Environmental policy and administrative management

Part of COMPACT communications strategy to educate communities about the COMPACT concept, and help them develop plays, skits, and projects that allow further sharing of the concept. The goals of the project included: to make comunities aware of the importance of biodiversity preservation and environmental protection to earning a livelihood that is sustainable, and to highlght the COMPACT programme as a way to demonstrate that phylosophy The objectives included: conducting community mobilization programe in 10 targeted communities, strengthen the community involvement in environmental preservation, biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods. Organize and carry out popular theatre workshops to identify problems in the various communities. Conduct community based investigation/research and the collection of historical data. The target audiences were the persons in the communities located within or in the fringes of the MTPNPWHS. These include community groups, local government bodies, students, women, youth, farmers and cultyral workers. Additionally persons and institutions outside of the Priotity activities include: developing a popular theater piece which address the communication goals and objectives of the Dominica Communication Strategy. Hold high profile events staging of this theatre piece that ensures the participation of the target audiences in achieving the goals and objectives of the strategy,. Develop cultural and artistic activtiies aimed at promoting the COMPACT programme and phylosophy. Hold a number of special events in various communities. Document various activities of the communication strategy and the COMPACt project as a whole. The project will be conducted in the 10 targeted communities within or in the fringes of the Morne Trois Pitons National Park World Heritage Site.

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