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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Workshop to Develop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>a Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef
Initiative (NACRI)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Set for February 9th in
Bonaire.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial size=2>Participation is
Encouraged.</FONT></DIV>
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color=#000000 face=Arial size=2><BR><BR>The final declaration of the Netherlands
Antilles' National Nature Forum in August last year mandates the effectuation of
a Netherlands Antilles Coral Reef Initiative as part of the N.A. Nature
Conservation Initiative.<BR><BR>Sectie Mina (Environmental Section) of the
Netherlands Antilles government, together with the environmental group Reef Care
Curacao and the Bonaire Marine Park, supported by Habitat Bonaire, thinks it is
time to follow up on this.<BR><BR>On Friday February 9 a one-day workshop will
be convened in Bonaire at the<BR>Habitat Bonaire Dive Hotel. We hope to have a
few interesting presentations<BR>followed by the formulation of a list of
priorities, an action plan, and<BR>preliminary steps to start effectuating the
actions. A full agenda will be<BR>presented later.<BR><BR>This is an invitation
to everyone interested in, affected by, or concerned with<BR>the coral reefs in
the Netherlands Antilles (and coral reefs in general) to<BR>please attend this
workshop in Bonaire next month. More effort and more<BR>attention needs to be
focused on the coral reefs of all the islands of the<BR>Netherlands Antilles and
the general public needs to hear more about them and<BR>the need for
conservation. During the workshop we can discuss what exactly it is<BR>that
needs to be done.<BR><BR>Preliminary discussions are of course more then
welcome, and would serve well as an appetizer for the workshop.<BR><BR>If you
will attend the workshop, please register at: <A
href="mailto:nacriworkshop@mina.vomil.an">nacriworkshop@mina.vomil.an</A><BR><BR>Attendance
is free.<BR><BR>Hope to see you there.<BR><BR>--<BR>Paul C. Hoetjes<BR>Dept.
Public Health & Environment (VOMIL)<BR>Section Environment and Nature
(MINA)<BR>Santa Rosaweg 122, Curaçao<BR>Netherlands Antilles<BR>tel.
(599-9)736-3530; fax: (599-9)736-3531<BR>e-mail: <A
href="mailto:paul@mina.vomil.an">paul@mina.vomil.an</A><BR><BR>=========================================================<BR>Have
you seen our web site?<BR><BR>-- <A
href="http://mina.vomil.an">http://mina.vomil.an</A>
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