CENTRE FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (CERMES)

Staff Acting Director/ Professor Mahon, Robin, BSc (UWI), MSc, PhD (Guelph) Professor Oxenford, Hazel, BSc (Exeter), PhD (UWI) Senior Lecturers Nurse, Leonard, BSc (UWI), MSc (Memorial), PHD (McGill) McConney, Patrick, BSc (Bangor), MES (Dalhousie), PhD (UBC) Lecturer Cumberbatch, Janice, BSc (UWI), MES (York) MSc Programme Coordinator Neetha Selliah, BSc (Surrey), MSc (UWI) Projects Officer Pena, Maria, BSc, MSc (UWI) Senior Laboratory Technician Goodridge, Renata, BSc (Calgary), MSc (UWI) Information Technology Technician Benskin, Dale BSc (UWI) Research Assistant Blackman, Katherine BSc, MSc (UWI) Administration Selman, Bibi, APS, BSc (UWI)

Caribbean Large Marine Fanning, Lucia, BSc (Guelph), MSc, PhD Ecosystem Project (Dalhousie), Project Manager Simmons, Bertha, BSc (Nicaragua), MSc (UWI), Assistant Project Manager

Sustainable Grenadines Project Barriteau, Martin, Dip. Forestry (ECIAF), MSc (Reading), Project Manager Cooke, Alexcia, BSc, MSc (UWI), Project Administrator

Affiliated Academic Staff Ewen, Tracy, BSc, MSc (Manitoba), PhD (Victoria) Hennis, Bruce, MBA (Stirling) Inniss, Vernese, BSc, PhD (Delaware) Jessamy, Valma BSc (Tampa), MSc (U of Florida), PhD (East Anglia) Jordan, Andrea, BSc (UWI), MSc (Newcastle Upon Tyne) Mahdi, Smail, BSc, MSc (Constantine), PhD (Montreal) Marshall, Nigel R., MSc (Harrington) Marshall, Ricardo, BSc (Waterloo) Narayan, Kailas, BSc (UWI), PG Dip. Hydrological Engineering, (Delft), PG Dip. Hydrology (California) Moore, Rawleston, BSc (UWI), MSc (Wye) Parsram, Kemraj, BSc (), MSc (UWI) Persaud, Chander, BSc (Reading), MSc (McGill) Pulwarty, Roger, BSc (York), PhD (Colorado) Sealy, Hugh, B.Eng, (McGill), MSc (Brunel), PhD (Liverpool) Simmons, David, BA (Windsor), MA (Dalhousie) Shorey-Bryan, Norma BSc (UWI), MSc (Howard) Stone, Dáithí, BSc (Waterloo), MSc, PhD (Victoria) Trotman, Adrian, BSc (UWI), MSc (Reading) Warith, Mostafa, BSc, MASc (Egypt). MASc, PhD (McGill) Wiltshire, Honor, BSc, Grad. Dip. Applied Statistics (Guelph)

Work of the Department

CERMES continued to conduct research and outreach as well as to deliver its MSc programme. During this academic year, CERMES continued to develop its website and to produce its news letter ‘CERMES Connections’. The first issues of the CERMES Technical Report and CERMES Policy Perspectives series were produced.

MSc Programme

CERMES continued to offer the course-based Masters of Science (MSc) degree in natural resource and environmental management, with four specialisation streams: Coastal and Marine Resource Management; Climate Change (with assistance from the Community Climate Change Centre), Waste Management, and Applied Meteorology which was launched in 2005/2006. In September 2005, 23 students registered for the MSc programme: 9 for the Coastal and Marine Resource Management stream, 5 for the Climate Change stream, 7 for the Waste Management stream, and 2 for the Applied Meteorology stream.

Regional Initiatives and Projects

CERMES plays a significant role in initiatives and projects towards in the Caribbean. Some of these for which CERMES is the leader, implementer or a substantive collaborative partner are given below.

CERMES signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Governments of St Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada, formalising collaboration for a Program of Work (PoW) for the Grenadines Parks in Peril Program. Additionally, a one-year contract between CERMES and TNC’s Eastern Caribbean Program was signed December 12, 2005 to develop a marine resource spatial information system (MarSIS) for marine space use management for the Grenada Bank. This will be for use in the implementation of TNC’s Grenadines Parks in Peril Program (USD $20,000).

A Memorandum of Understanding with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre was signed by Deputy Principal, Professor Leo Moseley on behalf of CERMES on September 30th, 2005. Dr. Kenrick Leslie, Director of the CCCCC signed on their behalf. The MOU formalizes an already rich collaboration between the two centres regarding climate change activities, such as projects, courses and scholarships.

CERMES participated in the Sci-Tech Green Expo ‘2006’, held at the Sherbourne Conference Centre March 9-11. The purpose of the exhibition was to raise the awareness of science and technology in while simultaneously raising the environmental awareness of the Barbadian society. The Pure and Applied Sciences exhibit included posters from CERMES student projects : Tobago Cays Marine Park (Bertha Simmons) and A livelihoods analysis of water taxi operators in the Grenadines (Alexcia Cooke). The exhibit was arranged and designed mainly by CERMES staff Maria Pena, Katherine Blackman, Renata Goodridge and Dale Benskin.

CERMES technical input regarding fisheries was noted by Foreign Affairs, Barbados, as having made a valuable contribution to the fair and equitable decision handed down by the Permanent Court of Arbitration regarding the maritime boundary arbitration between Barbados and .

On-going collaborative research with the Lesser Antilles Pelagic Ecosystem (LAPE) Project under an MOU with the FAO sub-regional office. Initial funding of US$6,000 was received in support of student research projects examining pelagic species diet. Invitation to participate in fully funded training and research cruise to investigate distribution and abundance patterns of pelagic forage species was accepted.

The Caribbean Coastal Resources Co-Management Project (CORECOMP) (2003 - 2006) aims to promote sustainable development of fisheries and other coastal resources in the Central American and Caribbean region. Funded by the Oak Foundation (US$ 200,000).

The Coastal Management Research Network (COMARE Net) (2003 - 2005), developed to guide dissemination of project results and lessons learned from recently completed Caribbean projects on improving coastal zone management and poverty alleviation. Funded by DFID/NRSP (US$33,000).

The Socio-economic Monitoring for Caribbean Coastal Management (SocMon) to build capacity in the region for socio-economic data collection and monitoring and to establish and support pilot monitoring projects. Initial project (2002-2004) funded by NOAA (US$ 50,689).

Enhancing management effectiveness at three marine protected areas in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Belize (MPA ME project) (2005-2007) Funded by NOAA USA (US$62,000).

The Sustainable Integrated Development and Biodiversity Conservation in the Grenadine Islands (2002-2008) project focuses on the role of civil society in sustainable development in the Grenadines and the modalities of effecting change in complex systems. Funded by The Lighthouse Foundation (US$920,000).

CERMES continues to collaborating in a project to strengthen water taxi operators and associations in the Grenadines Islands. The Carriacou Environmental Committee is the lead organisation in this project that is funded by the Global Environmental facility (GEF), Small-Grants Fund (US$50,000).

CERMES is implementing a project to introduce the ‘People and Corals’ educational package of the Caribbean Conservation Association to 18 primary schools in St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada, mainly in their Grenadine Islands. Funded by the US National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) (US$19,800) and UNEP, Caribbean Environmental Programme, Jamaica (US$4,600).

CERMES continued to provide technical input to Counterpart Caribbean’s ‘Caribbean Coastal Co-management and Coral Regeneration’ (4Cs ) Project with activities in Barbados, the Grenadine Islands and Jamaica (2005-2006).

Workshops

CERMES organised or co-organised a number of training and technical workshops across the Caribbean this year including:

The Counterpart Caribbean 4Cs Negril Project Workshop, for which CERMES was the primary technical implementer on behalf of CC, ran from November 21-25, 2005 in Negril, Jamaica, to continue assisting the Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society (NCRPS) and its partners with projects on socio-economic monitoring and fisheries management planning.

The Counterpart Caribbean 4Cs Project for which CERMES was the primary technical implementer on behalf of CC came to a close in January 2006, with its ‘Terminal Workshop’ at The Future Centre, January 11-12. CERMES staff involved included Patrick McConney, Renata Goodridge, Maria Pena, Hazel Oxenford, Robin Mahon, and Katherine Blackman.

CERMES’ CORECOMP held its terminal meeting to evaluate aspects of the project and identify final activities. A no-cost extension to June 2006 was obtained from Oak Foundation. The project sponsored the participation of Patrick McConney, Maria Pena, Bertha Simmons (CERMES), Chris Parker (Barbados Fisheries), Robert Pomeroy (Univ of Connecticut), Jack Nightingale and Lindsay Garbutt (Belize) and Karen Joseph (Nicaragua).

The CERMES regional project “Enhancing management effectiveness (ME) at three marine protected areas (MPAs) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and Belize” held inception workshops at the three study sites. · The “Inception Training Workshop for Enhancing the Management Effectiveness of the Tobago Cays Marine Park, St. Vincent and the Grenadines” was held in Union Island from 19-20 December, followed be an information meeting on the project and the workshop results in Kingstown on 21 December 2005. Patrick McConney organised the events with assistance mainly from Alexcia Cooke of the SusGren project. The findings of Bertha Simmons’ co-management research were also presented to the approximately 30 participants at these events. · The “Inception Training Workshop for Enhancing the Management Effectiveness of the Negril Marine Park, Jamaica” in Negril from 26-27 January 2006. Patrick McConney attended. · The “Inception Training Workshop for Enhancing the Management Effectiveness of the Sapodilla Cayes Marine Reserve, Belize” in Punta Gorda from 4-5 February 2006. Patrick McConney attended.

CERMES and CANARI hosted a forum on February 8, 2006 at Cave Hill to examine research, teaching and projects connected to the SIDS strategy and marine resource governance. Attending were colleagues from the host institutions, Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA), the Caribbean Regional Environmental Programme (CREP) and Sir Arthur Lewis Institute for Social and Economic Studies (SALISES).

CERMES organized the ‘CLME Interagency Consultation’ held on April 3-4, 2006 in Panama City. The consultation was attended by UNDP/GEF, IOCARIBE, UNEP, FAO, CARICOM CRFM, OSPESCA, OLDEPESCA, UWI, NOAA and Project Staff. Its purpose was to develop the draft plan for PDF-B implementation to be reviewed by the countries. The CLME Project Office was opened at CERMES on April 6th and is staffed by Dr. Lucia Fanning, Project Manager and Ms Bertha Simmons, Assistant Project Manager.

CERMES played an integral role in developing and carrying out a workshop on ‘A Disaster Risk, Recovery and Reduction Plan for the Cave Hill Campus, UWI’, June 16- 17, 2006 at the CLICO Centre. It was attended by representatives of administrative departments at UWI as well as from related government and non-governmental organisations in Barbados, such as the Royal Barbados Police, Coast Guard, Fire Service, CERO and CEDERA. . Also attending were two colleagues from the University of Louisville, who were involved in the preparation of the disaster management plan for that University.

CERMES hosted the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Lead Authors meeting on Small Island Developing States, April 10-13, 2006. This is part of the process for the IPCC 4th Assessment report on climate change to the United Nations.

Institutional Collaboration

CERMES collaborates with several national, regional and international institutions and organisations. Collaboration includes conducting research, providing advisory services, and providing interns: · Barbados Hotel and Association (BHTA) · CCA - a CERMES staff member serves on the regional panel of judges for the Blue Flag initiative · Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI), Castries, St. Lucia · Hydromet Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana Department of Fisheries, Guyana · University of Miami, Florida · Mainstreaming Adaptation to Climate Change Project (MACC) and Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), Belize · Environmental Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU) of the OECS, St. Lucia. · United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Barbados · The Conservation and Fisheries Department, Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour, Government of the , Tortola. · The Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Government of Barbados. · Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Subregional Office for the Caribbean, Barbados. · Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU), Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment, Government of Barbados. · The Nature Conservancy (TNC), US Virgin Islands. · CARICOM Fisheries Unit, Belize City, Belize. · Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA), Barbados. · Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), Trinidad. · School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK. · Department of Biology, McGill University, Canada. · Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS), University of Miami, Florida USA · PADI AWARE - Reef Check implementation and training for the marine monitoring programme in SVG and Grenada · The Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines · The Fisheries Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of Grenada

Consultancy and Advisory Services

CERMES and associated staff have continued to provide consultancy services this year, including:

Coral reef monitoring and water quality analyses for the West Indies Rum Distillery Pipeline Extension Project, Barbados (2005-2006).

Water quality analyses and seagrass mapping of Worthing Sandy Beach for the Coastal Zone Management Unit, Barbados (May 2005- October 2006).

Monthly microbiological and water chemistry monitoring of the Cooling Tower and Hot Pot waters, for the Barbados Light & Po wer Company.

Water quality monitoring and staff training for Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary (2006).

Research in Progress (Staff)

Dr. Robin Mahon

Professor - Marine Affairs

Prof. Mahon is conducting research in marine resource governance. Of particular interest are institutional arrangements for governance and how to effect organisational change in complex self-organising systems. This work continues through collaboration with the Fisheries Governance Network (University of Amsterdam). Current project activities are focussed on two areas. The first is the role of civil society in sustainable development at the local level, in particular the Grenadine Islands. The second addresses systems for governance of transboundary living marine resources at the regional or large marine ecosystem (LME) level, in particular the Caribbean LME.

Dr Hazel Oxenford

Professor – Marine Ecology and Fisheries

Professor Oxenford has focussed attention over the last year on the Caribbean mass coral bleaching event which occurred in late summer 2005. She has been working with scientists from Florida International University, University of Miami and CERMES MSc students to assess the extent of the bleaching event in Barbados and the subsequent impacts on live coral cover and biodiversity of the zooxanthellae symbionts, with implications for susceptibility of our reefs to global warming. She has also continued her research in applied fisheries, working together with the FAO on the diets and trophic interactions of large oceanic s pecies; spatial distribution of pelagic forage species; and oceanic transport of reef fish larvae.

Dr. Leonard Nurse

Senior Lecturer – Coastal Zone Management

Dr. Nurse’s ongoing research focuses on human impact on coastal dynamics, integrated coastal management and the impact of climate change on small island environments. His current work focuses on the identification of vulnerability reduction and climate change adaptation strategies suitable to the needs of small islands, based on the outputs of downscaled global and regional climate models. This work underscores the need for designing adaptation programmes that include short-, medium- and longer-term options, since projected impacts are not all expected to occur simultaneously in the future. Dr. Nurse continues to represent Barbados and the Caribbean on climate change issues at the regional and global levels.

Dr. Patrick McConney

Senior Lecturer - Marine Resource Management Planning

Dr. McConney focused on the socio-economic and governance aspects of coastal and marine resource management planning mainly through outreach projects. The projects concerned coastal resources co-management in fisheries and marine protected areas, capacity building and evaluating MPA management effectiveness. Training for coastal management was provided at workshops. Research was also conducted on fisheries management planning for a marine protected area, aimed at promoting integrated coastal management.

Ms Janice Cumberbatch

Lecturer - Social and Environmental Management

Ms. Cumberbatch is currently in the final stages of writing her doctoral dissertation which critiques the application of participatory processes in policy, project and programme development and implementation.

Research in Progress (Students)

Graduate Research Students

Ms Kimberley Baldwin, PhD candidate ‘Development of a participatory multi- knowledge Grenadines Marine Space Use Information System (MarSIS) and its implications for improved collaborative planning of marine resources’ Supervisors: Prof. R. Mahon, Prof. H. Oxenford and Dr. P. McConney.

Ms Janice Cumberbatch, PhD candidate ‘Analysing practitioner experiences to improve the practice of participation’ Supervisors: Prof. W. Hunte, Prof. N. Duncan

Ms Beverley Wood, PhD candidate ‘An assessment of Barbados’ groundwater for contamination by Atrazine and its major dealkylated metabolites’ Supervisors: Prof. R. Brathwaite, Prof F. Gumbs

MSc Programme students Student research is facilitated through collaborations with several organisations in the region inter alia: · Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Bermuda · Caribbean Environmental and Health Institute (CEHI), St. Lucia · Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), Barbados · Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Belize · Environmental Management Authority (EMA), Trinidad and Tobago · Environmental Protection Department (EPD), Barbados · Guyana Sugar Company (GUYSUCO), Guyana · ICC World Cup Cricket, West Indies 2007, Barbados · Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society (NCRPS), Jamaica · Sanitation Service Authority (SSA), Barbados · United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Barbados

Student research is supervised by CERMES and other UWI staff, as well as by external persons. The list of MSc student research topics is given below and the non-CERMES supervisors are shown in italics.

Name Research Topic Supervisor The impact of droughts and rainfall variability (specifically the effect of L. Nurse Adams , Ashley El Nino Southern Oscillation) on H. Davis sugar cane production Low water use culture systems in tilapia: an evaluation of the feasibility of implementing green- H. Oxenford Adams , Kristina water tank culture systems and J. Rakocy aquaponics systems for tilapia in Barbados Participatory project management J. Cumberbatch Approo, Afira with the Caribbean Regional S. Prescod-Dalrymple Environmental Programme The species and size composition of catches by the Chinese seine fishery Babb, Yolanda R. Mahon in Suriname: Possible impacts on shrimp and finfish stocks Sanitation Service Authority: S. Philips Blackman, Nichole Collection route analysis P. McConney An exploratory study of the awareness of tourism Small Medium and Micro Enterprises Blackwood, Jenna J. Cumberbatch (SMMEs) in Jamaica of Environmental Certification Schemes The role of regional meteorological Boyce-Drakes , L. Nurse offices in disaster management: the Renee K. Leslie cases of Belize and Barbados Combating land degradation in P. McConney Bradshaw, Terry Barbados R. Murray Development of industrial N. Sue Burnham, Danielle emissions testing criteria and H. Oxenford guidelines for Barbados Capacity building for the J. Cumberbatch Byer, Amanda Environmental Subcommittee of the D. Lorde Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association ICC World Cup Cricket, West J. Cumberbatch Bynoe, Kisandra Indies 2007: Bag Your Own Waste The status of the conch stock Catlyn, Damien H. Oxenford population and fishery in Barbados Hydrometeorological Service: Chandarpal, L. Nurse Adaptation to climate change in Gitanjali D. Jaigopaul Guyana A comparison of line transect, linear point intercept and video methods for surveying benthic Chin, Xiomara W. Hunte cover on Barbados reefs: is video sampling a useful tool for reef surveys? Fisheries biodiversity inventory of the South Sound Fisheries Protected Clarke, Daniel H. Oxenford area of Virgin Gorda British Virgin Islands GIS for the Proposed Conservation Charlemagne, Area at Long Pond, St. Andrew, R. Mahon Rosalind Barbados Use of key performance indicators Crawford, Simera towards in the J. Cumberbatch Caribbean An assessment of the impact of weather-related events, projected Doodnauth, climate change and climate L. Nurse Pratima variability on rice production on the island of Leguan, Guyana An investigation of herbivore H. Oxenford Douglas, Kali interactions on seagrasses around K. Holzer Cooper’s Island in Bermuda A critical review and amendment of the Regional Climate Change Report and the Report on Climate L. Nurse Drakes, Gayle Change Impacts and Adaptation in U. Trotz the Human Health Sector in the Caribbean A knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) study of the general Drakes, Timothy Barbadian population, farmers and J. Cumberbatch the agricultural policymakers in the impact of climate change Monitoring the climatic effects of L. Nurse Durrant, Silas below average precipitation on A. Stoddard water resources in Bequia Developing a management plan for R. Mahon Ellis, Franchero sharks in the eastern Caribbean P. McConney Assessment of genetic clade type H. Oxenford Finney, Jennifer for zooxanthellae in Barbados reefs T. LaJeunesse Determination of the socio - Franklin, Gregory economic importance of the lobster P. McConney fishery of the British Virgin Islands Survey of environmental practices R. Mahon George, Christine in Grenadine Island Hotels J. Cumberbatch A socio-economic profile of Gill, David P. McConney fisheries in the Grenadines Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment: a critique of the vulnerability and capacity L. Nurse Joslyn, Ottis assessment methodology for the I. King Caribbean with specific emphasis on the agriculture sector in St. Vincent and the Grenadines Caribbean Tourism Organisation- Environmental Certification J. Cumb erbatch Herbert, Kevin Programmes: The Caribbean Blue Flag Campaign The Use of Mitochondrial DNA Markers in Stock Discrimination of H. Oxenford Kalloo, Raquel the Four-wing Flyingfish in the C. Gomes Eastern Caribbean A vulnerability assessment of the L. Nurse Khan, Marisa ecology of the Nariva Swamp, K. Kumarsingh Trinidad, West Indies Solar powered air-conditioners: a P. Gibbs King, Tricia climate change mitigation and L. Nurse adaptation option for Barbados Assessing sustainable ‘Green Boat’ Lizama, practices of water taxi operators in R. Mahon Dominique the Grenadines Hurricane Impact Assessment: disaster reduction vulnerability C. Depradine Maloney, Lynette analysis with the Poisson S. Mahdi distribution A review of legislation relevant to environment and sustainable Mattai, Indira R. Mahon development in the Grenadine Islands Drought risk assessment for Millington, A. Trotman Barbados and the development of a Shontelle S. Mahdi drought index A review of the GEF/SGP projects J. Cumberbatch Phillips, Tracy in the OECS G. Romulus Guidelines for promoting Ramjeet-Samad, environmental health and C. Roopnarine Marlyn sustainability for major national J. Cumberbatch events in CEHI Member Countries Dissemination of climate research Paul, Jocelyn information to policy makers in R. Pulwarty Grenada Marine protected area management Roach, Donna effectiveness (MPA ME) at Negril P. McConney Marine Park (NMP) Hazardous Waste Inventory for the H. Oxenford Roden, Karen Republic of Trinidad and Tobago H. Gopaul Evaluating the influence of climatic and anthropogenic factors on Singh, Sabrina L. Nurse malaria endemicity in Region 8, Guyana R. Mahon A Livelihoods Analysis of Staskiewicz, Tanya P. McConney Fishermen in the Grenadine Islands

The development and current status Walcott, Julian H. Oxenford of the longline fishery in Barbados Public participation in solid waste Squires, Clairvair management in small island J. Cumberbatch developing states Sanitation Service Authority: Waste S. Philips Walrond, Janelle diversion strategy R. Mahon An assessment of the role of education and public awareness in T. Deyal Weekes, Arlene climate variability/climate change L. Nurse in Barbados Climate change and climate variability impacts on Belize’s L. Nurse Williams, Carren water sector: an impact assessment K. Leslie report Land based sources of marine R. Mahon Williams, Eugene pollution in the Grenadine Islands K. Baldwin

Teaching and Students

Supervision of research projects for the 2004-2005 cohort (21 students) continued simultaneously with delivery of the MSc courses to the 2005-2006 cohort (23 students). The examination results for the 2005-2006cohort are illustrated in the following table according to pass rate by course:

No. Pass Rate Course Code and Title Students (%) ENVT6000 Concepts and issues for environmental 21 100 managers ENVT6001 Introduction to environmental planning and 23 87 management ENVT6002 Professional skills for environmental 23 96 management ENVT6100 Environmental impact assessment 23 100 ENVT6120 Measurement and analysis in natural resource 19 100 management ENVT6101 Geographic information systems 8 100

ENVT6104 Project management 9 100

ENVT 6144 Meteorological Impacts 6 67

ENVT6124 Coastal ecology and dynamics 9 89

ENVT6122 Fisheries biology and management 11 91

ENVT6123 Sustainable tourism in the coastal zone 10 100 ENVT6125 Managing coastal and marine resources and 9 100 biodiversity ENVT6130 Climate dynamics and modelling 5 100 ENVT6132 Vulnerability to climate change and impact 5 100 assessment ENVT6133 Climate change impacts: mitigation and 5 100 adaptation ENVT6131 Policy response climate change 5 100

ENVT 6143 Applied Statistics 2 100

ENVT 6141 Climatology and agrometeorology 2 50

ENVT 6142 Hydrometeorology 2 100 ENVT 6149 Solid waste classification, composition and 7 100 collection ENVT6150 Waste disposal, treatment and diversion 7 100

ENVT6151 Wastewater treatment and diversion 7 Pending ENVT6148 Managing the impacts of waste on the 7 environment Research ENVT6900 Research Projects/ Internships 49 in progress

MSc Degree Awarded

AUSTIN, Margaret BERA, Suparna CHEONG, Charissa CUMBERBATCH, Earlwaine EBANKS, Anna-Cherice FERGUSON, Velda FORD, Anne-Marie GORDAN, Ann HEADLEY, Maren HUTCHINSON, Natalie JOHNSON, Antoinette KOPING, Karissa LEITCH, Janelle RAHAT, Bibi Saudia RAWLINS, Marlyn

Graduate Diploma Awarded ALEXANDER, Allan CARTER, Shawn EVELYN, Sarah-Jane

Student Activities

Ms Kim Baldwin

Attended a Fish Spawning Aggregation Workshop organised by TNC and USAID, October 2005, Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas.

Attended the National Consultation for the development of a National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention-- sponsored by the Environmental Protection Department, Barbados.

Participated in The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Parks in Peril Marine GIS Gap Analyses Workshop, San Andres Island, Columbia, November, 2005.

Participated in the TNC/GCFI workshop “Meeting the needs of marine conservation practitioners in the Latin American and Caribbean region: Marine biodiversity assessment and community participation in MPA planning and management”, San Andres Island, Columbia, November, 2005.

Field supervision of two CERMES MSc Coastal Management students in the Grenadines from June-July 2006.

Attended the CEHI Environmental Forum 5-8 June 2006 in Antigua.

Participated in the CERMES seminar in the use of ‘Mapmaker” software for CERMES staff, June 13-16, 2006.

Staff Activities

Dr. Robin Mahon

Regional Project Coordinator, Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project of UNESCO IOCARIBE, Cartagena, Colombia, funded by the GEF. Related activities included: · Participation in the ‘LME Socio-economics and Governance Workshop’ held by the University or Rhode Island, Coastal Resources Center, funded by the International Waters: Learning Exchange and Resource Network (IW:Learn) in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, March 6-10 2006. · Organis ation of and participation in the CLME Interagency Consultation held on April 3-4, 2006 in Panama City. · Participation in The Ninth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-IX, held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, April 19-22, 2006.

Project Leader, Sustainable Integrated Development and Biodiversity in the Grenadines Islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. Related activities included: · Chairing the Second Meeting of the Executive Committee, Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, September 28, 2005. · Participating in the Third meeting of the Steering Committee for the Sustainable Grenadines Project in Carriacou, Grenada, December 2, 2005. · Participated in a meeting of the Joint Executive Committee of the Grenadines Water Taxi Project in Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, June 20, 2006.

Steering Committee Member, IOCARIBE GOOS, March 2003 - , Caribbean component of the UNESCO IOC Global Ocean Observing System.

Steering Committee Member, CARSEA, the Caribbean Sea Ecosystem Assessment, a sub-global assessment of the global Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MA) programme.

Member of the EU/MARE/SISWO (Netherlands) Fisheries Governance Network (FishGovNet).

Member of the UNESCO/World Heritage Committee Task Team for Barbados.

Member of the Editorial Board for the journal, ‘Caribbean Marine Studies’, Institute of Marine Affairs, Trinidad and Tobago.

Participated in the Third Meeting of the Interim Scientific, Technical & Advisory Committee (ISTAC) to the Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol) in the Wider Caribbean Region, Mexico City, Mexico, August 22-26, 2005

Participated in the FAO FishCode STF Project and WorldFish Center ‘Workshop on Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Assessment of Small-Scale Fisheries’, Rome, Italy, September 20-22, 2005.

Participated in the 12th meeting of the FAO Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Commission (WECAFC) in Trinidad, October 25-28, 2005.

Participated in a visit to Louisville University, Louisville, Kentucky, November 15-16, 2005. The Cave Hill Campus team was lead by the Deputy Principal, Prof. Leo Moseley The purpose of the visit was to: · Explore opportunities for collaboration on climate change studies and teaching, · Learn about disaster risk reduction and response at the UL campus and explore opportunities for collaboration in setting up a similar system at Cave Hill, · Explore opportunities for collaboration in a service learning programme.

Participated in the ‘International Marine Ecological Experts Workshop’ at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, December 6-8, 2005, Ottawa, Canada. The meeting reviewed to criteria for designation of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas on the High Seas, for adoption by IUCN/CBD/FAO.

Attended the Third Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, 'Moving the Global Oceans Agenda Forward', January 23-28, 2006, UNESCO, Paris , and was member on a task group and panel on 'Capacity Development for Ocean and Coastal Management: Mobilizing to Address Needs'. The role of indigenous tertiary educational institutions, such as UWI, in general, and the SIDS Consortium of Universities in particular were prominent in the discussions.

Represented UWI at the Fourth meeting of the Caribbean Fisheries Forum of the CARICOM Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism in Trinidad and Tobago on April 11-12, 2006.

Participated in a ‘Workshop on a Collaborative Agenda on Sustainable Development for UWI and other Caribbean Research, Teaching and Outreach Institutes’, at SALISES, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, May 16-17, 2006.

Participated in a Workshop on Preparation of a Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Plan for UWI Cave Hill, June 16-17, 2006, at UWI, Cave Hill.

Cave Hill Campus Coordinator, Office of Research, UWI Environmental Network

Appointed to the UWI Board for Non-Campus Countries and Distance Education.

Dr Hazel Oxenford

Continued to serve as: · Member of the Board of Directors for the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (up to November 2005). · Barbados Site Director for Caribbean Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) monitoring programme. · Appointed Member of the Working Group on Biodiversity, Government of Barbados. · Member of the CITES Authority, Government of Barbados. · Member of the Scientific Committee, Coastal Zone Management Unit, Government of Barbados. Attended Technical Working Session for the preparation of Barbados' Third National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity, hosted by the Ministry of Housing, Lands and the Environment (Environment Division) on September 28, 2006. Appeared as an invited guest on "Morning Barbados" TV show to discuss the current mass coral bleaching event affecting Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean.

Attended and presented at the 58th annual meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI), San Andres Island, Colombia, November 7 – 12, 2005. Participated in the TNC/GCFI workshop “Meeting the needs of marine conservation practitioners in the Latin American and Caribbean region: Marine biodiversity assessment and community participation in MPA planning and management”, San Andres Island, Columbia, November, 2005.

Represented CERMES at the CARSEA (Caribbean Sea Assessment), a sub-regional component of the Global Millennium Assessment, in Trinidad, February 13-14, 2006.

Represented CERMES at the GEO-4 (4th Global Environmental Outlook) Latin American and Caribbean sub-regional assessment meeting in Trinidad, February 15-17, 2006.

An Invited Participant at the United Nations Environment Programme and Centro de Ingenieria y Manejo Ambiental de Bahias y Costas (UNEP/Cimab) regional workshop “Coastal and marine water quality indicators and methodologies to determine pollutant loads in the wider Caribbean.” Havana, Cuba, April 4-8, 2006.

Participated in a Safety at Sea training course at CFTDI in Trinidad (April 12-13, 2006) and obtained an international Certificate in Personal Survival Techniques (in accordance with STCW 95 Convention Section A-VI/1-1).

Invited scientist on the FAO-Lesser Antilles Pelagic Ecosystem research cruise May 10- 22, 2006.

Participated in CERMES training workshop on Natural Resources Mapping, UWI, Cave Hill, June 13-16, 2006.

Invited participant and presenter to the Caribbean Marine Reserves Research and Monitoring Workshop, St John, USVI, July 11-13, 2006

Appointed to the Barbados Fisheries Advisory Committee, Barbados Government, for three years from July 1, 2006

Reviewer for following international journals: Marine Ecology Progress Series, Ocean and Coastal Management, Caribbean Marine Studies.

Dr. Leonard Nurse

Appointed Chairman, Board of Governors, Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre for the 2006 - 2009 triennium.

Collaborator with Prof. David Basco, Director, Coastal Engineering Centre, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, on the preparation of a training module on beach management for public sector professionals in the Caribbean.

Appointed Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report, to be published by Cambridge University Press in 2007, and participated in the IPCC Lead Authors Meeting in Merida, Mexico, January 16-21, 2006.

Chairman, Barbados National Terminal Company Ltd.

Deputy Chairman, Barbados National Oil Company Ltd.

Attended ‘First Meeting of the SIDS Universities Consortium’, August 29-31, 2005, Mona, Jamaica.

Represented CERMES at the “National Consultation for Finalization of the Barbados National Action Plan to Combat Desertification and Land Degradation”, Savannah Hotel, September 8, 2005.

Attended the Symposium of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre, Belize, September 12-15, 2005. Gave a presentation on “The CERMES specialization stream in climate change and the relevance of the work of the IPCC to climate change studies in the Caribbean”.

Appeared as an invited guest on "Morning Barbados" TV programme to discuss the current mass coral bleaching event affecting Barbados and the rest of the Caribbean, October 2005.

Resource person for the CARICOM strategy meeting for the implementation of the Mauritius Plan for small island states, St. Kitts, October 5-7, 2005.

Participated in the first meeting of the Steering Committee of The Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Mitigation: Township Planning Strategies for Storm Surge in the Caribbean Project, Barbados, October 21, 2005.

Participated in a workshop hosted by the Ministry of Environment to finalize strategy for Barbados’ 2nd National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Sherbourne Centre, Barbados, November 1, 2005.

Attended a Joint Meeting of UWI Climate Modeling Groups (Mona and Cave Hill), convened at the Mona Campus, Jamaica, November 1-2, 2005.

Participated in a visit to the University of Louisville, Kentucky, for collaboration on climate change and disaster, November 14-17, 2005.

Advisor for the Barbados Delegation to the Eleventh Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Montreal ,December 6-10, 2005.

Participant in a climate modelling training workshop using MM5, UWI, Cave Hill, January 9-11, 2006.

Attended and spoke at the ‘Trinidad Bureau of Standards Conference on International Environmental Issues’ Port of Spain, Trinidad, March 6-7, 2006.

Member of a specially invited team appointed by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre to review and evaluate the Centre’s Draft Five Year Action Plan, Belmopan, Belize, March 15-19, 2006.

Participated in two-day workshop, to initiate drafting of a graduate ‘Curriculum in Energy Management for SIDS,’ sponsored by the UNDP, UWI, Cave Hill, March 31 - April 1, 2006.

Assumed chairmanship of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre for the period April 1, 2006 - March 31-2008.

Invited by Ministry of Tourism, BTA & BHTA to be special award judge (Environmental Category), for ‘Barbados National Tourism 2006 Awards, May 6, 2006.

Participated in the CERMES seminar in the use of ‘Mapmaker” software for CERMES staff, June 13-16, 2006.

Member of the Planning Committee for and participant in Workshop on Disaster Risk Recovery and Reduction, UWI, Cave Hill, June 16-17, 2006.

Appointed Chairman of the Barbados Technical Committee for the Extended Continental Shelf (ECS), June 2006.

Member of Faculty Evaluation and Promotions Subcommittee, 2005-2006.

Dr. Patrick McConney

Member of the Board of Directors, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute.

Chairman, Fisheries Advisory Committee, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Barbados.

Editor of CERMES Connections newsletter and CERMES Policy Perspectives policy briefs.

Contact for the UWI Coastal Management Research Network (COMARE Net).

Technical leader of the Counterpart Caribbean 4Cs programme in Negril, Jamaica.

Member of the Scientific Advisory Group of the FAO, Western Central Atlantic Fisheries Commission (WECAFC).

Member of the Society for Applied Anthropology.

Member of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA).

Attended the Oceans Management Research Network (OMRN) meeting, Ottawa, September 29-October 1, 2005

Participated and presented in the TNC/GCFI workshop “Meeting the needs of marine conservation practitioners in the Latin American and Caribbean region: Marine biodiversity assessment and community participation in MPA planning and management”, San Andres Island, Columbia, November, 2005.

Participated in the ‘Meeting of the ad hoc working group on the social, economic and linkage issues that could impact on the establishment of a common fisheries policy and regime’, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 19, 2006.

Represented CERMES at the ‘Second annual CRFM scientific meeting’Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, March 13-22, 2006.

Attended an FAO Expert Consultation on Economic, Social and Institutional Considerations of Applying the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management, Rome, Italy, June 6-9, 2006.

Participated in the CERMES seminar in the use of ‘Mapmaker” software for CERMES staff, June 13-16, 2006.

Ms. Janice Cumberbatch

Member of the Regional Advisory Committee for the UNDP Global Environment facility (GEF) Small Grants Fund from April 2005, ongoing.

Member of the Barbados Environmental Committee for World Cup Cricket 2007

Member of the Service Learning Programme Advisory Committee, Cave Hill Campus

Member of the Virtual Masters Inter-Campus Development Committee

Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor to the USAID funded Caribbean Open Trade Support Project designed to facilitate the Eastern Caribbean’s transition to open trade by strengthening the private sector, improving market access, implementing trade agreements, and improving disaster and physical planning frameworks. October 2005 to A ugust 2006.

Conducted a Social Impact Assessment for the Six Men’s Fisheries Complex and Retreat Marina, St. Peter, Barbados for the Ministry of Agriculture, October 2005.

Conducted a Social Impact Assessment for development of the Four Seasons Resort at the Paradise Beach, Barbados.

Facilitated a workshop on Occupational Safety and Health, in the construction sector on behalf of the International Labour Organisation and the Ministry of Labour, Barbados, November 23-24, 2005.

Conducted public and private sector surveys and as part of the process of designing a medical waste management system for Barbados on behalf of the Ministry of Health, December 2005.

Facilitated a consultation on the Draft National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention in Barbados on behalf of the Environmental Protection Department, Barbados, February 2006.

Facilitated a workshop for fishermen as part of the Sustainable Grenadines Project, Mayreau and Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, 15 – 16 February 2006.

Facilitated the Public Consultation for the Phase II of Harrison’s Cave and associated sites, Carlisle Bay, and Folkestone Marine Park and Reserve for the Ministry of Environment, Barbados, March to August 2006. Conducted a national review and capacity assessment in participatory forestry management in Barbados for CANARI, Trinidad, July 2006.

Ms . Neetha Selliah

Coordinated CERMES staff and student alumni for presentations on career options in the environment and natural resource management at the Career Development Conference and Exposition, October 2005, Barbados, organized by the Academy for Career Development (ACD).

Guest Lecturer for ECOL 3454 - Fisheries Biology, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Cave Hill Campus, UWI, November, 2005.

Attended a workshop hosted by the Ministry of Environment, to finalize strategy for Barbados’ 2nd National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Sherbourne Centre, Barbados, Novemb er 1, 2005.

Attended a meeting of the Government of Barbados for the National Consultation for the preparation of Barbados' Third National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB), Savannah Hotel, November 23, 2005.

Attended a meeting entitled "From Sea to Table: Project Concept Development" hosted by the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Environment and Policy Network International Inc., Fisheries Complex, Bridgetown, December 15, 2005.

Represented CERMES on the Board of the Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA) · 2006 Annual General Meeting of the, February 2-3, 2006. $ Meeting of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Conservation Association (CCA), February 4, 2006. $ Attended the launch of the CCA Community-based Coral Reef Monitoring and Management Project, Folkestone Park, St. James, February 20, 2006.

Represented CERMES in the second meeting of the Stakeholder Round Table Establishment of a Marine Management Agency, Ministry of Energy and the Environment, CERMES, June 19, 2006.

Attended a workshop on “Schools Recycling Initiative” organised by the Solid Waste Project Unit, The Barbados Hilton, St. Michael, June 29, 2006.

Ms . Maria Pena

Updated the Barbados Fishery Country Profile for the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), August 2005.

Part-time Lecturer for ECOL 3454 - Fisheries Biology, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Cave Hill Campus, UWI, September-December 2005.

Attended UNDP/Global Environment Facility (GEF): Project Financing Workshop for Small, Medium and Large Grants at the Savannah Hotel, Christ Church, on September 20, 2005, organised by the Ministry of Housing, Lands and Environment (Barbados), and Policy Network International Inc.

Accepted in October 2005 as a United Nations (UN) Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Fellow and Lead Author for the Biodiversity chapter of the GEO-4 report. $ Participated in first Biodiversity Chapter meeting for the Lead Authors, Coordinating Lead Authors (CLAs) and contributing Authors (CAs) in Cambridge, UK, 17-19, October 2005. $ Participated in the second UNEP GEO-4 production and authors meeting, Nairobi, Kenya, March 3-10, 2006.

Participated in a presentation on careers in the environment and natural resource management at the Career Development Conference and Exposition organized by the Academy for Career Development (ACD), Dove Conference Centre, Barbados, October 24 – 28, 2005.

Assisted Patrick McConney (CERMES) and the Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society (NCRPS) and Fisheries Division, Jamaica, with socioeconomic surveying and formulation of a fisheries management plan for the Negril Marine Park, Jamaica.

Attended the terminal workshop of Counterpart Caribbean’s 4Cs project at the Future Centre, Barbados, 11-12 January 2006.

Part-time lecturer for ECOL 2454 - Marine Biology, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Cave Hill Campus, UWI, March-April, 2006.

Assisted in the design of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences booth at the Sci-Tech Green Expo, as well as setting up and manning the booth, Sherbourne Conference Centre, March 9-11, 2006.

Took over the production of the CERMES Connections e-bulletin in April 2006.

Visited the Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society, Jamaica, to obtain information on the status of evaluations for the CERMES regional project on enhancing marine protected area (MPA) management effectiveness, 5-8 June 2006.

Participated in the CERMES seminar in the use of ‘Mapmaker” software for CERMES staff, June 13-16, 2006.

Ms . Renata Goodridge

Barbados Site Director for Caribbean Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) monitoring programme.

Attended the 4Cs Terminal Workshop hosted by Counterpart Caribbean, and presented a report on the work accomplished in the last year funded by Counterpart Caribbean, Future Centre Trust, Barbados, January 11-12, 2006.

Set up and participated at the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences booth at the Sci-Tech Green Expo, Sherbourne Conference Centre, March 9-11, 2006.

Part-time lecturer for ECOL 2454 - Marine Biology, Department of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Cave Hill Campus, UWI, March-April, 2006.

Took part in a filming effort for Radio-Canada on mangroves in Barbados and the Caribbean, April 5, 2006.

Spoke on careers in the environment and natural resource management at the Career Development Conference and Exposition, organized by the Academy for Career Development (ACD). October 2005.

"Scientific Advisor" for Beautiful Oceans, a company which offers interactive coral reef biology courses for recreational scuba divers and snorkelers.

Collaborated with Dale Benskin on the CERMES display for the Dean’s Faculty Research Day, April 3rd, 2006.

Participated in the CERMES seminar in the use of ‘Mapmaker” software for CERMES staff, June 13-16, 2006.

Invited p articipant for the course ‘Sponge Taxonomy Field Course’ hosted by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) at the Bocas Research Station, Panama, July 17 – 28, 2006.

Mr . Dale Benskin

Attended WebCT training: $ Seminar facilitated by the Education Media Services Department, beginning on November 14, 2005 (MCSA Certification course of 6 months duration at BIMAP); $ Two-day WebCT seminar on how to design and deliver on-line assignments, tests and surveys via WebCT, January 11-12, 2006; $ WebCT Seminar on grading and reporting results electronically, March 23, 2006,.

Collaborated with Renata Goodridge on the CERMES display for the Dean’s Faculty Research Day, April 3rd, 2006.

Provided Technical support for the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences booth at the Sci-Tech Green Expo, Sherbourne Conference Centre, March 9-11, 2006.

Attended human resource development-training workshops entitled: $ "Achieving Personal Excellence", April 21-22, 2006, sponsored by UWI. $ "Occupational Safety, Health and Hygiene", June 2006.

Participated and provided technical support for the CERMES seminar in the use of ‘Mapmaker” software for CERMES staff, June 13-16, 2006.

Ms . Katherine Blackman

Participated in the Counterpart Caribbean 4Cs Negril Project Workshop, November 21- 25, 2005 in Negril, Jamaica.

Attended the 4Cs Regional Meeting at the Future Centre Trust January 11-12, 2006.

Set up and manned the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences booth at the Sci-Tech Green Expo, Sherbourne Conference Centre, March 9-11, 2006.

Assisted in a workshop on Preparation of a Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Plan for UWI Cave Hill, June 16-17, 2006.

Participated in the CERMES seminar in the use of ‘Mapmaker” software for CERMES staff, June 13-16, 2006.

Assisted in developing and coordinated projects including: $ Update of the Annotated Grenadines Bibliography, Version 3 $ People and Corals Workbook for Grenadines Primary Schools $ Seamoss farming in Union Island $ Establishment of the Long Pond Conservation Trust

Assigned to be the E-librarian at CERMES, UWI, Cave Hill, June 2006

Ms . Bibi Selman

Attended training on: $ Occupational Health and Safety at BIMAP, Sept – Oct. 2005, sponsored by UWI, Cave Hill Campus. $ Industrial Relations at BIMAP, July 12 to August 2, 2006.

Facilitated the attachment of a student from the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic Business Studies Programme, May 15 to June 23, 2006.

Visitors

CERMES had a number of international visitors during the year. Among them were:

Dr. Tom Meridith and his Undergraduate Geography Class from McGill University were hosted by CERMES staff Hazel Oxenford, Leonard Nurse and Renata Goodridge. This included two lectures on ecology and management of reefs and a review of the CERMES programme and facilities (February 20, 24, 2006).

Dr. Vyjayanthi Lopez, CABI Caribbean and Latin America Regional Centre (CLARC), Curepe, Trinidad and Tobago visited CERMES to discuss collaboration in their Global Environmental Facility (GEF) project, 'Mitigating the threats of alien invasive species in the insular Caribbean'.

Publications

Papers in Refereed Journals

Charlery, J, L. Nurse and K. Whitehall (2006) Exploring the relationship between the North Atlantic Oscillation and rainfall patterns in Barbados. International Journal of Climatology, 26 (6): 819-827.

Nurse, L. and R. Moore. (2005) Adaptation to Global Climate Change: An Urgent Requirement for Small Island Developing States. Review of European Community and International Law (RECIEL) , 14 (2): 100-107.

Mahon, R. (2006) On the role of consulting in fisheries development. Marine Policy 30: 593–595.

Theses and Research Papers

Ashby, M. (2005) Assessing the capacity of Bridgetown to cope with storm surges and flooding as a result if the intensity of hurricanes due to climate change. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 137 pp.

Austin, M. (2005) Methodological study to assess vegetation cover changes in Barbados. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 87 pp.

Bera, S. (2005) The Caribbean Agrochemical Management Project (CAMP), DFID NRSP Project No. 8364. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 62 pp.

Blackman, K. (2006) Information for the Negril Marine Park’s Fisheries Management Plan. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 100 pp.

Burrows, M (2005) Internship with Bermuda Biodiversity Project. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 76 pp.

Cooke, A. (2006) A livelihoods analysis of the water taxi operators in the Grenadines. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 45 pp.

Clarke, J. (2006) An assessment of the possible role of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in meeting growing energy demands in Barbados. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 169 pp.

Cumberbatch, E.W. (2005) An assessment of the vulnerability of Barbados’ underground water resource to climate change (sea level rise). MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 91 pp.

David, K. R. (2006) A frame survey of the marine artisanal fishery in Guyana. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 44 pp.

Ebanks, A. E. (2005) Best management practices for marine protected areas of the Wider Caribbean Region. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 65 pp.

Ferguson, V. (2005) Pilot study for the marine suppliers’ guidelines manual on Tobago. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 47 pp.

Ford, A. (2005) Raising awareness of the issues affecting Tobago’s environment through creation of educational material. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 24 pp.

Gordon, A. J. (2005) The effects of El Nino/Southern Oscillation on the rainfall and temperatures of Belize and its impacts on sugar cane production. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 164 pp.

Headley, M. D. (2005) A preliminary study of the diet and other biological characteristics of the blackfin tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) in Tobago. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 57 pp.

Hutchinson, N. (2005) Public consultation on the marine Pollution Control Act, Coastal Zone Management Act and the protocol on land based sources of marine pollution. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 61 pp.

Johnson, A. (2005) Waste water treatment systems at the Caribbean Maritime Institute. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 126 pp.

Koping, K. M. (2005) Review of the institutional and regulatory framework for international trade in Trinidad and Tobago. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 59 pp.

Leitch, J. (2005) The Soufriere Watershed Management Project: Promoting watershed management in Wider Caribbean Region Nations by lessons learnt from Soufriere, St. Lucia. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 113 pp.

Leslie, J. (2006) A study on fish quality from longline vessels – biogenic amines in yellowfin tuna, Thunnus Albacares and dolphinfish, Coryphaena Hippurus. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 79 pp.

Pinder, A. (2006) Temporal patterns in the settlement of juvenile reef fish on the West Coast of Barbados. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 51 pp.

Rahat, S. (2005) Caribbean risk management initiative (CRMI) project. MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 148 pp.

Rawlins, M. (2005) Preliminary investigation of the diet of large oceanic pelagic species of importance to the longline fishery in Barbados. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 96 pp.

Roopchand, V. (2006) Internship with Hydrometeorological Services Department, Ministry of Agriculture, Guyana, MSc Internship Report, UWI, Cave Hill, 125 pp.

Shillingford-Brooks, S. (2004) The use of green globe certification of the accommodation sector in Barbados to manage natural resources: partnerships with the private sector. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 118 pp.

Simmons, B. (2006) Tobago Cays Marine Park: are the conditions for successful co- management likely to be met? MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 57 pp.

Thorne, E. (2006) Protecting and preserving indigenous medicine in the Caribbean. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 135 pp.

Williams, E. (2005) Evaluation of the fisheries management planning process and role of fishing industry organisations in Barbados. MSc Research Paper, UWI, Cave Hill, 73 pp.

Conference Proceedings

Browne, M., M. Pena, and P. McConney. (2006) Tobago Cays Marine Park: How is This MPA Doing? Abstract, Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 57: 1008.

McConney, P. (2006) Integration of fisheries into coastal management Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 57: 77-86.

Parker, C. and M. Pena. (2006) Possible paths to co-managing the sea egg fishery of Barbados. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 57: 115-128.

Ramsubeik, C., H.A. Oxenford, and P. McConney. (2006) A livelihoods analysis of two marine protected areas in Belize. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, 57: 559-572.

Technical Reports

CERMES . (2006) Governing fisheries as complex adaptive systems. 4 p. CERMES Policy Perspectives, April 7, 2006.

CERMES. (2006) Distributed governance, policy networks and maximizing opportunities for informed decision-making — Part 1 . CERMES Policy Perspectives, June 15, 2006. 4 p.

CERMES. (2006) Report of the fisherfolk planning workshop, Robert Divonne Marine Centre, Mayreau, February 15-16, 2006. Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, 18 pp.

James, C., P. McConney and R. Pomeroy. (2006) Case study analysis of coastal resources comanagement in the Caribbean. Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies, Barbados. CERMES Technical Report No. 2. 63 pp.

McConney, P., and R. Mahon. (2005) Size matters: Scaling management and capacity to achieve sustainability in SIDS. Pp 293-306 in J. Swan and D. Greboval (eds.) Overcoming factors of unsustainability and overexploitation in fisheries: selected papers on issues and approaches. Intern ational Workshop on the Implementation of the International Fisheries Instruments and Factors of Unsustainability and Overexploitation in Fisheries. Siem Reap, Cambodia, 13-16 September 2004. FAO Fisheries Report No. 782: 293-306.

Raffoul, L., R. Mahon, and R. Goodridge. (2006) Roadside litter in Barbados: Sources and solutions. Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies, University of the West Indies, Barbados. CERMES Technical Report No. 1. 65 pp.

Sustainable Grenadines Project. (2005) Sustainable Integrated Development and Biodiversity Conservation in the Grenadine Islands - Overview. Clifton, Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 7 p.

Sustainable Grenadines Project. (2005) Sustainable Integrated Development and Biodiversity Conservation in the Grenadine Islands - Annual Report for 2005. Clifton, Union Island, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. 42 p.

Papers presented at conferences

Baldwin, K. (2005) Grenadines Marine Space-use Information System (MarSIS). 3rd Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition (CEF -3), Antigua, June 5-9, 2006.

Baldwin, K. (2005) Implementing ‘Reef Check’ in the country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines; recommendations for long-term sustainability and management of marine resources within the Grenadines Bank. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Baldwin, K., S. Punnett and C. Smith. (2005) Involving communities in the implementation of Reef Check: Strategies for co-management of marine resources in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Blackman, K. (2006) Socio-economic monitoring for managing fisheries in Negril Marine Park. Regional Meeting, Counterpart Caribbean 4Cs Project, the Future Centre Trust, January 11-12, 2006.

Cooke, A., R. Mahon and M. Barriteau. (2006) The Sustainable Grenadines Project: Strengthening Civil Society for Action. 3rd Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition (CEF-3), Antigua, June 5-9, 2006.

Cooke, A., R. Mahon and P. McConney. (2006) Livelihoods Analysis of Water Taxi Operators in the Grenadines. Presented at the 3rd Caribbean Environmental Forum & Exhibition (CEF-3), Antigua, June 5-9, 2006.

Cooke, A., R. Mahon and P. McConney. (2005) Livelihoods analysis of water taxi operators in the Grenadines Islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada. (poster) Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Cumberbatch, J., N. Hutchinson, J. Blackwood and S. Crawford (2005) Challenges to the use of performance indicators in tourism SMMEs in the Caribbean Region. Keynote Presentation at the International Conference on Sustainable Tourism convened by the Islands and Small States Institute at the Foundation for International Studies, University of Malta, May 25 – 27, 2006.

Cumberbatch, J., N. Hutchinson and T. Drakes. (2005) The Knowledge Attitudes and Practices of the Barbadian Agriculture Sector Towards Climate Change. The National Agriculture Conference of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Barbados, July 17 and 18 2006.

Ginsburg, R.N., J.C. Lang, K. Marks, J-P. Maréchal, S. Gore, H. Oxenford and R. Goodridge (2006). BLAGRRA: Bleaching-related loss of coral tissue in Barbados, Martinique and the British Virgin Islands, January 6 -16, 2006. NOAA Satellite Tools and Bleaching Response Workshop: Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, St. Croix, January 2006.

Headley, M., H. A. Oxenford and P. Fanning. (2005) Size matters: At least for blackfin tuna feeding in Tobago. (poster) Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Lang, J., K. Marks, H. Oxenford, J-P. Maréchal, S. Gore and R. Ginsburg. (2006). Post- bleaching (January, 2006) condition of stony corals off Barbados, Martinique, and the British Virgin Islands. International Society for Environmental Bioindicators Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April 2006.

Mahon, R., P. McConney and R. Roy (2006) Governing fisheries as complex adaptive systems’. Symposium ‘Business as Unusual: Alternative Models for a Positive Future for Fisheries. American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, February 16-20, 2006, St. Louis, Missouri.

Mahon, R., C. Parker, T. Sinckler, S. Willoughby, and J. Johnson. (2005) The value of Barbados’ Fisheries: a preliminary assessment. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

McConney, P., R. Mahon and R. Pomeroy. (2005) Coping with complexity and uncertainty in coastal resource co-management in the Caribbean Presented at the Oceans Management Research Network (OMRN) meeting in Ottawa, Canada September 29- October 1, 2005.

Miller, M., E. Bartley, D. Grant, C, Hanson, R. Kelly, J. Masters and P. McConney. (2005) Towards a fisheries management plan for the Negril Marine Park, Jamaica. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Nurse, L. (2006) The climate change specialist stream in CERMES: A progress report. Climate Change Stakeholders’ Symposium, Belize, September 12-15, 2006.

Oxenford, H.A. and P. McConney. (2006) Research and monitoring in Caribbean marine protected areas: Lessons learned. Caribbean Marine Reserves Research and Monitoring Workshop, St. John, US Virgin Islands, July 2006.

Oxenford, H. A., L. Nurse, R. Roach, A. Brathwaite, R. Goodridge, F. Hinds, K. Baldwin and C. Finney. (2006) Mass coral bleaching in Barbados: a quantitative analysis and preliminary estimate of coral mortality. 3rd Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition (CEF-3), Antigua, June 5-9, 2006.

Oxenford, H.A., L. Nurse, R. Roach, A. Brathwaite, R. Goodridge, F. Hinds, K. Baldwin and C. Finney. (2006) Coral bleaching hotspot 2005: An account of the mass coral bleaching event in Barbados and implications for our coral reefs. Barbados National Agricultural Workshop, July 17-18, 2006.

Pena, M., K. Blackman, C. Hanson, P. McConney, M. Miller. (2005) Socioeconomic information for managing fisheries in the Negril Marine Park. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Pomeroy, R. and P. McConney. (2005) Conditions for successful fisheries adaptive co- management in the wider Caribbean. Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Rawlins, M., H. A. Oxenford and P. Fanning. (2005) Buffet menu or à la carte? Diets of large pelagic fishes landed in Barbados. (poster). Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Simmons, B. and P. McConney. (2005) Tobago Cays Marine Park: are the conditions for successful comanagement likely to be met. (poster) Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute Conference in San Andres Island, Columbia November 7-12, 2005.

Invited Presentations

Fanning, L., R. Mahon, P. McConney and B. Simmons (2006) The CLME Project: Governance for Caribbean Living Marine Resources. IOC-IUCN-NOAA-UNEP Large Marine Ecosystem 8th Consultative Committee Meeting, UNESCO, Paris, July 3-4, 2005.

Mahon, R. (2006) Opening address. First International Management Conference organized by the Department of Management Studies, UWI, Cave Hill, March 26-28, 2006 at the Amarylis Hotel, Hastings.

Mahon R. (2006) Update on the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project. Ninth Intergovernmental Session of the IOC Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions IOC/SC-IOCARIBE-IX, held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, April 19-22, 2006.

Mahon, R. (2006) Research and teaching at CERMES. Workshop on a Collaborative Agenda on Sustainable Development for UWI and other Caribbean Research, Teaching and Outreach Institutes, at SALISES, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, May 16- 17, 2006.

Nurse, L. (2006) Revisiting the IPCC climate change scenarios: How valid are the assumptions for Small Island States? Climate Modelling Meeting, Mona Campus, Jamaica, November 1-2, 2005.

Nurse, L. (2006) The relevance of the work of the Climate Change Centre to Caribbean regional development. Trinidad Bureau of Standards Conference on International Environmental Issues, Port of Spain, Trinidad, March 6-7, 2006.