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Transcript: U.S. CORAL REEF TASK FORCE TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL ACTION TO PROTECT CORAL REEFS
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- October 19, 1998
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At the first meeting of the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force in Florida'
s
Biscayne National
Park on October 19-20, 1998, the Department of State and the
U.S.
Agency for
International Development pledged their leadership to redoubled
federal efforts to stem
the global decline of coral reefs. Along with other U.S. government
agencies, they plan
to build on the worldwide success of the International Coral
Reef
Initiative, a
partnership of nations, non-governmental organizations, multilateral
development
banks, and private sector interests dedicated to drawing attention
to
the plight of reefs
and promoting their protection and sustainable ...