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Centres of Excellence
Four regional nodes have been selected that reflect the distribution of coral reefs throughout the world. The nodes represent the three major coral reef regions of the world – the western Pacific (which is the center of coral reef biodiversity), the Indian Ocean (which has suffered extensively from recent episodes of coral bleaching associated with climate change), and the western Atlantic (whose reefs are substantially different from Pacific and Indian Ocean reefs).
Each of the working groups will conduct core elements of their investigations in at least two of the four regional nodes during the first five years of the Program.
The locations and institutions have been selected on the basis of significant ongoing investments in coral reef management and where considerable baseline data already exist, along with a critical mass of coral reef scientists and infrastructure—essential to carrying out coordinated research.
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