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Academic

1. Students in the Natural Resource Management (NRM), Biology, and Marine Studies (MRST) programs use the Calabash Caye Field Station regularly to do field work. UB teachers try to encourage students to use the field station as often as possible but the lack of adequate boat transportation for large groups, which requires a large boat, has reduced the use of the field station by UB students.
2. The Marine Ecology Course Offered at the CCFS through the IMS, covers topics in coral reef, mangrove and seagrass beds ecology. These lectures are followed by intensive field activities and then by group discussions. Other topics covered include topics in: geology and formation of reefs, fish biology and identification, primary productivity, human impacts on the marine environment, threats to the Belizean marine environment, and conservation solutions/sustainable development.
3. A Mangrove Education Workshop, a joint proposal between the IMS and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) funded by the MacArthur Foundation, was held at the Calabash Caye Field Station in July- August 1996 for teachers, GOB & NGO representatives. Another one was carried out in December of 1999 and that was sponsored by the Texaco Foundation. Just recently, a Tropical Marine Ecology Course with the focus on the Biocomplexity of mangrove forests was carried out from August 1-12, 2002. This was joint effort between Texas A & M University, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and the University of Belize, and was organized by Dr. Ilka C. Feller through funds from the National Science Foundation Biocomplexity project.
4. Library Materials are proposed to be acquired. Currently, there are some identification guide books but there is a need for more which is hoped to be obtained through funding and seeking other donors. Reprints/copies of all published research conducted by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center from their Carrie Bow Cay Field Station in Belize for the last 20 years (about 400 published documents) has been obtained through the efforts of Dr. Ilka C. Feller. This reference collection is on the ecology of mangrove ecosystems and will be available for use by students, teachers and researchers from the IMS Library in Belize City and a the Calabash Caye Field Station. Most equipment used for teaching at the CCFS were acquired from previous Mangrove Workshops.
5. Internship opportunities become available to selected UB students to conduct field work at the CCFS. Students sometimes get to assist visiting reseachers with their projects or on projects that the IMS has ongoing. Some students also have the option of developing independent projects that they can monitor and write a report on as part of their course curriculum.
6. As a follow up on the Mangrove education program carried out in conjunction with the SERC, the IMS is joining in partnership with SERC, Ball State University and the New York Institute of Technology to conduct an electronic Field Trip to the Mangroves of Belize which will be broadcasted via satellite from the CCFS in May 2003. This is expected to reach thousand of persons including teachers, students and environmental educators to bring about the awareness and importance of Mangrove ecosystems. More details will be posted as the project gets finalized.

Training

The Institute has 30 sets of SCUBA gear, used for training as well as to offer SCUBA diving opportunities to both local and international users. The IMS has helped in the training of many UB students, in particular those members of the Sub Aqua Club, wishing to learn to SCUBA dive with the aim to:

1. Develop a work force of trained Belizeans capable of undertaking coastal resource assessment projects;
   
2. Heighten environmental awareness within Belize;
3. Strengthen UB's human resources by using these scholars as recruits for the UB Sub-Aqua Club
4. Other educational activities planned for the UB IMS are Coastal/Marine studies workshops such as:
1. The Mangrove Education workshop/course. If funding is obtained, it will run in summer of 2004 and it is hoped that it could be offered as a course credit for students from UB.
2. Training in Medical First Aid and Rescue diver level of all IMD staff members to provide safer water-oriented activities such as snorkeling and diving; This program will then be open to UB students once it is well established.
   
3. Small Boat Handling to staff members only; It is envisioned that in the future the IMS could offer credit courses for these to students.
4. Coastal/Marine Survey Techniques.

P.S. Facility User Fees/ Diving Fees: Available upon request

 

Press Release
13.07.2010

The University of Belize (UB) has agreed to construction of a system of photovoltaic panels on the northeast section of its main campus in Belmopan. Representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Government of Belize and the University of Belize culminated initial discu ...read more