- International Conference on Status and Protection of Coral Reefs (STAPCOR – 2018) was held at Bangaram Island, Union Territory of Lakshadweep.
- The theme of the conference was “Reefs for Life”.
- It was jointly organized by Department of Environment and Forest, Union Territory of Lakshadweep Administration with the technical support of Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) and in association with
- Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC),
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN),
- Environmental Information System (ENVIS)
in consonance with declaration of year 2018 as 3rd decadal International year of Reefs.
- International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) has declared year 2018 as International Year of the Reef (IYOR 2018).