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Oceanographic Center Dean Presents at International Coral Reef Initiative
From left: Wendy Wood, NCRI administrative coordinator; Kelly Milton, foreign affairs/conservation officer, U.S. Dept. of State; Christine Dawson, coordinator for the Convention on Biological Diversity, U.S. Dept. of State, and co-chair of U.S. ICRI Secretariat; Richard Dodge, Ph.D., NSU Oceanographic Center dean and NCRI executive director.
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- Richard Dodge, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center dean and NCRI executive director, and Wendy Wood, NCRI administrative coordinator, took part in a field trip to local coral reefs for the April 2009 ICRI General Meeting in Phuket, Thailand.
NSU Oceanographic Center Dean and National Coral Reef Institute (NCRI) Executive Director Richard Dodge, Ph.D., and NCRI Administrative Coordinator Wendy Wood attended the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) general meeting held in Phuket, Thailand, from April 20-25, 2009.
Dodge was invited to present the Official Outcomes of the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium, which took place in Ft. Lauderdale in July 2008. Dodge served as chair of the Local Organizing Committee. NCRI also exhibited its current research projects, highlighting the many international collaborations of NCRI researchers.
Richard Dodge, Ph.D., Oceanographic Center dean and NCRI executive director, and Wendy Wood, NCRI administrative coordinator, took part in a field trip to local coral reefs for the April 2009 ICRI General Meeting in Phuket, Thailand.
The International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) is a partnership among governments, international organizations, and non-government organizations. It strives to preserve coral reefs and related ecosystems by implementing Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, and other relevant international conventions and agreements. The secretariat of the Initiative is currently co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and the United States. NCRI has just petitioned to officially become a member of ICRI, making NCRI a member under the U.S. secretariat.