Date: March 9, 2011 2:02:12 PM EST

Subject: Reefs at Risk Update #8

Dear Friends of Reefs at Risk,

We are pleased to announce that the Reefs at Risk Revisited publication is now available!  The report was released on February 23, 2011, with events at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, the Royal Society in London, and additional locations including Malaysia, Indonesia, and Australia.  The report is available for download from www.wri.org/reefs and hardcopies of the report are available upon request from reefsatrisk@wri.org.

The launch events generated an extensive range of press coverage from around the world.  Some of the major coverage includes: the New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, PBS TV and Web, the Huffington Post, Nature, NOAA, BBC News, the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald, the Jakarta Post, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jamaica Information Service, Xinhua News, Grist, La Crónica de Hoy, and El Colombiano among others.

 Please visit www.wri.org/reefs to find:

–         PDFs of the Reefs at Risk Revisited publication;

–         Downloadable data sets for ArcGIS and Google Earth;

–         An online map of local threats to coral reefs in Google Maps;

–         An interactive map of Reef Stories;

–         A 4-minute overview video of Reefs at Risk Revisited results;

–         Audio and video of the launch event in Washington, DC; and

–         High-resolution maps from the report.

Reefs at Risk Revisited is an update of WRI’s 1998 global analysis of threats to coral reefs using new high-resolution data and improved modeling methods.  This is the first Reefs at Risk study that evaluates climate-related threats and the social vulnerability of coastal communities to reef degradation.  WRI led the project in collaboration with over 25 partner organizations. For those who are new to the list, we are sending out these updates to share our progress on the Reefs at Risk Revisited project with our partners and interested parties. 

  

Please let Katie Reytar ( 202-729-7653) or Lauretta Burke ( 202-729-7774) know if you have any comments or questions about the project, and contact reefsatrisk@wri.org to request the printed report.  We thank you for your continued support of Reefs at Risk Revisited.