THE CHALLENGE OF THE ISLAND-OCEAN CONNECTION aims to maximize the marine benefits of island conservation for ecosystems, including coral reefs, and climate and community resilience. We are launching a new era of island restoration and rebuilding focused on scaling up and deploying this whole-systems conservation 'multi-tool' for optimal impact.
The challenge partners are committed to the comprehensive restoration of at least 40 globally important island ecosystems, from ridge to reef, to benefit biodiversity, climate and communities by 2030.
We are seeking additional partners to join this collaboration and advance this novel restoration and resilience effort. Join this movement by adding your commitments, resources, projects, programs and/or islands to this 2030 challenge.
Join us today in this campaign of hope and resilience!
SAMPLES OF COMMITMENTS
Any individual or organization (local, national, regional or global) is invited to become a member as long as they make a meaningful (to you) commitment to advance the vision and call to action of the Ocean-Island Connection Challenge. Here are some engagement examples to inspire your thinking.
- Local Island Community Champion (individual or organizational):
- Commits to engaging the local community in the development, implementation and monitoring of the conservation impact of ___ (number) of community-led island restoration projects in partnership with other groups.
- Small Island Developing State (SIDS):
- Commits to restoring ____ islands by 2030 with its national, regional and global communities and partners.
- Commits to prioritizing $____ in bilateral and multilateral financing to advance these projects.
- Regional Conservation Network:
- Commits to helping five SIDS incorporate this conservation multi-tool to benefit communities, corals and climate by helping to implement x number of island restorations and commits to $____ in co-financing.
- Developed nation:
- Commits to supporting xx island restoration project partnerships with $____ in unilateral co-financing
- Philanthropic Foundation:
- Commit $____ to advance xx priority island restoration projects
- Conservation organization:
- Commits to ____ partnerships with xx expert human resources and $____ to advance xx priority island restoration projects.
- Research institution:
- Committed to supporting long-term research on ____ island restoration projects to further elucidate the scale and scope of island-ocean connections to further maximize the coral, community, and climate benefits of island restorations.
- Develop a central repository to standardize, compile, consolidate and analyze conservation impact monitoring data from island-marine restoration projects around the world.
