In June 2015, the Foundation, along with the Bahamas National Trust (BNT), presented the Bahamas Underwater Atlas to the Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the Minister of State for Investments. The Atlas was created from comprehensive scientific surveys and maps the Foundation created on the Global Reef Expedition, and was the first to comprehensively map shallow water marine habitats in The Bahamas.
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…
