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The Sandwatch Foundation is Established

At the beginning of 2008, the Sandwatch Foundation, a non-profit organization, was established in order to formalize the Sandwatch programme such that new partners and donor organizations can be approached for support and funding.  While UNESCO and the University of Puerto Rico Sea Grant College Programme remain committed sponsors for Sandwatch, it is recognized that a wider support base will strengthen the Sandwatch network and its project goals globally.

The Sandwatch Foundation is registered in the island of Nevis in the Caribbean and Paul Diamond and Gillian Cambers are its Directors.   The purpose of the Sandwatch Foundation is to:

  • Promote awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely;

  • Promote a new vision of education, one that seeks to empower people of all ages to assume responsibility for creating and enjoying a sustainable future;

  • Facilitate school-aged youth and youth outside school, and communities to work together to monitor and critically evaluate the problems and conflicts facing  their beach and coastal environments and to develop sustainable approaches to address these issues;

  • Design, develop and promote climate change adaptation and mitigation measures;

  • Research and develop field monitoring protocols for data collection and analysis;

  • Develop a common international on-line database for beach monitoring information;

  • Prepare materials (written, audio, graphic, video, web-based) to disseminate the data and conclusions obtained by the Foundation;

  • Raise funds to supplement groups who do not have the resources to fully support Sandwatch-related activities, both monitoring and projects, in their region;

  • Support and finance specific ecologically sound endeavours, that the management board feels have proper merit;

  • Support and help organize regional and international workshops, seminars and meetings both specifically for Sandwatch, and related environmental conferences.

  • Actively forge mutually beneficial partnerships with other environmental organizations globally.

We will be working through the Sandwatch Foundation to continue to support and coordinate Sandwatch projects worldwide – Let’s make Sandwatch everybody’s business!

Gillian Cambers, Barbados and Paul Diamond, Nevis

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