CBD LifeWeb

Expression of Interest

lifeweb
$3,250,000 USD of funding raised
Country
Abstract
Lying at the southern end of the Coral Triangle, the Lesser Sunda Ecoregion (LSE) stretches from Bali to Timor Leste, covering an area of more than 45 million hectares. Linking the Indian and Pacific Oceans, the LSE supports diverse and highly productive coral reef and pelagic habitats and is an important transition zone between Pacific and Indian faunas
Objective
(1) strengthen the existing MPAs and MPA networks, (2) identify new areas for MPAs and (3) carry out coastal and marine spatial planning which align with conservation and sustainable use of resources.
For more information contact the CBD LifeWeb Coordination Office
lifeweb@cbd.int
www.cbd.int/lifeweb