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Workshop in time for Oceans Conference

A workshop is begun on Tuesday targeting the information collectors of the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network, South Asia region.

The workshop that will be concluded tomorrow, International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) will compile facts on the current condition of the coral regions of the globe. The information will be submitted to the “United Nations Oceans Conference” in the form of a report.

Ms Zaha Waheed, Minister of Fisheries, inaugurated the workshop – 25 members across the world participated. In that regard, India, Sri Lanka, South Asian Corporative Environment Programme (SACEP) and members from NGOs of the Maldives participated in the workshop.