This from the IISD reporting service <http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/climate-adaptation-marketplace-launched-on-coral-triangle-day/>
[I have to say, with no animus at all against this particular event and initiative, that every once in a while all of these special pre- and post- conference events or side events remind me of those (very) old Micky Rooney and Shirley Temple movies, where everyone is sort of moping around and suddenly Micky jumps up and says, “Hey gang, let’s make a circus!” So everyone jumps up and 30 minutes later there’s a three-ring circus with a parade led by St. Bernards towing red wagons, and trained pooches and cats leaping through flaming hoops and donkey-back riders and 600 people in the audience.
9 June 2014: Coral Triangle Day, which took place under the theme ‘Shared waters, Shared solutions,’ celebrated the marine biodiversity of the Coral Triangle region, which includes Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste. Events included community beach cleanups, film screenings, fisher education programs, sustainable seafood dinners, twitter campaigns and the launch of a 360° seaview infographic.
Potter's Weal 