Bio-diversity

This project will establish a permanent monitoring system for selected coral reefs in St. Kitts which will assist in the designation of marine protected areas. The goal of the project is enhanced databases, capacity and awareness for the sustainable monitoring and management of select coral reefs in Saint Kitts and Nevis . The specific objectives are to: i. establish and enhance by the end of the fourth month of the project, quantitative and qualitative databases for seven vulnerable coral reefs to inform monitoring and management; ii. establish by the end of the project a fully functioning Youth Arm of the St. Christopher National Trust, two members of which will be trained in reef monitoring methodology; and iii. build by the end of the project greater awareness among the population including young person on marine resource conservation with particular emphasis on coral reefs, the life they sustain and their importance to the environmental, economic and social sustainable development of Saint Kitts and Nevis . Project activities will include: (i) Reef investigation and monitoring on seven vulnerable coral reefs through the establishment of 15 monitoring stations; (ii) Training and Capacity Building of Young People; and (iii) Public Education, Awareness and Outreach.

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