IFRECOR Release Summary Note on the State of Coral Bleaching in the French Territories of the Indian Ocean

January, 2024 – The Initiative Française Pour Les Récifs Coralliens (IFRECOR) release a coral reef bleaching report for the French Territories in the Indian Ocean The French Coral Reef Initiative (IFRECOR) has released a comprehensive report on the impacts of recent coral bleaching events across the Frecnh Territories in Indian Ocean. The findings reveal the […]
Western Indian Ocean Coral Reef Task Force Workshop

The regional coral reef networks in the Western Indian Ocean have been active since 1999, coordinating and reporting on coral reef monitoring activities through the Nairobi Convention Coral Reef Task Force (CRTF), and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), with support from multiple sources. The partnership of the GCRMN, the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC-COI), […]
Madagascar Coral Reef Network, a revitalization to achieve the ocean decade challenges

A guest article by José Randrianandrasana and Gildas Todinanahary, on the revitalization of the Madagascar Coral Reef Network (MCRN). The Madagascar Coral Reef Network (MCRN) was established by national stakeholders to promote coral reef conservation. With support from the IOC Island project, the Network was quite active prior to 2015, but after the completion of that project, […]