Report on the Status of Local Action Strategies to Conserve and Protect Coral Reefs for Years 2002-2006. Report to the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force from the Task Force Steering Committee

摘要

This report provides an overview of the progress that states, territories, federal agencies, and nongovernmental partners have made over the last five years (2002-2006) in developing and implementing Local Action Strategies (LAS) to reduce threats to the Nation's coral reef ecosystems. The United States Coral Reef Task Force (USCRTF) initiated development of Local Action Strategies in partnership with the U.S. All Islands Coral Reef Committee during the fall of 2002 to increase resources, coordination, and effectiveness of local coral reef conservation efforts in U.S. jurisdictions. The LAS initiative was specifically designed to help increase and link the goals and objectives of the. National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs (U.S. Coral Reef Task Force 2000) with priorities and actions that are relevant for particular areas. The Local Action Strategies are locally driven, short-range roadmaps for collaborative and cooperative efforts among federal, state, territory, and nongovernmental partners to identify and implement priority projects that reduce key threats to valuable coral reef ecosystems in each region.