mangroves protect all ah we
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CREATING HYPE
AROUND MANGROVES
IN ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES
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Meet “Cuckoo”! He lives in the mangroves of St Vincent and the Grenadines
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Cuckoo has been busy travelling all over St Vincent teaching kids about the importance of his mangrove home
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The kids have been going crazy for Cuckoo!
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“Mangroves stop tidal waves [by] reducing their strength… The mascot was fun!” Male student.
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“I learnt that mangrove trees help protect the sea coast when tides are rising or when hurricanes are going to come. I also learnt that it’s a nursery for animals and fishes.”
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“This is timely and very much needed to help students to appreciate and protect the environment.” School Principal.
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Cuckoo also got out into the community
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…to support a highly-energized street theater performance about a women desperately trying to save the Bright
beach mangroves…
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The fun didn’t stop there…
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More than 70 secondary students joined together in cleaning-up mangroves at Canash/Blue Lagoon and Brighton beaches
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Collecting more than 30 bags of trash…
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Including cans, diapers, glass and PET bottles, snack packages and plastic bags
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The clean up created a new set of environmental champions
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Ready to take action to rehabilitate and protect their environment
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with the generous funding support of
This campaign is part of My Island My Community implemented by
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The Campaign Activities were coordinated by:
National Parks, Rivers and Beaches Authority with the support of:
the Government of SVG’s Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation, Industry, Forestry and Fisheries
Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment [Environmental Management Department]
The SVG National TrustCaribbean Youth Environment Network
AVESCOCalliaqua Fisher Folk Co-operative Society
Dive Shop OperatorsSVGHTA
As well as a cadre of local volunteers all dedicated to the conservation and protection of St. Vincent and the
Grenadines’ biodiversity.