We have been conducting reef assessments in the Gambier group of islands which are a collection of extinct high volcanic islands more than 1,600 km southeast of Tahiti. For twelve days of this mission, the scientists characterized the complex reef systems of Mangareva, an archipelago located in the southern hemisphere where the climate is tropical, but tempered by southeast trade winds.
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…
