The Faculty for Discipline Research (SFS) together with Marine Conservation with out Borders (MCB) and Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire (STINAPA) are implementing the challenge entitled “Novel Academic Instruments to Foster Native Ecosystem Sustainability Practices”, a pioneering initiative devoted to enhancing entry to ecosystem training assets within the Caribbean.
The challenge introduces a dynamic technique to deal with the widespread problem of Sargassum throughout the area.
The 14-month initiative is being supported by a €337,562 (US$355,406) grant from the European Union for the Resilience, Sustainable Power and Marine Biodiversity (RESEMBID) programme, which goals to create ecosystem training supplies which are extra accessible by means of a multilingual podcast and a web based ‘Sargassum Champions Course’. The initiative will even see the event of a multilingual biocultural curriculum on native marine ecosystems for major and secondary college college students.
These novel instruments will present not solely a greater understanding of the ecological impacts of the inflow of Sargassum however will even assist elevate consciousness on the challenges led to by local weather change and its results on ecosystems, in addition to new enterprise alternatives that may present options. The podcast, accessible on 4 social media channels, options interviews with completely different Sargassum stakeholders, and highlights helpful info to customers and listeners focused on studying in regards to the challenges and alternatives of Sargassum.
The challenge is anticipated to learn an estimated 2,450 folks, together with adults and college students. The brand new digital device protection is accessible to anybody , from Abroad International locations and Territories (OCTs) and the broader Caribbean.
The Sargassum podcast has revealed over 64 interviews with consultants and stakeholders which are both impacted by Sargassum or engaged on options. This EU-funded grant makes it potential for the podcast to proceed for one more 20 episodes and have extra folks from the OCTs.
The primary on-line Sargassum course was accomplished between August 11 to September 6, 2023. Over 20 native residents from OCTs realized about Sargassum beaching occasions, together with strategies of Sargassum elimination and potential Sargassum byproducts. Members interacted with consultants and stakeholders from different Caribbean Islands, discussing how Sargassum is managed of their nations and territories. They’re now in a position to share their newly acquired information of their native communities as Sargassum champions.
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