Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
In 2018, we partnered with Alligator Head Foundation to implement our Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program in Port Antonio, Jamaica. Through this program, we have educated teachers and youth about the mangrove ecosystem. Although this initiative has …
Despite an earthquake, our resilient J.A.M.I.N. students from Port Antonio and Titchfield High Schools were back in their classrooms and ready to investigate the presence of mangrove disease earlier this year. Our students were the first to research the occurrence of mangrove disease in Port Antonio, Jamaica. They were ready and eager to begin.
About Mangrove Detectives Mangrove Detectives is a citizen science program that helps identify mangrove disease and insect communities, while at the same time providing unique educational opportunities for students. By coupling field and lab activities and online tools, students receive …
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is proud to share with you our TV series on the Global Reef Expedition—which is now available to stream on our website! In this series of videos, you’ll follow our international team of scientists …
There are too many good memories to share, but I want to reflect on a few of the more unforgettable ones from my last five years implementing the J.A.M.I.N. program. And I don’t need to look at the data collected from our surveys to know that the program is reaching students and teachers in a meaningful way. Whether the gesture is great or small, what has most convinced me that we are making a difference is the appreciation, interest, and eagerness expressed by our students and teachers in Jamaica.
Global Reef Expedition This video series follows an international team of scientists as they study some of the most remote coral reefs on Earth. Watch as a team from the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation travels around the world …
We have partnered with the Alligator Head Foundation to bring our Mangrove Education and Restoration Program to more students in Jamaica.
Previously, you heard the voice of the students in our B.A.M. program. Now it’s time to hear how the students in Jamaica feel about our J.A.M.I.N. program. Year 1 Program “My favorite part of the J.A.M.I.N. program is when I actually got to …
In partnership with the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab and Seville Heritage Park, we have successfully completed another year of the Jamaican Awareness of Mangroves (J.A.M.I.N.) program. Our tenth-grade students at St. Hilda and William Knibb High …
Another Successful Year of Mangrove Education & Restoration Programs We are midway through summer now in Jamaica and The Bahamas, and of course, it’s blazing hot in the Caribbean. I can’t help but wonder – how are the mangrove propagules …
