Trash Free Seas
Cleaning up the ocean, one beach at a time Written by Amy Heemsoth Happy International Coastal Cleanup Day from the Bahamas! It’s a stagnant, sunny day here in Abaco, Bahamas, but luckily, the rain has held off. Before we begin …
Atlantic Ocean
A Reflection on Mangrove Education & Restoration in the Caribbean
Time has gone really fast and we are already wrapping up the first installation of the Caribbean mangrove education and restoration programs in The Bahamas and Jamaica. We couldn’t have managed these efforts without the help of our partners from …
JAMIN Take Two
J.A.M.I.N., Take Two!
I’m back in Jamaica and I’m ready to implement the J.A.M.I.N. project. Last year, we initiated the pilot program in two high schools in Jamaica and it was a huge success. My colleague, Camilo Trench from the University of the …
Mangrove Scavenger Hunt!
Expedition Log: Caribbean Mangroves – Day 3 My favorite part of our mangrove education program is taking students into a mangrove forest. Their faces light up with excitement when we’re in the field. This experience is one of the most …
Partnership and Youth Involvement: A Great Recipe for Community Conservation!
Written by Olivia Patterson Maura Expedition Log: Caribbean Mangroves – Day 2 Friends of the Environment (FRIENDS) is so thrilled to partner with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) to bring mangrove education and restoration to The Bahamas! …
New Student Project to Restore Bahamian Mangroves
ANNAPOLIS, MD – This week, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) is launching Bahamian Awareness of Mangroves (or B.A.M. for short), a new program to support mangrove education and restoration in The Bahamas. The B.A.M. program will provide …
Restoring Mangrove Forests in the Caribbean
Expedition Log: Caribbean Mangroves – Day 1 I’ve just touched down in sunny Abaco, Bahamas and it is absolutely beautiful here. There are white sandy beaches, turquoise-colored ocean, palm trees, and mangrove trees. Yes, mangrove trees. Mangroves are trees or …
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Planting the Seed
Written by Amy Heemsoth I’m back in Jamaica and we are wrapping up the Jamaica Awareness of Mangrove in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) project. The energy at the schools is electric. As a former secondary school teacher, I can relate to the …
