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action necessary for the protection of their coral reefs and related ecosystems, as
appropriate;
3.
Requests the Secretary-General to submit a report on the importance of
protecting coral reefs and related ecosystems for sustainable livelihoods and
development, including an analysis of the economic, social and development
benefits of protecting coral reefs, in the context of the themes and objectives of the
United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012, for consideration
by the General Assembly at its sixty-sixth session and for the information of other
forums;
Also requests the Secretary-General, taking into consideration existing
4.
reports in preparing that report, to identify potential actions consistent with
international law needed to protect coral reefs and related ecosystems, including
proposals for coordinated and coherent action across the United Nations system,
taking into account the views of Member States, the agencies and programmes of
the United Nations system, in particular the United Nations Development
Programme and the United Nations Environment Programme, and relevant
international organizations, including the International Coral Reef Initiative and the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as well as the outcomes and decisions
of relevant multilateral environmental agreements.
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