[Coral-List] ISRS 2006 European Meeting Bremen: Call for abstracts: Session 14

[ISRS 2006 Bremen]

Dear colleagues,

we are posting this "call for abstracts" on behalf of Moshira Hassan and Guy
Jobbins (chairs of session 14).

Best regards,

ISRS 2006 Bremen
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Session 14: Capacity building, public awareness and outreach (Moshira Hassan,
Guy Jobbins)

Coral reefs face a range of threats, which are also complex and dynamic, and
frequently cross geographical and jurisdictional scales. As such, no single
actor has the ability to enact reef protection. However, by building coalitions
and outreach programmes for reef conservation and management, stakeholders can
greatly increase their effectiveness. National governments, state
organisations, donor agencies, non-governmental organisations and foundations,
the private sector, local communities and the wider public have sought to
engage each other’s relative strengths through partnerships and co-management
initiatives. The input of each of these groups is sought.

This session invites papers that explore themes of:
- The development and evaluation of skills, resources, and institutions for
coral reef conservation, and learning from management successes and failures;
- Communication of coral reef issues to the broader public;
- Increasing the awareness of stakeholders, decision makers, and the general
public regarding
      -reef related issues, especially to threats to coral reefs
      -the possible solutions each of them can contribute to improving the
       situation;
- The development of conservation partnerships and active engagement with
stakeholders.



If you are interested in participating in this session, please submit your
abstract by May 15 at http://isrs2006.zmt-bremen.de/contents/registration.html

Click on 'Registration', go to 'Abstract Submission', and assign your abstract
to session 14 ‘Capacity building, public awareness and outreach’, AND send a
copy to Moshira Hassan (moshira at aucegypt.edu) or Guy Jobbins
(g.jobbins at ucl.ac.uk).


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ISRS 2006 European Meeting Bremen
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