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A rap song about protecting our coral reefs from pollution and explosive fishing methods. Coral reefs gives us life and protect us. The audio file titled "Protecting our Pacific Coral Reefs, is a 4-minute and 37-second rap song emphasizing the importance of safeguarding coral reefs in the Pacific region. The song highlights the detrimental effects of pollution and destructive fishing practices, such as the use of explosives, on coral ecosystems. It underscores the vital role of coral reefs in sustaining life and providing protection to coastal communities. This resource is part of SPREP's "Anamua: Treasures of the Pacific Environment" collection, aimed at raising awareness and promoting conservation efforts for marine ecosystems in Oceania.

This is a 12 minute audio presentation that delves into the significance of coral reefs in the Pacific region. it emphasises the essential role these ecosystems play in supporting marine biodiversity, sustaining livelihoods, and protecting coastal communities. The resource is part of SPREP's "Anamua: Treasures of the Pacific Environment" collection, which aims to raise awareness and promote the conservation of marine environments in Oceania.

In most tropical countries, coral reef ecosystems provide coastal populations with a number of goods and services. However, a variety of anthropogenic practices threatens reef health and therefore jeopardizes the benefits flowing from these goods and services. These threats range from local pollution, sedimentation, destructive fishing practices and coral mining, to global issues such as coral bleaching. By “getting some of the numbers on the table”, economic valuation can help shed light on the importance of the goods and services and show the costs of inaction in the face of threats. Creating markets for sustainable resource use can highlight the value of these goods and services to local populations

This publication is an outcome of the "Internatinoal Consultative Workshop for Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs" held at the WorldFish Center's Headquarters in Penang, Malaysia over the period 8-10 December 2001.|The overall goal of the workshop was to identify future directions for economic and policy research relevant to the sustainable management of coral reefs. This publication contains the workshop's overview of current issues and problems in coral reef mangement. It also includes keynote papers, and case studies of the economic valuation and socioeconomics of coral reefs and of policy instruments and management techniques for coral reefs and marine resources. The final section of this publication consists of the workshop participants recommendations for future research.