JAMIN 2016-2017 Program Additions: We J.A.M.I.N. in a New Way!

JAMIN 2016-2017 Program Additions

Even though we are getting a late start, there are so many new and exciting additions to the program this year. First, we are filming the J.A.M.I.N. program to create a promotional video about our Mangrove Education and Restoration Programs.

Videographer Art Binkowski filming mangroves.

Second, we are piloting a new year 2 program at William Knibb High School with the same students that were in the program last school year. Now in eleventh grade Biology, these students will return to the same mangrove site that they restored the previous year to monitor and manage their mangroves.

J.A.M.I.N. Year 2 students from William Knibb High School.

Third, we are very excited to announce that we are going to be working with a new school: Marcus Garvey Technical High School in St. Ann’s Bay, Jamaica. We will initially be implementing the J.A.M.I.N. program in grade 10 Biology.

Marcus Garvey Technical School: Biology grade 10 student from Marcus Garvey Technical School draws the mangrove leaves in her mangrove journal.

As part of the program, we want students to be able to visit and feel ownership over their local mangrove ecosystem. Marcus Garvey is almost an hour away from William Knibb High School, where for the past three years, we have worked with schools in Falmouth, Jamaica and restored local mangroves forest there. Instead of taking students to the Falmouth mangrove site, we want them to explore their local mangrove forest.

Mangroves at Seville Heritage Site

We are happy to announce that students at Marcus Garvey will study and restore mangroves at a new J.A.M.I.N. mangrove restoration site at Seville Heritage Park in St. Ann’s Bay. The Seville Heritage Park, a cultural heritage site in Jamaica. It is also listed as “tentative,” on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list, which means it could potentially be listed as a World Heritage Site. Cultural heritage sites in Jamaica are overseen by the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. The Jamaica National Heritage Trust at Seville Heritage Park has joined us and our partners at the University of the West Indies Discovery Bay Marine Lab to bring mangrove education and the J.A.M.I.N. program to St. Ann’s Bay.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Introducing Our New Website: A Fresh Look for the Foundation’s Future

As we celebrate the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation’s 25th anniversary, we are proud to unveil our newly redesigned website—a modern home for our science, conservation work, and educational programs. This launch marks an important moment for the Foundation as we honor our long history and look toward the future of ocean conservation.

For more than two decades, the Foundation has worked tirelessly to improve the health of our living oceans. We have advanced ocean science, led one of the largest coral reef research missions in history, restored mangrove forests with local communities, created award-winning education programs, and shared the wonders of the ocean with people around the world. Our new website reflects the organization we are today—focused on conserving coral reefs, restoring mangrove forests, and improving ocean literacy—while still highlighting the legacy of work that brought us here.

The redesigned site…

Connecting People, Art, and Oceans: Championing Conservation at the 2025 IUCN Congress

The IUCN World Conservation Congress brings together thousands of leaders and decision-makers from governments, non-profit organizations, civil society, Indigenous groups, and the private sector to shape global conservation policy and action. This influential gathering serves as a platform to share knowledge, build partnerships, and advance initiatives that protect our planet’s biodiversity.

As a member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation was honored to take part in the Congress, joining a global community of leaders, organizations, and changemakers committed to protecting nature and advancing sustainable futures.