1. Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES, UWI) Folkestone Marine Reserve OAS IABIN ReefFix Workshop April 21 st to 22 nd 2010

2. To promote and facilitate sustainable development in the Caribbean and beyond through: Graduate education Applied research and innovative projects Involvement in the national, regional and global initiatives that shape our future Professional training CERMES Purpose

3. Provides advisory services to governments, NGOs and the private sector Offers applied consulting services related to NRM and environmental issues Builds awareness and capacity through outreach CERMES Purpose

4. Research is interdisciplinary with a coastal, marine and SIDS emphasis Governance Fisheries Climate Change Protected Areas Sustainable Tourism Applied Research and Innovative Projects

5. Sustainable Integrated Development And Biodiversity Conservation In The Grenadine Islands (SusGren project) (Lighthouse Foundation) Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem Project (CLME Project) (GEF, IOCARIBE, PDF-B) Community-based Coral Reef Monitoring and Management (GEF/UNDP) Future of Reefs in a Changing Environment: an ecosystem approach to managing Caribbean coral reefs in the face of climate change (FORCE project) (EU) Applied Research and Innovative Projects Marine Resource Governance in the Eastern Caribbean (MarGov project) (IDRC) MPA Management Effectiveness (NOAA) Strengthening Principled Ocean Governance Networks (PROGOVNET) (Nippon Foundation) SocMon Caribbean (NOAA) Socio-economic Monitoring by Caribbean Fishery Authorities (Fisheries SocMon) (NOAA) Projects provide a context for pursuing these themes. Some major project activities include: