Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network

GCRMN works through a global network of researchers to provide the best available scientific information on the health of coral reef ecosystems, for their conservation and management.

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Nature Foundation conducts annual scientific assessments of the Islands coral reefs using GCRMN standards

The Nature Foundation St Maarten once again scientifically monitored the state of the country’s coral reefs to determine coral reef…
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Regional meeting of the GCRMN on the Status and Trend of Coral Reefs in the ROPME Sea Area (West Asia)

A two-day workshop on the Status and Trends of Coral Reefs in the Regional Organisation for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROMPE) Sea Area (West Asia) is being organised by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, the United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office of West Asia (UNEP ROWA) & the Oman Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs, in Oman between 6-7 November.
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GCRMN-Caribbean Steering Committee Meeting

A meeting under the framework of UN Environment-Caribbean Environment Programme with the support of the SPAW Regional Activity Centre will be held between the 27th-31st January 2020.
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The world's coral reefs are under threat

What happens when the water temperature rises by a few degrees?

The image on the left is a photo of healthy coral in American Samoa, taken in 2014 by our friends at The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey. The image on the right is the same reef in 2015 after a bleaching event. Today, the coral is dead. Learn why the world’s reefs are threatened.