This group is made up by scientific specialists and professionals with experience in the reef policy field.

TNC Initiatives and its most important collaborations are the Great Caribean Eco-regional Evaluation, the Caribbean Marine Program and the Marine Initiative, which belong to the Group, whose main targets are to provide strategic orientation to the MAR Program activities.

Group Objectives:

• Pprovide an strategic vision to implement conservation activities and encourage TNC mission in MAR region.
• Maximize work and synergies.
• Minimize effort duplications.
• Achieve a leading role in the themes and in the implementation of the Program at MAR level.
• Promote Conservation principles by Design, an approach globally promoted by TNC.

Miguel A. Jorge Marine Program Director in Latin America and the Caribbean World Wildlife Fund Grethel Aguilar Mesoamerican Director IUCN Robert Steneck Marine Sciences School Maine University   Jorge Cortés Marine Science and Limnology Research Centre – CIMAR Universidad de Costa Rica Stephanie Wear Protected Area Specialist The Nature Conservancy Scott E Smith Coral Reef Planning Coordinator The Nature Conservancy Philip A Kramer Caribbean Marine Program Coordinator The Nature Conservancy