[Cnidaria] 100 Marine Scientists Needed for Coral Reef Conservation!

[Steven Lutz]

Dear colleagues,
Please sign-on to our coral reef conservation statement.

The
purpose of this statement is to garner support for passage of the strongest
possible coral reef related legislation in the 111th U.S. Congress, including increased funding for coral
reef science. Over 25 marine scientists have signed-on so far. As soon as we
reach 100 the statement will be delivered to Congress and the White
House.

Our statement calls for:
the
reauthorization of the U.S. Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000;the
enactment of meaningful reductions in carbon dioxide emissions; the
effective conservation of at least 30 percent of coral reef and reef-associated
coastal resources in U.S. states and territories using marine managed areas; andsupport
for ocean education and citizen-science programs to create an educated public
that understands and is committed to ocean conservation. 

***The statement is available at: http://sites.google.com/site/marinepolicysupport/scientist-sign-on-letter-recommendations-for-coral-reef-conservation-2009

 
If you
would like to sign-on, please an email to me at
<stevenlutzmail at yahoo.com>, with your information in the following
format: (1) First name Last name, (2) Qualification or credentials (PhD), &
(3) Affiliation (University). Please include any notable awards that you may
hold (Pew Fellow, etc.).


Feel free to pass this
message along to other interested parties.

Please join this effort to
help protect and conserve our coral reefs! 


Steven Lutz



Coral Reef Alliance
(CORAL) 

http://www.coral.org/

Email: stevenlutzmail at yahoo.com
Web: 100 Marine Scientists Needed for Coral Reef Conservation! 


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