31 Octobe r2007

An electronic bulletin about interdisciplinary research, teaching and outreach at the
Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES)
Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus
Editors: Maria Pena, Dr. Patrick McConney

New students
Kemraj shared his research proposal on 29 August
in a seminar at CERMES entitled: "Marine Resource
It's a new academic year (2007/08) and CERMES
Governance in the Eastern Caribbean in the
has opened its doors again to receive a new batch
Context of Complex Adaptive Socio-Ecological
of students into our MSc Programme in Natural
Systems". This was the first of his three required
Resource and Environmental Management. This
PhD seminars.
year we have 14 students hailing from Antigua and
Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Jamaica, St. Vincent
Dr McConney collaborated with the Caribbean
and the Grenadines, and Trinidad. They will be
Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) fisher folk
specialising in one of the three streams being
network project, serving as a resource person for
offered this year: Coastal and Marine Resource
a CRFM workshop in Grenada (26­28 September)
Management, Climate Change and, Water
where he introduced concepts used in MarGov to
Resources Management, our newest and fifth
over 35 fisherfolk and other stakeholders from
stream. We welcome them into our CERMES family across the region.
and look forward to strengthening our alumni with
From 3-4 October, Kemraj was in Guyana where
their inclusion.
he participated in the Caribbean Fisheries Forum
review of the draft Common Fisheries Policy and
MarGov project strengthening Regime, the eventual outcome of which will have
its networks
relevance to the governance of fisheries in the
Caribbean.
The IDRC-funded Marine Resource Governance in
Dr McConney also remains focused on creating
the Eastern Caribbean project (better known as
synergies between MarGov and similar projects,
MarGov) has been focusing on networking. Over
having held meetings in September with Brian
the past three months, Patrick McConney and
Davy of the International Institute for Sustainable
Kemraj Parsram have encouraged stakeholder
Development (IISD) on his Sustainable Aquatic
participation by attending a number of meetings
Resource Management (SARM) initiative; and
and workshops to share knowledge and research
executive director of CANARI, Sarah McIntosh, in
plans.
October, to discuss ways in which aspects of their
On 20 August, the two conducted a one-day
research align with MarGov.
training workshop in Trinidad and Tobago with the
Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI),
MarGov
where Kemraj led participants through
welcomes new
presentations on network concepts and methods.
Communication
He and Dr. McConney demonstrated a simple
matrix for mapping network relationships among
Assistant
participants. CANARI is the first recipient of a
The MarGov project recently
MarGov small grant and the workshop was aimed
welcomed a new addition to
at building capacity to undertake research.
its team. Carmel Haynes has
joined the project team as the Communication

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Assistant, replacing Donna Roach who resigned in
GEF SGP MOU
March to pursue other career options.
On 26 October, Deputy Principal Professor Leo
Carmel is a graduate of the University of the West
Moseley signed an MOU with The Global
Indies, Cave Hill and holds a BA (Hons.) in
Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants
Literatures in English. She has been involved in
Programme (SGP) under which CERMES and the
the field of journalism for the last 10 years, most
SGP will collaborate in provision of technical
recently holding the position of reporter with the
support and capacity building. The MOU provides
Nation Publishing Co. Ltd. She was also previously
for students to become involved in SGP activities
employed with Hoyos Publishing Inc. and has been for their research projects. At the same time
a contributing writer to a number of print and
CERMES received an additional US$10,000 from
electronic publications.
UNDP to support OECS students in the Climate
Junior Rangers coming soon
Change Stream of the MSc Programme. CERMES
to the Tobago Cays
was represented by Ms Janice Cumberbatch, Prof
Leo Moseley, Dr. Rosina Wiltshire, Resident
Maria Pena (Project Officer) participated in the
representative, UNDP, Mr. Giles Romulus, GEF SGP
Tobago Cays Marine Park (TCMP) Junior Ranger
Coordinator, and Mr. Ian King, UNDP Programme
workshop, 6 October 2007, Union Island. The
Officer.
purpose of this workshop was to examine the

feasibility of adopting and adapting the Negril

Junior Ranger Programme to the TCMP as an

adaptive management activity arising from the
CERMES project on Evaluating the Management

Effectiveness at three Marine Protected Areas in
St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Jamaica and

Belize. There was high
L to R: Prof. Leo Moseley (UWI), Dr. Rosina Wiltshire, Mr. Giles
workshop participation
Romulus and Mr. Ian King (UNDP)
by TCMP staff, primary
and secondary school
Noble laureate in our midst
teachers as well as
Our very own Dr. Leonard Nurse was recently
students.
awarded the grand commendation of Nobel Peace
All participants were
Prize Laureate for 2007. Following the release of
School children reading through
positive that a Junior
its Fourth Assessment
the Negril Junior Ranger Manual
Ranger programme Report (AR4), the
such as that in Negril
Intergovernmental Panel
could be successfully
on Climate Change (IPCC)
implemented in Union.
was awarded the 2007
The next steps include
Nobel Peace Prize for its
collaborative drafting
efforts to raise and
of a TCMP Junior
disseminate greater
Ranger Manual
knowledge about man-made climate change, and
Jean Brown, Negril, (far left)
between the TCMP and to lay the foundations for the measures that are
teaching participants a popular
school representatives
needed to counteract such change. Dr. Nurse, has
Junior Ranger environmental
in Union Island, as well been recognised for his contribution to the AR4.
song
as inter-school logo
Dr. Nurse is the longest serving Caribbean
and pledge
member of the IPCC panel. His participation dates
competitions for the TCMP Junior Ranger manual.
back to 1993 when he first contributed to AR2.
Way to go Leonard!


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