▁founded ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Its ▁a ims ▁focus ▁on ▁developing ▁a ▁vision ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁for ▁cor al ▁re ef ▁e co - system s ▁and ▁the ▁communities ▁that ▁depend ▁on ▁them ▁within ▁the ▁French ▁over se as ▁territ ories ▁and ▁Pacific ▁Island ▁developing ▁countries . ▁Program me ▁coord ination ▁is ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁CR IS P ▁Co ord ination ▁Unit ▁and ▁a ▁programme ▁manager ▁who ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁scientific ▁coun sel ors . ▁The ▁programme ▁is ▁hosted ▁by ▁the ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Community ▁who ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁N ou mé a , ▁New - C aled onia . ▁CR IS P ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁institution al ▁protection ▁from ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Community ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Regional ▁Environment ▁Program me . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁regional ▁initi ative ▁that ▁prom otes ▁the ▁protection ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁management ▁of ▁the ▁cor al ▁re ef s ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁island ▁states . ▁ ▁History ▁During ▁the ▁French - O ce ania ▁Sum mit ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁French ▁President ▁Jacques ▁Chi rac ▁promoted ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁bringing ▁together ▁O ce ania ▁participants ▁to ▁work ▁towards ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁cor al ▁re ef s . ▁Its ▁launch ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁during ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Regional ▁Environment ▁Program me ▁( SP RE P ) ▁meeting ▁held ▁in ▁Pa pe ete , ▁French ▁Pol yn esia . ▁At ▁the ▁initial ▁launch , ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁val ued ▁at