg.contributor.affiliationICLARM
cg.coverage.regionGlobal
cg.description.themeMiscellaneous themesen_US
cg.identifier.statusOpen access
cg.identifier.worldfish2257
cg.subject.agrovoccoral reefs
cg.subject.agrovocecology
cg.subject.agrovocEnvironmental Impact Assessment
cg.subject.agrovocsurveys
cg.subject.worldfishconservation
cg.subject.worldfishnatural resource management
cg.subject.worldfishReefBase
cg.subject.worldfishenvironmental assessment
dc.creatorHalmarick, L.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-12T01:31:29Z
dc.date.available2019-02-12T01:31:29Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractThe 1997 International Year of the Reef sees the release of ReefBase 2.0: a global database on coral reefs and their resources. It provides the most comprehensive and accessible repository of information to date. Containing information on over 7000 coral reefs in more than 123 countries, ReefBase 2.0 offers an extensive range of time-related data pertaining to coastal tourism, benthic environment ecology, fish population statistics, oceanography, socioeconomics, mariculture, and harvest activities. It also outlines the stresses causing reef degradation as well as management initiatives. Complemented by hundreds of digitized maps provided by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and over 500 high quality photographs, ReefBase 2.0 is not only an essential tool for coral reef management but also an comprehensive guide for tourists, scuba divers and snorkelers alike. ReefBase has contributed substantially to the success of the International Coral Reef Institute (ICRI) and serves as the official database of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), bringing together an increasing volume of data on coral reef health, management and significance to humanity, and making it widely available. Over the next five years, the information contained within ReefBase will be utilized as an instrument for developing coral reef health assessment criteria, sustainable management criteria, and providing continuously updated summaries of threats endangering coral reefs around the globe. This will be a strong basis for focused corrective action in an attempt to conserve coral reefs and properly manage their resources for future generations.
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dc.identifierna_2257.pdf
dc.identifier.citationNAGA 20 (3/4): 4-8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/2580
dc.languageen
dc.publisherICLARM
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.sourceNAGA
dc.titleReefBase 2.0: a contribution to environmental conservation on a global scale
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationHalmarick, L. (1997). ReefBase 2.0: a contribution to environmental conservation on a global scale. NAGA 20 (3/4): 4-8

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