ITMEMS '98: Working Group Reports - Integrated Management Coordination and Linkages to Other Initiatives, Programs and instruments
Session 11 - Integrated management Coordination and Linkages to Other Initiatives, Programs and instruments
Integrated Management, Coordination and Linkages to Other Initiatives, Programs and Instruments 
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Objective
To utilise selected panellists and outcomes of the ‘Priority Issues’ Working Group sessions to identify gaps and priority needs in order to foster integrated management, and enhance coordination and linkages to other relevant initiatives, programs and instruments.
Key Recommendations
- Bridge the gap between global knowledge and local action through creation of national coral reef initiatives.
- Work with the private sector to develop innovative approaches to ensure that uses of coral reef and related ecosystems are ecologically sustainable.
This session examined priority issues identified in the Regional Reports in relation to the cross-cutting theme — Integrated management, coordination, and linkages to other initiatives, programs and instruments — as a means of identifying constraints and opportunities to address priority issues within the current ICRI context. A set of recommended actions for the next four years is presented below. These are based on lessons learned from past experience, gaps in the ICRI process, and under-utilised opportunities to integrate, coordinate and effectively link ICRI with other international programs and instruments.