▁€ 1 0 ▁million ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁three ▁years , ▁involving ▁fifteen ▁Pacific ▁Island ▁countries ▁and ▁three ▁French ▁Pacific ▁Territ ories , ▁( New ▁C aled onia , ▁French ▁Pol yn esia , ▁and ▁Wall is ▁and ▁Fut una ) ▁en vision ed ▁as ▁a ▁" d riv ing ▁bel t " ▁between ▁these ▁local es . ▁The ▁programme ' s ▁implementation ▁was ▁facil itated ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Environment ▁Program me ▁( UN EP ). ▁Its ▁establishment ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁political ▁desire ▁for ▁local ▁o vers ight ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁region . ▁ ▁Program mes ▁Some ▁of ▁CR IS P ' s ▁components ▁include ▁integrated ▁coast al ▁and ▁waters hed ▁management , ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁cor al ▁e cos ystem s . ▁The ▁Re ef Base ▁Pacific ▁project ▁is ▁a ▁collabor ative ▁programme ▁with ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Regional ▁Environment ▁Program me ▁( SP RE P ). ▁International ▁Cor al ▁Re ef ▁Action ▁Network ▁( IR C AN ) ▁projects ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁CR IS P . ▁ ▁An ▁additional ▁component ▁is ▁educational , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Work shop ▁on ▁Econom ic ▁E valu ation ▁of ▁MP As ▁that ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁CR IS P ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁partners hip ▁with ▁SP RE P , ▁CR IS P ▁also ▁supports ▁activities ▁of ▁various ▁soci eties ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁A iga ▁Fol au ▁o ▁Sam oa ▁( S amo a ▁Vo y aging ▁Society ), ▁which ▁is ▁prom oting ▁the ▁spread ▁of