Help Preserve Biodiversity in Port Royal, Jamaica
Conservation of Biodiversity
Summary
This Pride Campaign uses community education and participation to promote conservation of the Palisadoes-Port Royal Protected Area and promote sustainable use by regulating activities and practice.
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Thanks to donors like you, a total of $350 was raised for this project. Other Projects Run By Rare That You Can Help
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Palisadoes-Port Royal is the world’s seventh largest natural harbor. It contains threatened habitats for vulnerable animals like the american crocodile, green turtle, West Indian manatee, bottlenose dolphin and lined seahorse. The threatened mangrove communities are essential for the overall biodiversity of the area. Threats addressed by this Pride Campaign include: Natural resource harvesting (dynamite fishing), negative impact of visitors (on coral reefs) and littering and dumping.
Activities
Raise awareness of threats to the area and importance of conservation. Conduct school outreach activities with a flagship species mascot to involve youth. Through education and workshops, promote proper use of natural resources.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $350
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $350 . The original project funding goal was $20,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Benefits identified include: Conservation of a historical and biologically diverse site; development of local natural resource management capacity; improved sanitation, reduced pollution and improved environmental education and development programs.
Project Message
This project is about the community taking control of its own future.
- Marsha Mason, Pride Campaign Manager - Port Royal, Jamaica
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Megan Hill
Senior Director, Pride
1840 Wilson Blvd
Suite 204
Arlington, VA 22201
United States
703-522.5070
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Rare
1840 Wilson Blvd Suite 204
Arlington,
VA
22201
United States
703-522-5070
http://www.rareconservation.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Jamaica
and can also be found under 
Environment.
For more information about Jamaica, read the Human Development Report on Jamaica or the Wikipedia entry for Jamaica.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 11, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
February 2007 Monitoring Visit
By Rosemary Godfrey - Rare Senior Course Manager, Kent, April 25, 2007 05:20 PM
--Natural Resource Harvesting (and specifically reducing dynamiting)
*Workshop for fishermen on sustainable marine harvesting
*Environmental Quiz
--Reducing the negative impact of recreational visitors from anchoring on the coral reef, parking on sand dunes and removing plants
*Workshop for Water Taxi Operators to increase their capacity for advocating environmentally friendly tourism
--Reducing littering and dumping, through creation of youth groups, along with bollard installation
*Beach and Mangrove Clean up with 140 participants
*School Visits
As the above summary indicates, to date the Port Royal Pride Campaign, with Marsha Mason as Pride Campaign Manager, has completed, or is currently implementing 5 activities. There are an additional 14 activities or production items – and with each – progress is being made.
This is a critical time for the campaign, whereby Marsha has lots of productions and activities on the tip of being implemented/completed – but it is going to take 100% dedication of Marsha’s time and energy, and a lot of support from her colleagues, in order to have a chance of successfully reaching the objectives.
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