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grant approval under the Project Development Fund (PDF) of GEF, we will begin work in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Colombia to evaluate pesticide management practices and look for areas of improvement with the ultimate goal of reducing run-off to the Caribbean. This work begins in July 1999.
For more information, please contact:
Tim Kasten, Programme Officer, UNEP-CAR/RCU, 14-20 Port Royal Street, Kingston, Jamaica. Tel: (876) 922-9267; Fax: (876) 922-9292;
E-Mail: tjk.uneprcuja@cwjamaica.com
CAR/RCU Staff Updates
January in Jamaica saw the departure from CAR/RCU of CEPNET/IDB Project Manager Ken Korporal, Consultant/Trainer Eric Van Praag and GIS Expert John Walkey. Ken has taken a position as programme officer with the Global Programme of Action in the Netherlands. Eric returned to his home in Venezuela and John to his home in the United States. John plans to travel in Africa, and both Eric and John are actively seeking employment. Eric can be reached at gisbert@reacciun.ve, and John at jwalkey@hotmail.com. We'll miss you, guys! Marjo Vierros remains at CAR/RCU until the end of Septemeber as the Acting CEPNET Programme Officer, and Sandra Stevenson, will stay until the beginning of August, as a consultant (see the CEPNET update).
Our other departee was Ms. Dorothea Less, who finished her sadly brief return to the office. Ms. Brenda Dewdney, the SPAW Bilingual Secretary, recently returned to CAR/RCU after time spent on assignment in Angola.
Marine Protected Areas Corner
Training Programme for Marine Protected Areas
In previous issues of CEPNEWS, UNEP-CAR/RCU has informed about the development of course modules and manual for an upcoming MPA training course, We are happy to announce that through funding from the Coastal Zone Management Centre (CZMC) of the Netherlands, the UN Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP) created from the Ted Turner's Grant and the CTF, CAR/RCU has initiated preparations for the convening of the first "Training of Trainers" course on Marine Protected Area Management which will be held in Saba, Netherlands Antilles, 2-13 November 1999. This first course is targetted for a maximum of 12 MPA managers and alike from the English-speaking Caribbean currently involved with MPA management. Participants must have basic knowledge in marine and coastal resources concepts and issues and will be required to implement training activities at the local level after participating in the course by adapting as appropriate the regional course material. Funding will be available for participants to attend the course, as well as for the implementation of the local training activities by the trained MPA managers. This course is a part of SPAW's long-term "Training of Trainers" protected area programme, which emphasizes the provision of training and communication skills participants to train others. A second training of trainers course for MPA managers from Spanish speaking countries is being planned for April/May 2000 under the same criteria. Interested potential participants in these courses should contact UNEP-CAR/RCU and provide brief information on their background and current involvement on MPA management.
In preparation for the training and to assess the training needs of marine protected areas of the region, an Experts Consultation to Review and Finalize Materials for Marine Protected Area Training in the Wider Caribbean was sponsored by the government of the Netherlands and held in Kingston, Jamaica (Continued on page 8)
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