Targeted research on coral bleaching and climate change improving mitigating responses

IOC-GEF/WB Working Group on Coral Bleaching and Local Ecological Responses


Introduction
  Activities
  Documents
  Contacts
  Links
 
 
  GEF/World Bank Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building
   
  What is coral bleaching?
 
 


 

 

Contacts: members / coordination / research network

Working group members:

John Bythell, University of Newcastle, UK

Bill Fitt, University of Georgia, Athens, USA

Ruth Gates, University of Hawaii, USA

Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, University of Queensland, Australia (Chair)

Roberto Iglesias-Prieto, National University of Mexico

Ron Johnstone, University of Queensland, Australia

Michael Lesser, University of New Hampshire, USA

Yossi Loya, Tel Aviv University, Israel (Co-chair)

Tim McClannahan, Wildlife Conservation Society, Kenya

David Obura, CORDIO-East Africa, Kenya

Rob van Woesik, Florida Institute of Technology, USA

Christian Wild , IOC/UNESCO, France

Coordination:

Christian Wild , IOC/UNESCO, France

Umit Unluata, IOC/UNESCO, France

Andy Hooten, World Bank, USA

Marea Hatziolos, World Bank, USA

 

Research network: coral bleaching research accross four oceans (click for details)

Pilot Targeted Research field sites:

Puerto Morelos, Mexican Caribbean

Zanziabar, East Africa

Bolinao, Philippines

Heron Island, Southern Great Barrier Reef

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