National launches and proclamations
- December 9, 2007: Japan national launch
- January 9, 2008: Barbados national launch
- January 18, 2008: Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands proclaiming 2008 as the Year of the Reef
- January 24, 2008: International launch
- January 25, 2008: Hawai'i proclaiming 2008 as the Year of the Reef
- January 25, 2008: Germany national launch
- February 1, 2008: Guam proclaiming 2008 as the Year of the Reef
- February 4, 2008: France National launch
- February 7th, 2008: Proclamation of the International Year of the Reef in the Bahamas
- February 8, 2008 : Turks and Caicos Islands national launch
- February 20-24, 2008: Malaysia national launch
- February 25-29, 2008: Regional launch of the Pacific Year of the Reef
- March 3, 2008: Indonesia national launch
- March 16, 2008: Belize national launch
- March 28, 2008: Fiji national launch
- April 9, 2008: Brazil National launch
- April 9, 2008: Solomon Islands National launch
- April 22, 2008: Palau proclaiming 2008 at the Year of the Reef
- June 24, 2008: IYOR Declarion in Florida, USA
