Barbados
Contact
Angelique Brathwaite -
Marine Biologist
Coastal Zone Management Unit
Bay St. St. Michael, BB11156
BARBADOS, W.I
Plan of actions
The Government of Barbados through the Coastal Zone Management Unit is planning a series of activities to highlight both the Art and Science of Coral Reefs during IYOR 2008. Their activities have a focus on public education which they believe is one of the primary issues in Barbados. Public education will take the form of the traditional community talks, with personnel travelling to the different communities. A book on the coral reefs of Barbados is being developed as well as a 7 part television series on the corals of Barbados. A meeting of Eastern Caribbean scientists and a training programme on Crime Scene Investigations fro Coral reefs is being planned as well as Mini Symposium for participants from primary Schools to University. The Arts will be used to show case the beauty of coral reefs in dance, photography, sculptures, music, film, fashion and poetry. A complete list is outlined below.
- Opening and Closing Ceremonies
- Going Coastal Television Series
- Coral Reef Monitoring and Data Management in the Eastern Caribbean Scientific Meeting
- A Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) for Corals
- Ocean Day Rededication Ceremony
- Waterworld X (public water based activities and talks)
- Barbados – A Coral Paradise Book
- Love Your Corals Campaign
- An Evaluation of the IYOR 2008 Programmes
- Art and Science Exhibition
- International Coastal Clean Up Day - Underwater Clean Up
- NIFCA – National Cultural Festival
- Ocean Fair
- The Dance Circle
- Dinner and Fashion Show
- Coral Reef Signage
- Film in Schools
- Coral Reef Mini Symposium
- Kiddies Kadooment
- Crop Over – National Festival
- The Barbados Dive Operator’s Dive Festival
- CZMU Community Talks
