Saint Lucia

Programme for IYO 1998 St. Lucia

MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (in collaboration with SWMA, Solid Waste Management Authority)

Theme: "The Ocean and Ship-Generated Wastes"
date: August/September 1998

• panel discussion
• radio talk shows
• initiation/enactment of appropriate legislation
• Public Awareness/Education

ST. LUCIA TOURIST BOARD

• Public Awareness Campaign in collaboration with Dive Association focusing on divers/diving and marine resources.
• co-sponsorship of a Public Awareness Seminar on diving/land-based pollution (West Coast)
• Summer School Programme (West Coast)

ORGANIZATION OF EAST CARIBBEAN STATES/ NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT UNIT (OECS/NRMU)

• Regional Workshop on Marine Policy

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY

• Teacher's Environment Workshop (August 1998)

DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

Theme: "Ocean and Fisheries"
date: June 1998

• Fisheries Exhibition
• Newspaper articles
• Question and Answer sessions on Radio 100 (Helen F.M.)
• Marine Environment Puzzles
• Television Clips
• Marine Environmental slide presentations
• Turtle Watches
• Television Panel Discussions

ST. LUCIA RED CROSS

• Beach/Community Clean-up

CARIBBEAN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE

• activities not confirmed

ASPnet/UNESCO Clubs

• UNESCO Clubs: Beach Walk and Clean-up  (February 98)
• ASPnet/UNESCO Clubs: Science Exhibition (May 98)
• ASPnet/UNESCO Clubs: School Environmental Projects (ongoing)

CARIBBEAN NATURAL RESOURCE INSTITUTE (CANARI)

• Coral Reef Monitoring Programme with Dive Association
• Research on Sea Weed Cultivation
• Research on Sustainable use of Mangroves

SOUFRIERE MARINE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (SMMA)

• Beach and under-water clean-up Erection of signs as part of international campaign to gather data on collected refuse (September)
• "Adopt-A-Mooring" Programme (to erect buoys)
• Junior Ranger Programme (to encourage students to enlist as rangers to protect and preserve the SMMA)
• Inter-School Debate
• Art Contest for Schools
• "Wild n' Wacky" Craft Race, Swimming and Boat Race and Beach Barbeque
• TV and radio Public Service Announcements (PSA)

NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO
date: throughout 1998

• Issue of Commemorative Phone Card
  "One Ocean, One Earth, One Life - Our Common Heritage"

• Radio/Television Panel Discussions
• Television Features
• Video Presentations
• Newspaper articles
• Newspaper supplement
• School lectures
• Posters/flyers
• Exhibitions
• IYO March throughout Capital
• Awards

COMMUNITY BASED GROUPS
dates: throughout 1998

National Youth Council/National Mothers and Fathers Group/St. Lucia Girl Guides Association/St. Lucia Boy Scouts Association/Towns and Villages Councils/Rotary and Lions'Clubs/St. Lucia Naturalist Society

• Beach Clean-ups
• Erection of Garbage Bins

Choiseul Forum for Gender and Development

• Fish Festival and Marine Craft Exhibition
• Fish Dish Competition
• Ocean Show
• Beach Clean-up
• Public Lectures

For More info

Saint Lucia National Commission for UNESCO
Ministry of Education, Human Resource Development, Youth and Sports
2nd Floor, National Insurance Scheme Building
Castries, Saint Lucia, West Indies
Tel: (1-758) 4527286
Fax: (1-758) 4517633
E-mail: mineduc@candw.lc