Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Project Phase II (COREMAP II)

Supported by a multi-donor group, COREMAP will establish a coral reef management system in priority areas in 5 eastern Indonesian provinces. Strengthen coral reef management through improving management capacity and inter-agency coordination; capacity-building to prepare and implement strategies, plans and policies targetting coral reef rehabilitation and management; establishing coral reef management and information networks; increasing public awareness and participation in coral reef management. PDF is supporting the regional task forces preparing the project, and social assessments at priority sites. The development objective of COREMAP Phase II is that viable reef management systems are established in at least six priority Districts, through a financially sustainable program that is nationally coordinated but decentralized in implementation, in order to empower and to support coastal communities to sustainably co-manage the use of coral reefs and associated ecosystem resources, which will revive damaged or preserve intact coral reef ecosystems and in turn, enhance the welfare of these communities in Indonesia. This means changing the behavior of coastal communities from destructive to sustainable use practices.