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Contact

The French Coral Reef Initiative (IFRECOR) will be in charge of the coordination of the activities in France.

• IFRECOR French Polynesia: Annie Aubanel -
• IFRECOR Paris: Bernard Salvat -
• Reunion Island: Dr. Jean Pascal Quod -

Plan of actions

Creation of 11 posters about coral reefs to be displayed at several ministries in Paris and in conjunction with seminars. The posters will also be displayed in the 8 French overseas departments and territories. view the posters
Temporary exhibition on Coral Reefs at Oceanopolis (Brest, France) - Across an original production, copiously illustrated by magnificent underwater photographs from the biologist-diver Laurent Ballesta, admire the beauty and diversity of coral reefs. You will learn it a little more about the coral polyp, major actor of the building of reef. With some reconstructed panoramas and interactive slide shows, Oceanopolis (www.oceanopolis.com ) invites you to understand how human are degrading coral reefs. Corals also suffer from effects of climatic warming! Press kit (PDF File, only in French)
Publication of a special issue of the "Revue d'Ecologie" journal on coral reefs.