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B.A.M. Back in Action

The turquoise blue water stretched out in all directions as the airplane began its descent into Abaco, The Bahamas. Looking out the window I was excited, anxious, and hopeful, and I began scanning the coastline for the first small mangrove

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Education Partner Teacher Profile: Lianna Burrows

In honor of International Education Week, the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has chosen to profile Lianna Burrows at Friends of the Environment (FRIENDS). Lianna works with us on our Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program, which teaches students

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Students studying mangrove disease

Become a Mangrove Detective

We are looking for educators and organizations to participate in the new Mangrove Detectives program! Mangrove Detectives is a citizen science program that consists of field and lab activities that involve students in the collection of unique data about disease

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Mangrove Detectives

Scientists are looking to students across the Caribbean for their help studying the health of mangrove forests. This week, Dr. Ryann Rossi, a post-doctoral scholar at the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON), launched the Mangrove Detectives Project with help from

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B.A.M. Student Voices 2018-2019

Previously, you heard the voice of the students in our J.A.M.I.N. program.  Now it’s time to hear how the students in The Bahamas feel about our Bahamas Awareness of Mangroves (B.A.M.) program! 1st Year B.A.M. Students: “I learned that mangroves are more vital to

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