Representatives from four key organisations involved in management of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park met today with representative from the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) – Eva Maria Naeher to initiate plans for the preparation of a management plan for the property which was recently inscribed on the World Heritage List. The Jamaican organisations which will lead the process are: the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust, National Environment and Planning Agency, F...

The new sculpture Example of sponge growth on original sculptures Grenada Underwater Sculpture Management, Inc. (GUSMI), in conjunction with Norwegian Artist Lene Kilde, are proud to announce a new addition to the worldrenowned Underwater Sculpture Park in Grenada. The underwater sculpture park at Moliniere Bay has attracted worldwide attention as the first of its kind. The original sculptures were created by British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor in 2007 as an environmental sustainabi...

Having recognized the importance and sensitivity of the Placencia Peninsula, the Government of Belize (GOB) agreed to a project to implement a wastewater (sewerage) system for the area. Due to the rapid development and population growth being experienced on the Peninsula, the potential for ground water contamination and pollution of the waters of the lagoon and the Caribbean Sea were predicted to intensify. The Government therefore commissioned two consultancies, a feasibility study and a det...

P3D-Modelling of watersheds Roseau. April 15, 2015. Over 30 community members from the Soufriere-Scotts Head-Gallion area and representatives from various government ministries completed a three dimensional model of their communities to help with spatial planning. The completed model was formally handed over to the Soufriere-Scotts Head-Gallion Village Council on April 14, 2015 with the understanding that it can be used by other organisations to assist with spatial planning. This is part of...

Underwater Transect Analysis Training CATS2 February - April 2014The aim of this succession of five CATS2-supported National REEF Check Training and Certification Courses was to build capacity in underwater monitoring of coral reefs in five (5) Marine Managed Areas (MMA) in Dominica (DOM), Grenada (GDA), Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN), Saint Lucia (SLU), and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG). CATS2 and its partner institutions in the countries realised and acknowledged that improved susta...

CATS2 7th-28th July 2014Supported by CATS2 the Grenada MPA Management Unit of the Fisheries Department, in cooperation with local schools at Moliniere Beausejour organised a two-week MPA Summer Camp for 40 school children. The kids experienced a wide range of classroom and field activities including getting their feet wet snorkelling in the Moliniere Beausejour MPA. The Summer Camp included all kinds of hands-on experiments and quizzes related to the marine and coastal environment, its ecosystem...

CATS2 in Grenada - 19.08.2014 - Public Service Announcement with soca superstar Mr. Killa (of "Rolly Polly" fame) on the importance of marine protected areas (MPAs).

... what a title National Policy Conferences on the Strategic Action Plans for the Improvement of the National Legal and Organisational Frameworks (SAP-LOF) for the Sustainable Management of Marine Managed Areas In short: National SAP-LOF Conferences. GDA SAP-LOF Conference Opening Saint Kitts and Nevis - 14th April 2015Dominica - 30th April 20157th May 2015 - GrenadaSaint Lucia - 12th May 2015Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - 19th May 2015As a crucial step in the process towards developin...

16-21 June 2014 CATS 2 Workshop Participants from MMA all over the CARICOM Region The successful workshop initiated the preparation of the MMA Management Plans, the cornerstone of sustainable financial management and an important milestone in the operational plans of each country MMA. CATS 2 Workshop on Sustainable Financial Management of MMAs The workshop was attended by 35 participants from the MMAs in the 5 countries and partner organisations closely involved marine resource managem...