MEDIA EVENT: 'Reefs at Risk Revisited' Launch at National Press Club

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Feb 22, 2011, 01:15 ET

MEDIA ADVISORY: FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011 AT 9:30 A.M. EST

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, NOAA, and leading experts discuss report findings and solutions

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new comprehensive analysis of the threats to coral reefs will be launched globally on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. More than 25 partners contributed to the report, and events will take place in Washington, D.C.; London, England; Malaysia; Australia; and other locations.

The D.C. event at the National Press Club will feature Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, NOAA; Jonathan Lash, President, WRI; Lauretta Burke, Lead Author, WRI; and Dr. Nancy Knowlton, Chair of Marine Science, Smithsonian Institution.

The groundbreaking report, "Reefs at Risk Revisited," is the most detailed assessment of threats to coral reefs ever undertaken. Led by the World Resources Institute, along with the Nature Conservancy, the WorldFish Center, ICRAN, UNEP-WCMC, and GCRMN, it maps out local and global pressures on reefs; assesses the vulnerability of people in reef-dependent countries; and provides recommendations to safeguard reefs in the future.

WHAT: "Reefs at Risk Revisited" Launch event in Washington, D.C.

WHO: Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Jonathan Lash, President, WRI

Lauretta Burke, Senior Associate and Lead Author, WRI

Dr. Nancy Knowlton, Sant Chair for Marine Science, Smithsonian Institution

WHEN: Wednesday, February 23, 2011

TIME: 9:30 a.m. EST

WHERE: National Press Club, Holeman Lounge

529 14th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20045

RSVP REQUIRED: [email protected]

Light breakfast and coffee will be served.

SOURCE World Resources Institute