Arthur Lyon DAHL - Topical Curriculum
Vitae on
CORAL REEFS
Much of my professional career has been devoted to the ecology, management and conservation of coral reefs and associated ecosystems. Starting with long-term reef monitoring surveys in American Samoa in 1969, some highlights of my coral reef activities have been the organization (with Ian Macintyre, Klaus Rützler and Steve Smith) of the first international integrated coral reef research programme and establishment of the Smithsonian field station on the Belize Barrier Reef in the early 1970s, preparation of the first simple coral reef monitoring methodology, founding council member of the International Society for Reef Studies, participation in all but two of the International Coral Reef Symposia, and before my retirement first Director of the UNEP Coral Reef Unit, one of the organizers of the International Coral Reef Action Network, and co-leader of the Coral Reef theme team for the Integrated Global Observing Strategy Partnership.
ADDRESS:
12B Chemin de Maisonneuve
CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
PERSONAL: Swiss and United States citizen, married to a French
citizen, two adult children
LANGUAGES: Bilingual, English and French
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in Biological Sciences with Departmental Honors,
Stanford University, California, 1964
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Biology, University of California,
Santa Barbara, 1969
Five years scientific
research and curatorial experience on algae, National Museum of
Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA, with
special interests in coral reef ecology, marine algae, and
island environments, and continuing activity on various
international scientific committees.
Eleven years residence
in the South Pacific as adviser to governments and international
organizations in ecology, conservation and environmental
management, with extensive field experience, including at the
grass-roots level. Three years residence in Africa and twenty-five years
in Europe. Wide knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region and of small
island developing States, particularly the developing countries and
territories of the Pacific Islands, complemented by experience in the
Caribbean and Africa, and visits to many other areas.
Thirty-five years
programme management and administrative experience in the planning,
organization and evaluation of international
multi-disciplinary programmes of research, observation, and
environmental assessment and management, including liaison with
governments, organization of cooperation among international agencies,
directing intergovernmental meetings, scientific symposia and training
courses, and implementing the results of the United Nations Conference on
Environment and Development (Rio de Janeiro, 1992)
Producer of training
and audio-visual materials, lecturer and writer (in
English and French) for scientific audiences, universities and the general
public on sustainable development, environment, ecology, conservation,
ethics, religion and values
Consultant to
many international organizations and government agencies, with special
emphasis on indicators of environment, development and sustainability,
coral reef and coastal zone management, conservation of nature and
biodiversity, environment and management of islands, environmental
education and training, rural social and economic development, and
applications of science in developing countries
Academic experience
including organizing, curriculum development and teaching graduate level
and on-line courses in social and economic development and sustainability,
Visiting Professor at University of Brighton, coordinator of
UNEP/University of Geneva Environmental Diplomacy Programme, member of
scientific committee for University of Geneva Certificate of Advanced
Studies in Sustainable Development, Federal Technical University in
Lausanne (EPFL) Certificate of Advanced Studies in Management of
Development Projects and occasional lecturer for other university courses
Recent substantive interests
have focussed on indicators of values, sustainability and development;
international environmental governance; ethics of climate change and
sustainability; information for environmental decision-making; global and
national environmental observations and assessments; new economic
paradigms; coral reef protection and management; and the special problems
of small island developing States
Coordinator,
UNEP/University of Geneva/Graduate Institute Environmental Diplomacy
Programme, 2005-2010.
Retired from the United
Nations Environment Programme, August 2002
Director, Coral Reef
Unit, Division of Environmental Conventions, United Nations Environment
Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 2000-2002
Coordinator, UN
System-wide Earthwatch, United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva,
Switzerland, 1992-2000
Deputy Assistant
Executive Director, Division of Environment Information and Assessment,
United Nations Environment Programme, Geneva, Switzerland, 1996-1998
Deputy to the Director,
Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations
Environment Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, 1989-1992
Consulting ecologist to
governments and international organizations, 1982-1989, including:
Government of New Caledonia; South Pacific Regional Environment Programme;
Kanak Cultural, Scientific and Technical Office (New Caledonia); Office of
Technology Assessment, United States Congress; International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN); Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme Activity
Centre, United Nations Environment Programme; Institut Francais de
Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER); Environment and Policy
Institute, East-West Center; UNESCO
Regional Ecological
Adviser, South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia, 1974-1982
(organized South Pacific Regional Environment Programme)
Associate Curator
(Algae), Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History,
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1970-1974, and Research
Associate, 1974-1982
Visiting Postdoctoral
Research Associate, Department of Botany, Smithsonian Institution,
Washington, D.C., U.S.A., 1969-1970
Teaching Assistant,
Department of Biological Sciences, University of California, Santa
Barbara, California, 1965-1966
Development of
quantitative marine ecological surveys and long-term coral reef monitoring
techniques, 1969-present.
Studies, as part of
interdisciplinary programs, of coral reef and algal ecology, with
development of theoretical systems models, 1970-1974.
Research on deep coral
reef ecology as an aquanaut in the Puerto Rico International Undersea
Laboratory (PRINUL) habitat, Puerto Rico, 1972.
Studies of
quantification of coral reef and algal surface areas and spatial
relationships, 1972-1976.
Survey and
classification of marine and terrestrial ecosystems in the South Pacific
region for South Pacific Commission and IUCN, 1975-1979.
Research into urban
impact on the coastal zone in tropical developing countries and studies of
appropriate strategies for waste management, 1979-1982.
Studies of techniques
for rural environmental resource management in tropical islands, including
traditional approaches to environmental management, 1982-1989.
Detailed analysis of the
biodiversity, nature conservation requirements and protected area system
in Oceania, 1985-1986.
Analysis and
classification of islands according to ecological, geographic and
socio-economic criteria, as related to the effects of limits on complex
systems, preparation of a database on islands, 1985-present. http://islands.unep.ch/
Analysis and
quantification of storm effects on coral reefs using SPOT satellite
imagery, 1987-1988.
Field collections of
marine algae in Gulf of California, Mexico. Field collections of
marine algae in Caribbean (Puerto Rico and Windward Islands).
Visited Western and
American Samoa to establish coastal monitoring surveys and to conduct
ecological research. Prepared ecological
reports on American Samoa at request of government. Made diving surveys of
coral reefs and algal collections at Eilat, Israel.
Participant in diving reef
surveys at Acklins Island, Bahamas; Caribbean and Pacific coasts of Panama;
Belize, particularly Glovers Reef; Palau, Yap, Ant and Pakin (near Ponape)
in Micronesia; and American Samoa. Presented paper at Seventh
International Seaweed Symposium, Japan. Co-organizer and working
group leader at Coral Reef Workshop in Belize organized by Comparative
Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems program.
Research on coral reef
algae at Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and in Belize. Reef research, and lecture
tour on coral reef ecology, Belize. Aquanaut studying reef
algal ecology in two-week saturation diving mission of Puerto Rico
Inter-National Undersea Laboratory (PRINUL).
Presented paper at
Northeast Algal Discussion Group Meeting, Connecticut. Continued research on
coral reef algae and reef ecology in Belize. Presented paper at Second
International Symposium on Coral Reefs, held along the Great Barrier Reef,
Australia, and visited several reef habitats in Australia and Fiji. Continued reef monitoring
and environmental surveys in American and Western Samoa, and prepared
revised ecological report for Government of American Samoa.
Participant in Harbor
Branch Foundation Coral Reef Workshop, Fort Pierce, Florida. Further field research on
coral reef algae, reef surface area, and competition for space, Belize. Presented invited paper at
International Symposium on Indo-Pacific Tropical Reef Biology, Guam and
Palau; examined reef sites in Guam, Palau and Hawaii. Moved from Washington,
D.C. to Noumea, New Caledonia. Presented paper at Eighth
International Seaweed Symposium, Bangor, Wales. Discussions with
governments on environment and conservation activities in American Samoa,
Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Niue,
Tonga, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and Western Samoa. Drafted environmental
legislation for Niue. Attended Pacific Islands
Tourism Conference, Samoa. Attended meeting on
Resource Utilization in the South Pacific, New Caledonia.
Visited Solomon Islands at
request of Government to prepare report on environmental management and
conservation, and draft legislation. Keynote speaker at South
Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves, New Zealand. Presented two papers (one
invited) at Thirteenth Pacific Science Congress, Vancouver, Canada. Presented paper at
Symposium on Ecology and Conservation, Papua New Guinea. Visited Cook Islands,
French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Guam, Palau, Yap,
Saipan, Truk, Ponape, and Majuro to collect information for regional
ecosystems survey as consultant to International Union for Conservation of
Nature (IUCN). Constructed environmental
exhibits and trained staff for Museum of American Samoa, and continued reef
monitoring surveys.
Visited Fiji, Gilbert
Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia and New Hebrides to collect information for
regional ecosystems survey. Organized and directed
Second Regional Symposium on Conservation of Nature, Apia, Western Samoa,
and presented report on Regional Ecosystems Survey of the South Pacific
Area. Secretariat and observer
at Plenipotentiary Meeting to conclude a Convention on Conservation of
Nature in the South Pacific, Apia, Western Samoa. Conducted survey of reef
and lagoon areas for Government of Cook Islands.
Organized and directed
inter-governmental expert planning meeting for South Pacific environmental
management programme, New Caledonia. Visited Tonga at
Government request to prepare environmental and ecological report on
Tongatapu, including draft legislation.
Directed seven-week
Sub-regional Workshop in Environmental Planning and Assessment, Papua New
Guinea, with participants from various Pacific countries. Directed Second Technical
Meeting on South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Noumea, New
Caledonia. Presented paper at
International Symposium on Marine Biogeography and Evolution in the Southern
Hemisphere, New Zealand and Fiji. Organized and directed
Expert Meeting on Coral Reef Monitoring, Motupore Island, Papua New Guinea.
Visited Western Samoa to
prepare report on national parks and conservation at request of Government,
and planned underwater nature trail.
Chaired panel session at
Second South Pacific Conference on National Parks and Reserves, Sydney,
Australia. Consultant to UNESCO
meeting on development of coral reef research and marine science activities
in the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii. Continued assistance to
Western Samoa in developing national parks and reserves and drafting
environmental policy. Attended IUCN Commission
on Ecology and Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas meetings,
Canberra, Australia. Presented paper on port
pollution at Sixth South Pacific Ports Conference, Rarotonga, Cook Islands.
Presented papers at
Workshop on Natural Systems Management Training, East-West Center, Honolulu,
Hawaii. Participant in Joint
SPC/NMFS Workshop on Marine Turtles in the Tropical Pacific Islands, Noumea,
New Caledonia.
Directed major study for
the government of New Caledonia of pollution problems and waste treatment
strategies for the Noumea urban area. Continued long-term
monitoring surveys of coral reefs in American Samoa, and assisted with
museum exhibits development. Conducted Workshop on
Environmental Planning and Assessment for Government of Niue. Drafted country report on
Vanuatu for South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Presented paper at UNESCO
Tourism Workshop, Cook Islands. Presented paper at Second
International Symposium on Biology and Management of Mangroves and Tropical
Shallow Water Communities, Papua New Guinea. Invited participant in
UNESCO Seminar on Marine and Coastal Processes in the Pacific, Papua New
Guinea.
Organized and directed
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Technical Meeting, New
Caledonia. Invited participant in
UNESCO Workshop in Research and Training Priorities for Coral Reef
Management in Oceania, South Asia and Southeast Asia, Philippines. Participant, 4th
International Coral Reef Symposium, Manila. Invited participant in
UNDP-CCOP/SOPAC Inshore and Nearshore Resources Training Workshop, Fiji. Visited Tuvalu to prepare
country report for South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. Participant, UNEP
Inter-agency Meeting on Regional Seas, Geneva. Participant in IUCN
General Assembly, and meetings of Commission on Ecology and Commission on
National Parks and Protected Areas, New Zealand.
Visited Western Samoa to
advise on national park and reserve development. Organized and directed
ministerial-level Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific,
Rarotonga, Cook Islands, as part of South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme. Reviewed environmental
impact of development projects for Cook Islands Government. Presented invited paper at
World National Parks Congress, Bali, Indonesia. Invited speaker, Seminar
on Conservation and Development, and Training Course on Environmental
Studies and Conservation, Fiji.
Adviser on museum
development in New Caledonia. Session organizer, session
chairman and invited speaker at Fifteenth Pacific Science Congress, New
Zealand. Invited lecturer at
IOI/FFA/USP Exclusive Economic Zone Management Course, Fiji.
Consultations with
international organizations in Paris and Geneva on environmental actions in
the Pacific. Visited Fiji for
discussions on rural development. Discussions in Western
Samoa on park and reserve development. Organized scientific
symposia associated with 4th Festival of Pacific Arts, New Caledonia
(cancelled at last minute due to political unrest).
Attended IUCN Commission
on Ecology meeting, Germany. Consultations with Office
of Technology Assessment, United States Congress, Washington, D.C. Participated as symposium
organizer, chairman and speaker at 5th International Coral Reef Congress,
Tahiti, and in associated meetings of international scientific committees. Presented key issue paper
at 3rd South Pacific National Parks and Reserves Conference, Western Samoa,
and lectured to associated training course for park personnel. Designed and installed
underwater nature trail in Palolo Deep Marine Reserve, Western Samoa. Directed Training Course
on Rural Environmental Management for Government of Vanuatu.
Consultant to Oceans and
Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment
Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. Presented invited paper in
Symposium on Ecological Management of Coastal Zones at IV International
Congress of Ecology, New York, U.S.A., and participated in meeting of IUCN
Commission on Ecology. Participant in
International Society of Reef Studies Meeting, Germany.
Participant in Unesco-IUBS
Commission on Biology Education workshop, Bangsaen, Thailand. Fellow, Environment and
Policy Institute, East-West Center, Hawaii. UNEP Symposium organizer
and chairman, XVI Pacific Science Congress, Seoul, Korea. Invited participant in
CNES-France Espace remote sensing meeting, Singapore.
Workshop leader and
participant, IUCN General Assembly, San Jose, Costa Rica. Symposium organizer and
chairman, and presented paper at 6th International Coral Reef Symposium,
Townsville, Australia. Consultant to Government
of Vanuatu through IUCN for planning of a National Conservation Strategy. Consultant to Oceans and
Coastal Areas Programme Activity Centre, United Nations Environment
Programme, Nairobi, Kenya. Lecturer to UNESCO/UNEP
Workshop on Environment in Eastern Africa, Mauritius. Consultant to World
Tourism Organization/UNDP project for marine park development in Comoros.
Organizer of Workshop on
Island Conservation, Monaco. Participant in Interagency
Meeting on Oceans and Coastal Areas, Geneva.
Organized and chaired
Marine Mammals Planning and Co-ordinating Committee, Geneva. Represented UNEP at Indian
Ocean Commission, Committee on Environment (Moroni, Comoros);
Intergovernmental Meeting on South Pacific Regional Environment Programme
(Noumea). Speaker and workshop
organizer at Conference on Large Marine Ecosystems, Monaco. Chaired Interagency
Consultation on Oceans and Coastal Areas Programmes, Paris.
Participant in UNCED
Working Party on Oceans, Geneva and Monaco. Represented UNEP at UNCED
Preparatory Committee meetings (Nairobi and Geneva) and Intergovernmental
and Contracting Parties meetings on South Pacific Regional Environment
Programme, Noumea. Seconded to the
Secretariat for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
(UNCED), Geneva, to assist in preparing Oceans and Coastal Areas chapter of
Agenda 21 for adoption at the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro.
Consultant to FAO to
prepare the Inter-regional Conference of Small Island Countries on
Sustainable Development and Environment in Agriculture, Forestry and
Fisheries, Christ Church, Barbados, and represented UNEP and presented paper
at the conference. Presented paper at 7th
International Coral Reef Symposium, Guam. Leader of UNDP Appraisal
Team for the South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation Programme funded by the
Global Environment Facility, Western Samoa.
Represented UNEP at
Preparatory Committee for Global Conference on Sustainable Development of
Small Island Developing States, New York. Named to chair Technical
and Management Advisory Group for South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation
Programme (GEF/UNDP/SPREP), Apia, Samoa.
Chaired South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme Technical and Management Advisory Group,
Apia, Western Samoa.
Chaired South Pacific
Biodiversity Conservation Programme Technical and Management Advisory Group,
Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Participant in 6th
International Coral Reef Symposium, Panama. Chaired Fourth Technical
and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation
Programme, Apia, Western Samoa. Chaired Technical Meeting
on Clearing-house for Global Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine
Environment from Land-based Activities, Geneva.
Participant in Expert
Workshops for Global International Waters Assessment, Geneva. Participant in
Intergovernmental Committee for the Global Ocean Observing System, Paris. Chaired Fifth Technical
and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation
Programme, Apia, Samoa.
Member, Steering
Committee, Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS), Paris, France. Participant, GESAMP
Working Group on Marine Environmental Assessments, Geneva. Chaired Sixth Technical
and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation
Programme, Port Vila, Vanuatu.
Invited participant in
FAO/Australian Technical Consultation on Sustainability Indicators in Marine
Capture Fisheries, Sydney, Australia. Chaired Seventh Technical
and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation
Programme, Apia, Samoa.
Participant in Global
Ocean Observing System Steering Committee, Paris, France. Participant in
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning
Committee meeting, Noumea, New Caledonia. Participant in
International Coral Reef Action Network Partners Meeting, Penang, Malaysia.
Participant in 9th
International Coral Reef Symposium and International Coral Reef Initiative
Coordination and Planning Committee, Bali, Indonesia. Chaired Eighth Technical
and Management Advisory Group, South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation
Programme, Wellington, New Zealand.
Chaired Scientific
Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center, Miami,
Florida. Chaired Steering Committee
for International Coral Reef Action Network, and represented UNEP in
International Coral Reef Initiative Coordination and Planning Committee and
ICRI Regional Workshop, Cebu, Philippines. Participant in
International Coral Reef Action Network Regional Seas Meeting, Bonaire,
Netherlands Antilles. Participant in NCORE
Workshop on Priorities for Caribbean Coral Reef Research, and chaired NCORE
Scientific Advisory Committee, Miami, Florida. Member of UNEP delegation
to Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Affairs of
the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada. Chaired International
Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) Steering Committee, participant in
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning
Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, and organizer IGOS Coral Reef Theme
team meeting, Maputo, Mozambique. Consultations with
government and other partners on coral reef action, Madagascar
Co-organizer Coral Reef
Theme team meeting for Integrated Global Observing Strategy, and speaker,
Workshop on Satellite Oceanography and Coral Bleaching, Magnetic Island,
Australia. Participant, International
Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) Steering Committee, UNEP representative to
International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) Coordination and Planning
Committee and ICRI Regional Workshop, and organizer IGOS Coral Reef Theme
team meeting, Cancun, Mexico. Chaired Scientific
Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center,
University of Miami, and participated in Workshop on the Future of
Decision-support for Coral Reef Management, Miami, Florida. Represented International
Coral Reef Action Network (ICRAN) at World Summit on Sustainable
Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, and spoke at ICRI/ICRAN parallel
event.
Chaired Scientific
Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center,
University of Miami. Participant in Integrated
Global Observing Strategy Partnership, Paris, and as co-leader of theme
team, presented IGOS Coral Reef Sub-theme Report for final approval. Invited speaker,
International Conference on the Impact of Global Environmental Problems on
Continental and Coastal Marine Waters, Geneva. Participant, Integrated
Global Observing Strategy Coastal Theme Workshop, Hamilton, New Zealand. Invited discussant, Global
Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, UNESCO, Paris.
Participant, Integrated
Global Observing Strategy Coastal Theme Workshops, UNESCO, Paris, France,
and University of Miami, Florida, USA. Participant in 10th
International Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa, Japan. Chaired Scientific
Advisory Committee, National Caribbean Coral Reef Research Center,
University of Miami. Led consultation on
environmental governance, Pacific Insititute for Advanced Studies in
Development and Governance, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji and
visited village-level reef restoration coral gardens project.
Represented Global Islands
Network, South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission, International
Environment Forum, and CSD Education Caucus at the Mauritius International
Meeting on further implementation of the Programme of Action for Small
Island Developing States, chaired side events for International Coral Reef
Initiative and Education Caucus, and participated in the presentation of
SOPAC Environmental Vulnerability Index.
Mission with IRD to
Noumea, New Caledonia to plan their research component of the Coral Reef
Initiative in the South Pacific (CRISP) programme, with lectures at IRD and
the University of New Caledonia Invited participant in
workshop on Global Islands Database, UNEP-World Conservation Monitoring
Centre, Cambridge, UK Participant in IUCN
Regional Directors meeting on islands, Malaga, Spain Representative of
International Environment Forum and Baha'i International Community at UN
Climate Change Conference (COP15), Copenhagen, Denmark, keynote speaker in
parallel NGO events Planning and
organization of international programmes, including the proposed program
of Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems involving 80
scientists, prepared for International Decade of Ocean Exploration Program
of U.S. National Science Foundation, 1970-1972.; the Investigations of
Marine Shallow-Water Ecosystems program, Smithsonian Institution,
1971-1974; the Special Project on Conservation of Nature, South Pacific
Commission, 1974-1976; the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme,
1975-1982; the Regional Seas Programmes of UNEP, 1986, 1988, and
1989-1991; and International Coral Reef Action Network (2000-2002).
Organized and directed
the Second Regional Symposium on Conservation of Nature in the South
Pacific, 1976; an Expert Meeting on Coral Reef Monitoring, 1978; technical
meetings on the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 1977, 1978
and 1981; the ministerial level Conference on the Human Environment in the
South Pacific, 1982; and UNEP symposia on regional co-operation on
protection of the marine environment in the Pacific, 1983 and 1987.
Supervised development
of curriculum materials in environmental education, and directed
production of educational films on island environmental management,
1978-1981.
Organizer of regional
and national training courses on environmental planning and management in
the Pacific, 1978-1985.
Regional co-ordinator
and secretary to the Co-ordinating Group of the South Pacific Regional
Environment Programme, one of the UNEP Regional Seas Programmes,
1980-1982, and consultant to the programme, 1982-1985.
Deputy Director of UNEP
Oceans and Coastal Areas Programme, 1989-1992.
Director, UNEP Coral
Reef Unit, responsible for UNF/UNFIP International Coral Reef Action
Network projects, 2000-2002.
Acting Director,
International Coral Reef Action Network, 2002.
Consultant to National
Geographic Society and other organizations on algae and coral reefs,
1973-1974.
Editorial board of Coral
Reef Newsletter, 1973-1980.
Co-editor of special
issue of Atoll Research Bulletin on Comparative Investigations of Tropical
Reef Ecosystems (CITRE) program, 1974.
Vice-chairman
(1975-1987) and Chairman (1987-1990), Pacific Science Association
Scientific Committee on Ecology, Conservation and Environmental
Protection.
Member, Commission on
Ecology, World Conservation Union (IUCN), 1979-1994.
Member of Advisory Panel
on Nature Conservation in the Line and Phoenix Islands, 1981-1992.
Member, World Commission
on Protected Areas, IUCN, 1981-present.
Member, IABO Coral Reef
Committee, 1982-1985 and 1990-1993.
Founding Member of
Council, International Society for Reef Studies, 1980-1983.
Edited volumes of
scientific papers on Pacific environment for UNEP, 1983-1984 and
1987-1988.
Consultant to South
Pacific Regional Environment Programme, developing extensive set of
training materials and audiovisual supports on rural environmental
resource management and development, 1983-1985.
Prepared report on
tropical island ecosystems and conservation strategies for Office of
Technology Assessment, United States Congress, 1985.
Consultant to IUCN for a
survey of protected area system requirements in Oceania, 1985-1986.
Management and
evaluation of Regional Seas Programmes in the South Pacific, Latin America
and South-East Asia as a consultant to UNEP, 1986.
Consultant to IFREMER,
the French Oceanographic Institute, on applications of remote sensing in
the South Pacific, 1986-88.
Chairman of Task Force
on Island Conservation, IUCN Commission on Ecology, 1986-1990.
Consultant to UNESCO on
marine science education in the Pacific, 1987-1988.
Prepared world database
and directory of islands for IUCN and UNEP, 1987-1991.
Co-organizer of
mini-symposium at 6th International Coral Reef Symposium, 1988.
Contributed to the
preparation of Agenda 21, the action plan for the United Nations
Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) "Earth Summit" as UNEP
representative on the Oceans Working party and as member of the UNCED
Secretariat responsible for chapter 17: Oceans and Coastal Areas,
1990-1992.
Chairman, Technical and
Management Advisory Group of South Pacific Biodiversity Conservation
Programme, 1993-2001.
Developed UNEP Islands
web site (1998-present): http://islands.unep.ch/
Member, Commission on
Ecosystem Management, World Conservation Union (IUCN), 1998-present.
Established web site for
UNEP Coral Reef Unit (2000-2002): http://coral.unep.ch/
Chairman, Steering
Committee, International Coral Reef Action Network, 2000-2002. (http://www.icran.org)
Chairman, Scientific
Advisory Committee, National Center for Caribbean Coral Reef Research,
2001-2004. (http://www.ncoremiami.org/)
Co-leader, Coral Reef
Sub-theme team, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership,
2001-2004. (http://coral.unep.ch/igoscr.htm)
Member, Coastal Theme
Team, Integrated Global Observing Strategy (IGOS) Partnership, 2003-2004.
Scientific advisor to
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) for the Coral Reef
Initiative in the South Pacific (CRISP), 2006-2007.
Co-coordinator, IUCN Thematic Group on Island Ecosystems, 2009-present
Surface area in ecological analysis: quantification of benthic coral reef algae. Marine Biology 23:239-249 (1973). [Quantitative analysis of complex reef surfaces with a discussion of their ecological significance].
A preliminary coral reef ecosystem model. Atoll Research Bulletin 172:7-36 (1973). (edited with B.C. Patton, S.V. Smith and J.C. Zieman, Jr.) [Results of a working group of 80 scientists planning a systems model of a coral reef ecosystem].
The structure and dynamics of benthic algae in the coral reef ecosystem. InProceedings of the Second International Symposium on Coral Reefs 1:21-25 (1974). The Great Barrier Reef Committee, Brisbane, Australia.
Generation of photosynthetic surface area by coral reef algae. Micronesica 12(1):43-47 (1976).
Environmental impact on a Samoan coral reef: a resurvey of Mayor's 1917 transect. Pacific Science 31(3):309-319 (1977). (with A. Lamberts) [Quantitative analysis of changes on a coral reef over 60 years].
Regional ecosystems survey of the South Pacific area. South Pacific Commission, Noumea. Technical Paper 179. 99 p. (1980). [Classification and analysis of the distribution of island ecosystems in Oceania].
Monitoring coral reefs for urban impact. Bull. Mar. Sci. 31(3):544-551 (1981).
Coral reef monitoring handbook. South Pacific Commission, Noumea 1981. 21 p. Reprinted as SPC/UNEP, Coral reef monitoring handbook. Reference Methods for Marine Pollution Studies No. 25. UNEP, Naitobi, 1984. 25 p. [simple monitoring method for non-specialists]
The state of the environment in the South Pacific. p. 47-71. In Report of the Conference on the Human Environment in the South Pacific, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 8-11 March 1982. South Pacific Commission, Noumea, New Caledonia. (with I. Baumgart). Reprinted as UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 31. UNEP, Nairobi, 1983. [Summary of the environmental problems in the tropical Pacific Islands].
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