Coral Resource Management
Coral Resource Management is a charitable foundation ("stichting") based on Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles. It was registered on Bonaire on the 25th July 2003 and goes by the name of: Fundashon pa Bon Koral - Coral Resource Management.
Contact us
Mailing address: Bara di Karta z/n. Bonaire. Dutch Caribbean
Street address: Caribbean Club. Hilltop, Bonaire. Dutch Caribbean
Telephone: 717-4555 (office)
Telephone: 786-0675 (cell)
Email: info@coralresourcemanagement.org / kdm@bonairelive.comHow to find us
Coral Resource Management's offices are located at the Caribbean Club, Hilltop/Barcadera. The closest dive site is "Oil Slick Leap".
To visit us, drive north out of the main town, Kralendijk, following the coast road along the leeward shore past Hato and round the housing estate of Sabadeco. When the road turns sharp left and heads towards the sea, you will see STINAPA and the Bonaire National Marine Park offices on the left hand side of the road and opposite them on the right hand side of the road is the Caribbean Club.
Come in the main entrance and Coral Resource Management is at the dive shop, which is the first building on the right hand side.
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Coral reefs are amongst our most precious and most threatened ecosystems on earth. Although Coral Parks are part of the solution, many are not functioning well. Coral Resource Management is there to help them "get it right" by facilitating the exchange of knowledge and expertise between parks and by providing a full suite of support services to give them all the tools, information and advice they need to make a difference.
TAG LINE: "making reef conservation really happen"
Coral Resource Management seeks to:
1. run individually tailored site based exchange programmes for Coral Park staff, stakeholders and local communities to learn first hand from their peers
2. provide support services to Coral Parks including:
• giving presentations, seminars, workshops and training
• providing access to information and best practices
• providing technical assistance and advice
• disseminating success stories and "lessons learnt"3. work with individual Coral Parks to enhance their management capacity and improve the protection for their reef areas
4. raise funds to support site based coral reef conservation and management
GOAL 1: RUN SITE BASED EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES
• develop and maintain a list of Coral Parks which would benefit from site exchanges and open dialogue with them [ongoing]
• work with the six Coral Parks who have expressed a strong interest in taking part in site exchanges to find funding, develop appropriate course content and initiate the exchange process [four underway by the end of 2004]Coral Parks wishing to participate in site exchanges include:
i. Parque Nacional Arrecifes de Cozumel, Mexico
ii. Tubbataha National Marine Park, Philippines
iii. Soufriere Marine Management Area, St Lucia
iv. Parque Nacional Archipielago Los Roques, Venezuela
v. Parque Nacional de Morrocoy, Venezuela
vi. Coastal Zone Management Institute, Belize
vi. • plan and execute meeting of Netherlands Antilles Marine Park Managers
vi. [first / second quarter 2004]GOAL 2: PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES
• answer requests for information relevant to coral resource management coming out of the coral list, Caribbean lists and NA Park Managers discussion group [ongoing]
• develop answers to " frequently asked management questions" [second quarter]
• give presentations at international coral / conservation venues such as:
• WIDECAST AGM - Feb2004
• ICRS Osaka - Jun 2004
• GCFI 2004 (if they have a strong coral management component)
• - develop Coral Resource Management website [throughout 2004]
•-- access the need for follow up activities and/or support with
• Greater St Lucia Wetland and KwaZulu Natal Parks department, South Africa [first quarter]
• Sunflower Biosphere Reserve, San Andres Columbia [first quarter]GOAL 3: ENHANCE MANAGEMENT CAPACITY AND IMPROVE PROTECTION
• write management plan for Bonaire National Marine Park [completed by Dec 2004]
• work with Bonaire National Marine Park and Parque Nacional Archipielago Los Roques on the preparation of marine transboundary world heritage site nomination [tentative nomination Dec 2003, full nomination Feb 2005, support ongoing]GOAL 4: RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT SITE BASED MANAGEMENT
• develop donor database [first quarter 2004]
• initiate major donor acquisition programme [second quarter 2004]
• write grant funding proposals to US and European potential funders [one/month]
• write regular articles for local press on Bonaire and appropriate articles and press releases for the international dive and travel media [local press - weekly; international media - quarterly]Core beliefs
Coral Resource Management firmly believes that:
• actively managed coral conservation areas are amongst the most effective means of protecting coral reefs and enhancing the lives and wellbeing of local communities
• supporting and strengthening the active management of coral conservation areas will ensure a future for the world's coral reefs and the communities which depend upon them
• using the example of successful coral conservation areas will stimulate and inspire other organisations to better manage their coral reef resources
• transferring knowledge of coral reef management techniques to practitioners and stakeholders at the local level is critical in supporting local conservation initiatives
• building long term relationships with organisations and individuals in the field will dramatically increase project sustainability
• taking an innovative, needs based approach to providing direct support and technical assistance gives the greatest hope for long term success
• working to support and strengthen local institutions holds the key to success
