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Participate in regional workshops:  We envision

Getting Involved

hosting annual Healthy Reefs for Healthy People

symposia as a part of the Initiative. These symposia

The Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative is

will provide an ongoing platform for dissemination

taking off, and we invite everyone concerned with the

of integrated ecological and social information, and

future of the Mesoamerican Reef to join forces with

discussion of emerging issues. The symposia will

us. It is only through the combined effort of a critical

also serve as the launching event for the annual

mass of committed institutions and individuals that

Mesoamerican Reef report cards.

we can achieve our shared goal of having healthy

reefs for healthy people for generations to come.

Join  the  data  exchange:  Without  regionally

comprehensive data there is no new story to tell. We are

The Healthy Reefs Initiative seeks to mobilize all

developing a database and welcome your suggestions

stakeholders and to work in a holistic manner such

and concerns. Stay abreast of developments through

that social and ecological health dimensions merge

our website and share your data when the time comes.

into one collective enlightened consciousness. The

A special data blog will be established on the website

challenge ahead is to bring people and data together

to openly discuss and resolve data-related issues.

in a cohesive platform, collaborate meaningfully at

an unprecedented level of eco-health analysis, and

Become a Healthy Reefs mentor: We need a

produce useful products that will inspire people to

respected cadre of mentors who will help the emerging

think and act.

generations of practitioners. A team of mentors can

help hone our message to fellow practitioners and to

There are a number of ways you can get involved:

the general public. To become a mentor, simply indicate

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Join our virtual network

your interest on the Virtual Network enrollment form

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Participate in regional workshops

and include your area of expertise.

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Join the data exchange

·

Become a Healthy Reefs mentor

Link up websites: Link your project's website to the

·

Link up websites

Healthy Reefs website and ask colleagues to do the

·

Spread the word

same. Then, remember to let us know about your link

and help us achieve our goal of 100 links for 2007.

Join our Virtual Network. Register on www.

Participation includes online discussions (blogs),

healthyreefs.org and encourage your colleagues to join

surveys and contributions to the newsletter -- all

as well. There are different levels of participation:

accessible through the website.

Members: We will create a "digital directory"

Spread the word: Spreading the word about social

of supporters. This will be useful for sharing

transformation requires networking and eloquent

information, locating consultants, and identifying

speaking. Enlist and inform colleagues and others

new collaborations, particularly places or fields of

outside the traditional environmental circles. Those

expertise. You can elect to be added to an electronic

working in health care, poverty alleviation, governance,

discussion group, to receive the quarterly e-bulletin,

advocacy, journalism, and private businesses are

and to gain access to our digital library.

important targets outside our inner circle. Spread the

word and the work highlighted in this guide. Use the

Partners: Organizational partners contribute staff

guide, encourage others to use it, and provide us with

time, in-kind support, data and ideas. They help

feedback. A dedicated guide blog will be established

develop and guide our strategy and plan of action.

on the website to share and discuss issues related to

Partners represent a major component of the

the guide -- including the reference values and priority

`practitioners' for whom this guide was developed

indicators.

and they host many of the individual mentors who

will help catalyze and implement ideas.

We welcome feedback and ideas on the vision, the

Supporters:  We  recognize  the  invaluable

approach, and the nature of the transformation

contributions of time, expertise, data and goodwill

underway.

from all of our partners. However, we also recognize

the financial scale of our aspirations. Here we

invite and recognize financial supporters of this

Initiative.

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