CREATING HYPE

AROUND MANGROVES

IN ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES

Meet “Cuckoo”! He lives in the mangroves of St Vincent and the Grenadines

Cuckoo has been busy travelling all over St Vincent teaching kids about the importance of his mangrove home

The kids have been going crazy for Cuckoo!

“Mangroves stop tidal waves [by] reducing their strength… The mascot was fun!” Male student.

“I learnt that mangrove trees help protect the sea coast when tides are rising or when hurricanes are going to come. I also learnt that it’s a nursery for animals and fishes.”

“This is timely and very much needed to help students to appreciate and protect the environment.” School Principal.

Cuckoo also got out into the community

…to support a highly-energized street theater performance about a women desperately trying to save the Bright

beach mangroves…

The fun didn’t stop there…

More than 70 secondary students joined together in cleaning-up mangroves at Canash/Blue Lagoon and Brighton beaches

Collecting more than 30 bags of trash…

Including cans, diapers, glass and PET bottles, snack packages and plastic bags

The clean up created a new set of environmental champions

Ready to take action to rehabilitate and protect their environment

with the generous funding support of

This campaign is part of My Island My Community implemented by

The Campaign Activities were coordinated by:

National Parks, Rivers and Beaches Authority with the support of:

the Government of SVG’s Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Transformation, Industry, Forestry and Fisheries

Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment [Environmental Management Department]

The SVG National TrustCaribbean Youth Environment Network

AVESCOCalliaqua Fisher Folk Co-operative Society

Dive Shop OperatorsSVGHTA

As well as a cadre of local volunteers all dedicated to the conservation and protection of St. Vincent and the

Grenadines’ biodiversity.