This work by my friend Martin, is not directly about ecotourism, but
environmental education certainly is, so, enjoy...
yacine
Martin Keeley & Claudette Upton wrote:
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> Hi everyone
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> I know that you have been waiting a LONG time for me to finish this. So, finally, thanks to everyone who contributed, here is a list of teaching/environmental education resources for specific materials/ideas for use in the Caribbean region. I'm sending them in the body of the message as this has been requested by many of you.
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> Also, I have included a few websites as these were suggested by Carole McCauley at EAG. I'm not sure if we shoiuld keep it and add to it, or not worry about it. What do you'all think?
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> Before Annette Dempsey posts it on our website (yes, folks, by the end of August it should be up and running) I wanted you all to check it out to see if there's anything you can add/change. There is a small lack of information here and there, and if you can fill it in, please let me know.
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> cheers, Martin
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> Caribbean Resources for Environmental Educators in the Region
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> Resource Guides:
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> Teaching pack on mangroves, rivers, sea turtles, and solid waste
> Learning for Environmental Action Project (LEAP)
> CIDA Forest Management and Conservation Project, 1994
> Forest and Lands Department, St. Lucia
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> Teaching pack on birds, has a poster series with it as well
> The Birds of Our Islands
> Calvin Howell
> Caribbean Conservation Association, 1992
> <www.caribbeanconservation.org>
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> Teaching pack on coastal and marine species and habitats, contains informational leaflets, posters, videos and coloring books on mangroves, recreational fishing, salt ponds, coral reefs, boating, etc.
> "A Natural Resources Package"
> Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, 101 Estate Nazareth, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. 00802. (340) 775-6762/772-1955
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> Marvellous Mangroves in the Cayman Islands
> Martin Keeley
> Mangrove Action Project (2000). MAP, General Delivery, Watering Place, Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. Tel: (345) 948-0319. Fax: (345) 948-0640. E-mail: <mangrove@candw.ky>
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> Ranger Rick NatureScope Series - teaching pack
> "Endangered Species: Wild and Rare" ISBN: 0-07-046508-8
> "Wading Into Wetlands" ISBN: 0-07-046507-X
> "Rain Forests: Tropical Treasures" ISBN: 0-07-046510-X1
> "Diving Into Oceans" ISBN 0-07-047097-0
> "Birds, Birds, Birds!" ISBN 0-07-047096-0
> "Incredible Insects" ISBN I0-07-047102-9
> "Amazing Mammals" (parts 1 and 2) ISBN 0-07-047105-3
> "Pollution: Problems and Solutions." ISBN 0-07-047103-7
> Ranger Rick's NatureScope Books. National Wildlife Federation, P.O. Box 777, Mount Morris, IL 61054-8276, USA. Tel: (800) 588-1650. Or McGraw Hill Books, 11 West 19th, New York, NY 10011, USA. Website: <www.books.mcgraw-hill.com>
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> Animal Tracks Wetlands Action Pack.
> Maria Hagedorn.
> National Wildlife Federation, 1998. 8925 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA 22184, USA. Tel: (703) 790-4100. Website: <http://www.nwf.org>.
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> Discover Boundary Bay-Teacher's Resource Guide
> Coordinated by Martin A. Keeley. Friends of Boundary Bay, 1993. Friends of Boundary Bay, Delta, BC, Canada. Tel: (604) 940-9810. Fax: (604) 940-9833. E-mail: <bcwetnet@direct.ca>.
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> Discover Wetlands
> Karen Lippy, Judy Friesen, Susan Vanderburg, Laurie E. Usher, Brian Lynn. Washington State Department of Ecology, 1995. Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47600, Olympia, WA 98504-7600, U.S.A. Tel: (360) 407-6000. E-mail: <tgat461@ecy.wa.gov>.
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> Ecoscope for Sustaining Wetlands
> Gordon Harrison
> The Demeter Foundation, 1994.RR#2, Almonte, ON, K0A 1A0, Canada. Tel: (613) 256-1487. Fax: (613) 256-0744. E-mail: <gharriso@achilles.net>.
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> Saltwater EcoScope
> Coordinated by Toby Rowe
> Friends of Boundary Bay and B.C. Wetlands Society, 1999. Friends of Boundary Bay, Delta, BC, Canada. Tel: (604) 940-9010. Fax (604) 940-9833. E-mail: <bcwetnet@direct.ca>.
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> Exploring Estuaries and Wondrous Wetlands-Teacher's Resource Guide
> Coordinated by Martin A. Keeley
> Friends of Boundary Bay, 1995. FOBB, Delta, BC, Canada. Tel: (604) 940-9010. Fax (604) 940-9833. E-mail: <bcwetnet@direct.ca>.
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> Everglades National Park. An Activity Guide for Teachers
> Coordinated by Neil De Jong.
> Everglades National Park, P.O. Box 279, Homestead, FL 33030, U.S.A. Tel: (305) 242-7753. Or Florida Advisory Council on Environmental Education, Room 237, Holland Building, Tallahassee, FL, 32399-1400, USA.
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> Oceanography and Coastal Processes: A Teacher's Resource Guide
> Project Director, Sharon H. Walker
> Institute of Marine Sciences, 1998. Institute of Marine Sciences, 115 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530, USA. Or J.L. Scott Marine Education Center and Aquarium, P.O. Box 7000, Ocean Springs, MS 39566-7000, USA. Tel: (228) 374-5550. Fax: (228) 374-5559. E-mail: <shwalker@seahorse.ims.usm.edu>.
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> Project WET: Curriculum and Activity Guide
> Project Director, Dennis Nelson
> Project WET, 1995. The Watercourse, 201 Culberston Hall, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717-0570, U.S.A. Tel: (406) 994-5392. Fax: (406) 994-1919. E-mail: <rwwet@msu.oscs.montana.edu\par>.
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> The Coral Forest: Diversity of Life on the Coral Reef ;Teacher's Guide
> Developed by Ruth Brown, Jana Gentry-Gruber, Joanne Hardesty, Mary Meyer, Jo Thompson, Wendy Weir
> Coral Forest, 1996. Coral Forest, Suite 1040, 400 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA. Tel: (415) 788-REEF. Fax: (415) 398-0385. E-mail: <coral@igc.apc.org>.
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> Teaching pack on coral reefs
> "Marine Conservation Study Pack for Schools"
> The Marine Conservation Society, Ltd., 1997
> 9 Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire HR9 5BU, United Kingdom
> Tel: 01989 566017, Fax: 01989 567815
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> Teaching pack, coloring book, and slide show on coral reefs
> "Coral Reefs: Materials and Activities for Teaching Middle Grades (Form 1 and 2)"
> Katherine S. Orr
> World Wildlife Fund and RARE, Inc., 1986
> No contact information provided
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> Teaching pack on marine education
> "Connections to the Sea"
> University of Maine at Orono
> Cooperative Extension Service - 4-H Clubs
> No contact information provided
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> Teaching packs on a variety of marine and coastal issues
> The Island Ecosystem - ISBN 976-635-014-0
> Agro-Chemicals - ISBN 976-635-015-9
> Cultural Survival - ISBN 976-635-016-7
> Trees - ISBN 976-635-017-5
> Deforestation - ISBN 976-635-018-3
> Water: Introduction - ISBN 976-635-019-1
> The Water Cycle - ISBN 976-635-020-5
> Water Pollution and Treatment - ISBN 976-635-021-3
> Sandy Beaches/Rocky Shores - ISBN 976-635-022-1
> Marine Resources - ISBN 976-635-023-X
> Fishing - ISBN 976-635-0124-8
> Nutrition - ISBN 976-635-025-6
> Dry Scrubland Ecosystem - ISBN 976-635-026-4
> Coral Reef Ecosystem - ISBN 976-635-0127-2
> Coastal Waters Ecosystem - ISBN 976-635-028-0
> Rainforest Ecosystem - ISBN 976-635-029-9
> Mangrove Swamp Ecosystem - ISBN 976-635-030-2
> OECS-NRMU Building Blocks
> Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Natural Resources Management Unit, P.O. Box 1383, Castries, St. Lucia
> Tel: (758) 453-6208, Fax: (758) 452-2194
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> Planning conservation education programmes
> "How To Plan a Conservation Education Program"
> David S. Wood and Diane Walton Wood
> Center for International Development and Environment of the World Resources Institute and United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 1990
> <www.fws.gov>
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> Planning conservation education programmes
> "Conservation Education: A Planning Guide"
> David S. Wood and Diane Walton Wood
> United States Peace Corps, 1995
> Information and Collection Exchange
> <www.peacecorps.gov>
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> Teaching pack on wetlands
> "Wonders of Wetlands"
> Pointe-A-Pierre Wild Fowl Trust, 1993
> 42 Sandown Road, Goodwood Park, Pt. Cumana, Trinidad
> Tel: (809) 637-5145, Fax: (809) 658-2513
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> Planning environmental education programs and activities
> "Environmental Education in the Schools: Creating a Program That Works"
> Judy A. Braus and David Wood
> United States Peace Corps, 1993
> Information and Collection Exchange
> <www.peacecorps.gov>
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> Books:
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> Flora & Fauna of the Caribbean:An Introduction to the Ecology of the West Indies
> Peter R. Bacon
> Key Caribbean Publications Ltd., 1998. Key Caribbean Publications Ltd., P.O. Box 21, Port of Spain, Trinidad
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> The Seashore Naturalist: A Guide to Study at the Seashore
> Written and illustrated by Deborah A. Coulombe
> Simon & Schuster, 1992. ISBN 0-671-76503-5. Simon & Schuster, Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, USA.
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> The Ephemeral Islands-A Natural History of the Bahamas
> David G. Campbell
> MacMillan Education Ltd., 1978. London and Basingstoke, UK.
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> Threatened Birds of the Americas. The ICBP/IUCN Red Data Book.
> N.J. Collar, L.P. Gonzaga, N. Krabbe, A. Madrono Nieto, L.G. Naranjo, T.A. Parker III, D.C. Wege.
> Smithsonian Institution Press/International Council for Bird Preservation (ICBP), 1992. ISBN 1-56098-267-5. ICBP, 32 Cambridge Road, Girton, Cambridge CB3 OPJ, UK.
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> IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
> Compiled and edited by Jonathan Baillie and Brian Groombridge
> ISBN 2-8317-0335-2. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. IUCN Publications Services Unit, 219c, Huntingdon, Road, Cambridge CN3 ODL, UK. E-mail: <iucn-psu@wcmc.org.uk>.
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> "Environmental Interpretation: A Practical Guide for People with Big Ideas and Small Budgets"
> Sam H. Ham
> North American Press, 1992, 350 Indiana Street, Golden, CO 80401-5093, USA. ISBN: 1-55591-902-2
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> Bermuda's Marine Life
> Wolfgang Sterrer
> Bermuda Zoological Society, Flatts FLBX, Bermuda Copyright 1992 ISBN 0-9696517-2-4
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> A Directory of Neotropical Wetlands
> Compilers Derek A. Scott and Montserrat Carbonnel
> International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1985
> IUCN Publications Services Unit, 219c, Huntingdon, Road, Cambridge CN3 ODL, UK . ISBN 2-88032-504-8.
> E-mail: <iucn-psu@wcmc.org.uk>.
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> The Marine Biology Coloring Book
> Thomas Niesin
> HarperPerrenial, 1982 Coloring Concepts Inc. PO Box 324 Oakville, CA 94562 ISBN 0-06-460303-2
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> SeaLife: A Complete Guide to the Marine Environment
> Edited by: Geoffrey Waller Principal Contributors: Marc Dando and Michael Burchett
> Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996 Marketing Dept. 470 L'Enfant Plaza, Suite 7100 Washington, DC 20560 ISBN 1-56098-633-6
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> The Facts on File Dictionary of Marine Science
> Barbara Charton
> Facts on File Inc. 1988 460 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 ISBN hardcover 0-8160-1031-5 ISBM paperback 0-8160-2369-7
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> Seashells of the Caribbean
> Lesley Sutty
> Macmillan Education Ltd, 1990 ISBN 0-333-52191-9
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> Seashell Treasure of the Caribbean
> Lesley Sutty
> Macmillan Caribbean,1986 ISBN 0-333-42209-0
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> Videos:
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> Eyewitness Videos on: Plant, Tree, Fish, Seashore, Rocks & Minerals, Bird, Pond and River, Ocean, Fossil, Amphibian, Mammal, Shark, Shell, Reptile. Narrated by Martin Sheen. Produced by BBC Worldwide Americas for Dorling Kindersley Ltd. London. U.K.. Website: <http://www.dk.com>
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> "Our Coastal Heritage" - Videos on a variety of coastal and marine resources, including marine turtles, coral reefs, mangroves, and salt ponds. Write to: USVI, Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, 101 Estate Nazareth, St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. 00802. (340) 775-6762/772-1955
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> Videos on a variety of marine and coastal issues such as birds, freshwater systems, fish census, etc. For more info, contact: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Everglades National Park, (305) 292-0311
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> "Ancient Sea Turtles: Stranded in a Modern World", produced by Steve Cowan, about the threats to marine turtles. For more info, contact: Sea Turtle Restoration Project, (415) 488-0370,< www.earthisland.org/strp/strpindex.htm>
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> "Soufriere Marine Management Area" on the evolution of participatory resource management of St. Lucian marine area. Don't have contact info available, check through St. Lucia National Trust for more information at <slnt@candw.lc>
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> Videos on Antiguan Racer Conservation Project and Mangroves of Antigua and Barbuda available at cost through the EAG at <eag@candw.ag>
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> Videos in general through participating NGOs, National Parks, National Trusts, etc.
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> "Caribscope", filmed by Caribbean Broadcasting Unit in Barbados, may have back-copies of clips they've filmed, relating to natural and historical heritage of the Caribbean.
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> Websites:
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> <www2.widener.edu/~sxw0004/solid_waste.html>
> <solid.waste@widener.edu>
> Journal of solid waste technology and management
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> <http://isis.uwimona.edu.jm/centres/cms/caricomp>
> Methods manual on mangroves.
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> <www.econet.org>
> Discussion board for advocates of toxic waste/forestry/mining. Also gives headlines about different issues around the world.
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> <www.unesco.org>
> Info: Mangrove ecosystem studies in Latin America and Africa
> For information write to Forest Service, US Dept. of Agriculture, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, P.O. Box 25000, Rio Piedras PR 00928-6302, U.S.A. Fax (787) 766-6302
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> <www.worldbank.org>
> Info: A Mining Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean Executive Summary World Bank Technical Paper No.345 Industry and Mining Division, Industry and Energy Department 1996 (Also available in Spanish) US$22.00 per copy
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> <http://jsd.claremont.edu/bio/extinct/extinctmammals/extinct.html>
> Info: Extinct mammals of the Caribbean
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> Volunteers:
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> United States Peace Corps, in the region, USPC is currently serving in Antigua, Grenada, Dominica, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and some Central American countries
> <www.peacecorps.gov>
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> <www.netaid.org>
> This is an on-line volunteering service sponsored by the United Nations Volunteer programme. On-line volunteers can assist with things such as on-line research, web design, proposal writing, small business development, etc.
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> Challenges Worldwide
> Sent 2 university student volunteers to Antigua in summer 2000 for 3 months of volunteer work, may be willing to expand if opportunity arises
> Contact in Scotland is Lorraine Mackie at <Farnell4@aol.com>
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> Martin A. Keeley
> Education Director, Mangrove Action Project
> Gen. Delivery, Watering Place P.O.
> Cayman Brac
> Cayman Islands
> Tel: (345) 948-0319
> Fax: (345) 948-0640
> e-mail: mangrove@candw.ky
> web site: http://www.earthisland.org/map/map.html
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