The Foundation launches the Tonga Coral Reef Education and Outreach program aimed at Tongan schools, communities, tourists, and government officials through out the Ha’apai and Vava’u island groups. The program is designed to collaborate with local Tongan communities to fill knowledge gaps and provide information to help them protect their resources while providing the Foundation’s science team the opportunity to acquire local knowledge from those actually using the resources.
2025-2026 B.A.M. Student Voices
Throughout the Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) and Jamaica Awareness of Mangroves in Nature (J.A.M.I.N.) programs, we evaluate each phase of the mangrove education and restoration process to better understand how students are learning, growing, and connecting with their coastal environments.
Before the programs begin, students share what they already know about mangroves and how they feel about them. As the program progresses, we continue to gather feedback to see how their knowledge evolves from identifying mangrove species and understanding food webs to recognizing the role mangroves play in coastal protection and climate change mitigation.
But the surveys go beyond science content.
We also ask students…
