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more efficient sustainable resource management and use, integrated development and improved relationships between government agencies, NGO’s and communities. Baldwin, K. 2006a. Inception Report for the Proposal of Grenadines Marine Space Use Information (MARSIS). A summary if the government agency stakeholder meetings of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. March 2006. Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), University of the West Indies. 19 pp.* This report is a summary of the activities and timelines, response and suggestions discussed at the inception proposal meetings held to introduce the Grenadines Marine Space Use Information System (MarSIS) Project to government stakeholder agencies of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. From March 13-17, 2006 three meetings were held on the main government headquarter islands of St. Vincent, Carriacou and Grenada. Government agencies or institutions which were identified as stakeholders of the marine environment or public information as well as departments which were specifically recommended by both nations’ Chief Fisheries Officers (or in the case of Carriacou: the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Carriacou and Petite Martinique Affairs) were invited to attend these initial Grenadines MarSIS proposal and developmental meetings (Appendix 1). Baldwin, K. 2006b. Summary Report for the Data Scoping of the grenadines Marine Space Use Information System (MARSIS). A summary of preliminary observations and key informant interviews from Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadine Islands. May 2006. Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), University of the West Indies. 13 pp.* Marine resources (including fishing and marine-based tourism) are of vital importance to the people of the Grenadines. A greater understanding of the abundance and distribution of key marine resources, marine resource users and the patterns of use is critical to planning and the sustainable use of the coastal resources of the Grenadines. Effective coastal resource management must balance the sustainable use, resource protection and conservation within the communities’ need for food security, livelihood and equitable use of resources. Therefore, multi-sectoral collaboration and strong community participation is required to successfully maximise management efforts. The Grenadines MarSIS will integrate social, economic, policy, cultural and biophysical marine resource information in a single GIS framework to aid effective coastal resource management and sustainable livelihoods. By including the social frame of reference and local ecological knowledge with traditional scientific approaches, important information gaps can be filled, potential problems can be identified and management priorities focused accordingly. Furthermore, involving a range of stakeholders in the information gathering and research processes allows for a participatory framework for comanagement and equity in decision making by meaningfully including and considering all sectoral and community interests. Baldwin, K. 2006c. Summary Report for the Stakeholder Meetings and Space-use Mapping Exercises of the Grenadines Marine Space Use Information System (MARSIS). October 2006. Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), University of the West Indies.21 pp.* Marine resources (including fishing and marine-based tourism) are of vital importance to the people of the Grenadines. A greater understanding of the abundance and distribution of key marine resources, marine resource users and the patterns of use is critical to planning and the sustainable use of the coastal resources of the Grenadines. Effective coastal resource management must balance the sustainable use, resource protection and conservation within the communities’ need for food security, livelihood and equitable use of resources. Therefore, multi-sectoral collaboration and strong community participation is required to successfully maximise management efforts. The Grenadines MarSIS research will aim to integrate social, economic, policy, cultural and biophysical marine resource information in a single GIS framework to aid effective coastal resource management and sustainable livelihoods. By including the social frame of reference and local knowledge with traditional scientific approaches, important information gaps can be filled, potential problems can be identified and management priorities focused accordingly. Furthermore, involving a range of stakeholders in the information gathering and research processes allows for a participatory framework for comanagement and equity in decision making by meaningfully including and considering all sectoral and community interests. Beard, J. 1949. The natural vegetation of the Windward and Leeward Islands. Clarendon Press. Oxford. 191 pp. To date, no published inventory or mapping of terrestrial vegetation on any of the Grenadines Islands has been found. Beard (1949) provides a very brief and general description of soil types and vegetation in the area. He noted that only secondary forest growth remained, all being of the Dry Scrub Woodland type. In coastal areas, particularly windward coasts 6
he observed that vegetation consists of various sub-types of the Littoral Woodland type. He also notes the presence of Mangrove Forest vegetation type in various places. Beck, Horace P. 1987. “Bleows, The Whaling Complex of Bequia,” Folklife Annual, Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Publication of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress; edited by Alan Jabbour and James Hardin. Not seen. Beebe, W. and G. Hollister. No date. The fishes of Union Island, Grenadines, British West Indies, with the description of a new species of Star-gazer. Zoologica, N.Y., 19(6): 209-224. A first list of fishes primarily from a reef about 4-8 m. These were caught by a variety of methods including by seine, handline, and trolling. There were 118 species recorded. Bellairs Research Institute. 1993. Preliminary Survey of the Beach and Nearshore Environment of Plantain Bay, Mustique: Potential for Research and Conservation. 16 pp. Not seen. Berwick, N. 1986. Tourism and the near-shore marine environment in the St. Vincent Grenadines. Sector paper submitted to the OAS study for tourism development in the St. Vincent Grenadines. Organisation of American States, Washington, DC. Not seen. Bigot P. 1987. Contribution to the hydrology of Carriacou. United Nations Water in Small Islands in the Caribbean Project, Bridgetown, Barbados. Not seen. Blackman, K. 2006. Report of the People and Coral Teacher’s Training Workshop. CERMES, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados, 25 pp.* The Coral Conservation Awareness in the Grenadines project was designed to promote and improve coral reef conservation in the Grenadines islands by introducing coral reef conservation concepts and approaches at the primary school level on all the islands. In essence, the project will establish a coral reef conservation education program in Grenadines primary schools by providing the Caribbean Conservation Association “People and Corals” workbooks to schools and training teachers to use the workbook. This report was compiled from the People and Corals Teacher’s Training Workshop which introduced teachers to the People and Corals Workbook. The report also includes the training materials used at the workshop. Blencowe, V. 1995. Union Island’s dream. Musac Media, USA. 23 pp. A collection of poems portraying the insights of an author from Union Island. Bouvier, L. 1984. St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Yesterday, today and tomorrow. Pop. Ref. Bureau, Washington, DC. Not seen. Brinkley, F.K. 1971. This is Carriacou. Carenage Press, St. George’s, Grenada. Not seen. 7
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