Published on Coral Reef Alliance (http://www.coral.org)
CORAL Microgrants in 2000

$1,900 to Bonaire National Marine Park [1] (Netherlands Antilles) to replace mooring buoys lost during Hurricane Lenny.

$2,000 to Foundation for the Preservation of Klein Bonaire [2] (Netherlands Antilles) to help purchase the island of Klein Bonaire, which was recently acquired and designated as a national park.

$2,593 to Saba Marine Park [3] (Netherlands Antilles) to replace mooring buoys, dive equipment, tools, and outboard engines lost during Hurricane Lenny.

$4,800 to Sulu Fund for Marine Conservation Foundation [4] (Philippines) for the Batangas Field Project in Mabini and Tingloy, Batangas. The local community is tackling issues related to fisheries management, coral reef conservation, tourism, alternative livelihood, and the establishment of a well-managed marine reserve. 

$5,000 to The Reef-World Foundation [5] (Thailand) for education, training, and conservation programs in Thailand and $2,000 for Dive In to Earth Day activities.

$6,314 to Reef Check [6] (Hong Kong) for general support of the 2001 Global Coral Reef Monitoring Program. 

$10,000 to Centro Ecologico Akumal [7] (Mexico) for turtle preservation and ecological awareness on the Yucatan peninsula, including educational "turtle walks" and presentations at local public schools. 

$11,000 to Reef Check [8] (Hong Kong) for general support of the 2000 Global Coral Reef Monitoring Program and Dive In to Earth Day activities.

$24,750 to International Marinelife Alliance (Philippines) toward the purchase of a marine research and conservation vessel used to help eradicate cyanide fishing in Southeast Asia.

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Source URL (retrieved on 06/20/2013 - 02:23): http://www.coral.org/node/5817

Links:
[1] http://www.bmp.org/
[2] http://www.kleinbonaire.org/
[3] http://www.sidsnet.org/eco-tourism/sabapark.html
[4] http://www.coast.ph/
[5] http://www.reef-world.org/
[6] http://www.reefcheck.org/
[7] http://ceakumal.org/
[8] http://www.reefcheck.org/