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,nelson1 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 & 
,mr4 ,m]kley7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,celebrat+ ,june #aa1     
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anniv]s>y ( ! e/abli%m5t ( ! ,unit$     
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#acjhi 7#fc ,f$4 ,reg4 #cbgja2 relat+ to
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#aiih1 to pres]ve & protect !           
biodiv]sity1 heal?1 h]itage1 & social & 
economic value ( ,u4,s4 coral reef      
ecosy/ems & ! m>9e environm5t2  7#b7 is 
compos$ ( #ab ,f$]al ag5cies1 #g ,/ates 
& t]ritories ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 !       
,republic ( ! ,m>%all ,isl&s1 ! ,f$]at$ 
,/ates ( ,micronesia1 & ! ,republic (   

,palau2 &  7#c7 helps build p>tn]%ips1  
develop /rategies1 & provide support to 
c>ry out on-!-gr\nd actions to cons]ve  
coral reefs2  ,:]eas m ?an #ej p]c5t (  
all species 9 f$]ally manag$ fi%]ies    
dep5d on coral reefs at "s /age dur+ _! 
life cycles2 ,:]eas heal?y coral reef   
ecosy/ems are hav5s = biological        
div]sity & abundance1 provid+ important 
habitats1 spawn+ areas1 & nurs]y gr\nds 
= fi%1 cru/aceans1 algae1 & o!r species2
 ,:]eas1 9 ,novemb] #bjaf1 !            
,int]national ,coral ,reef ,initiative--
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,ye> ( ! ,reef = ! ?ird "t2 &  7#b7     
enc\rag$-- 7,a7 /r5g!n+ aw>5ess globally
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reefs & associat$ ecosy/ems2  7,b7      
promot+ p>tn]%ips betwe5 gov]nm5ts1 !   
private sector1 academia1 & civil       
society on ! managem5t ( coral reefs2   
7,c7 id5tify+ & implem5t+ effective     
managem5t /rategies = cons]vation1      
increas$ resili5cy1 & su/a9able use (   
coral reefs & associat$ ecosy/ems2 &    

7,d7 promot+ & %>+ in=mation on be/     
practices relat+ to su/a9able coral reef
 managem5t /rategies2  ,:]eas coral     
reefs-- 7#a7 directly b5efit ! economy (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates by support+ coa/al     
t\rism1 fi%]ies1 biom$ic9e developm5t1 &
 traditional & cultural uses2 &  7#b7   
provide an indirect economic b5efit 9 ! 
=m ( %orel9e protection f high seas &   
sev]e /orm surge f hurricanes &         
tsunamis2  ,:]eas coral reefs face ongo+
 ?reats f *ang+ ocean conditions1       
nutri5t pollution f coa/al run(f1       
invasive species1 recurr+ disease       
outbreaks & blea*+ ev5ts1 & poor coa/al 
res\rce managem5t2 ,:]eas approximately 
#a_/c ( ! coral reefs 9 ! _w are        
degrad$1 & ano!r #a_/c ( coral reefs are
 at risk ( fur!r degradation 9 ! next   
few decades )\t effective managem5t &   
re/oration2 & ,:]eas ! cons]vation &    
re/oration ( heal?y1 fully function+    
coral reefs helps to su/a9 resili5t     
coa/s & vibrant economies by provid+    
food1 promot+ cultural values1 support+ 

livelihoods1 & protect+ human heal? &   
safety & coa/al prop]ties3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,s5ate celebrates ,june #aa1 
#bjah1 z ! #bj? anniv]s>y ( ! e/abli%m5t
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,coral ,reef ,task   
,=ce 9 ord] to--  7#a7 highlight !      
importance ( ! coral reefs ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates2  7#b7 ackn[l$ge ! important     
rese>* & managem5t accompli%m5ts ( !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,coral ,reef ,task ,=ce2 &
  7#c7 enc\rage a cont9u$ focus on ef=ts
 to protect & re/ore coral reef         
ecosy/ems ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4