Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Providing science-based solutions to protect and restore ocean health
The Jamaican Awareness of Mangroves (J.A.M.I.N.) 2017-2018 program is in full swing again. In collaboration with the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab, we are working with two schools in Jamaica – St. Hilda and William Knibb …
Mangrove Education and Restoration Blog “A sea cucumber is a part of the phylum Echinodermata. Can anyone recall what characteristics animals in the phylum Echinodermata have?” asks Amy Heemsoth, Director of Education for the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. …
Mangrove Education and Restoration Blog With the school holidays behind us, we returned to The Bahamas and Jamaica in mid-January for the second phase of the Mangrove Education and Restoration Programs. During these trips, I was accompanied by two special …
It’s that time of year again – We J.A.M.I.N.! In partnership with the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab, we have kicked-off the 2017-2018 Jamaican Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) program. This year we would like …
With the help of our partners FRIENDS of the Environment in the Bahamas and the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab in Jamaica, we have successfully completed the third year of J.A.M.I.N. and second year of B.A.M. …
Want to know what outdoor education looks like in the Bahamas and Jamaica? Well, now you can see for yourself by watching Inside the Mangrove Classroom, a film that portrays our Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) and Jamaican Awareness of …
Throughout the B.A.M. and J.A.M.I.N. programs, we evaluate the program by surveying students in each of the three phases. We use this information to gage how much information the students initially know regarding mangroves and their attitudes towards them before …
This past year in collaboration with the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab, we partnered with Seville Heritage Park to deliver the J.A.M.I.N. program to students in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. The partnership with Seville Heritage Park …
Sometimes no matter how much we try to schedule activities during our Mangrove Education and Restoration Programs, there are unforeseen events that arise at the schools. That is exactly what occurred during phase 2 of the J.A.M.I.N. program. Due to …
By Ryann Rossi Since I started researching mangrove disease in The Bahamas, I have become really interested in looking at other Caribbean nations to determine if they too have disease present. When I first started talking to Amy Heemsoth, Education …
