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SPRING 19S • En va. 'i o ft m c ntaC P f ann-i no oTtc.luU cat kkbibtancQ • Re4ea/tcA * E co- V e v a Io pmdftt BULLETIN RBF SUPPORT In December, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) notified the Foundation that second year funding under a 3-year RBF institutional support grant had been approved. The second year grant, li ke RBF support in 1978-79, represents a contribution toward the general budgetary expenses of the Foundation, although IRF will specifically use half of these funds to continue to provide, upon request, timely and appropriate technical assistance to island governments and institutions in the Eastern Caribbean. Since 1977, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, through its international program office, has supported a variety of projects in the Caribbean, specifically concentrating their support on economic/employment generation programs and on resource management programs in the smaller is lands of the Eastern Caribbean. In addition to IRF, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund has supported, among others, the Caribbean Conservation Association, CADEC (Christian Action for Development in the Caribbean), the Caribbean Agro-Economic Society, the Association of Caribbean Uni versities and Research Institutes, and specific community development or training projects in St. Vincent, Dominica, Antigua, and Trinidad. CARIBBEAN OOCUMENTS 00NATE0 Food and Nutrition Policy Planning Helen Lowe Auble, long-establ and a leader in the developme Virgin Islands and the larger nated her extensive collecti tions, photographs, and corres sources Foundation. Included to the Foundation are Ms. Aubl menting the establishment of Tourist Development Board off of the Auble bequest are seve and Virgin Islands historical p are no longer in print. ished Caribbean publisher nt of tourism in the U.S. Caribbean region, has do- on of documents, publica- pondence to the Island Re in the materials conveyed e's personal papers docu- t h e Vi r g i n I s l a n d s ' fir s t ice in 1947. Also a part ral important West Indian ubl ications, many of which In accepting the gift from Ms. Auble, Foundation presi dent Edward Towle acknowledged the donor's many contri butions to the development of tourism in the West Indies, her long standing involvement with regional organizations such as the Caribbean Travel Association, and her proli fic creativity in the publication of several regional magazines. Dr. Towle also recalled Ms. Auble's early concern for conservation programs in the Caribbean, cit ing the role she had played in sponsoring his presenta tion, as the then President of the Caribbean Conservation Association, at the 1968 meeting of the Caribbean Travel Association in St. Maarten. The Auble materials have been inventoried by Foundation staff, and most have now been assembled as the "Helen Auble West Indian Tourism Collection". According to Foundation historian, George Tyson, these materials de serve further study as they represent an important source of information about the development of tourism in the Caribbean region. As an outgrowth of the Foundation's continuing interest in issues of food and nutrition policy, agricultural de velopment, health education, import dependency -- as re lated to insular areas -- the Island Resources Founda tion recently sponsored a three day conference in St. Thomas dealing with these and related public policy is sues. Entitled THE VIRGIN ISLANDS EXPERIENCE: A COM- MUNITVCONFIRLNCI ON FOOD AND NUTRITION POLICE PLANNING, the project was co-sponsored by the St. Croix Committee of the Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dieti tians (CANDI) and was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Under the leadership of Vn. MarvaS. Browne, director of nutrition programs at IRF, the conference included par ticipants from the Virgin Islands, other Caribbean is lands and from the U.S. mainland as well as representa tion from government agencies, community organizations, and food-producing industries. A total of almost 200 registrants attended the three day sessions. Although specific objectives were directed to policy questions in the U.S. Virgin Islands and to improving the level of dialogue between the public and private sector concerning food and nutrition policy development i n t h i s U . S . t e r r i t o r y, l a r g e r p o l i c y q u e s t i o n s w e r e also raised, relating to the broader Caribbean region and to insular peoples generally: ...THE DIMINISHING AGRICULTURAL SECTOR IN MOST DEVELOPING ISLAND COUNTRIES ...THE RESULTANT IMPORT DEPENDENCY FOR FOOD •STUFFS IN ISLAND AREAS ...THE CHANGING DIET OF ISLAND PEOPLES, NOW OFTEN MODELED ON THE DIETARY HABITS OF CONTINENTAL POPULATIONS AND TOURISTS ...MAINTENANCE OF THE CRITICAL BALANCE BE TWEEN FOOD PRODUCTION, POPULATION GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WITH DIRECT IMPLICATIONS FOR INSULAR AREAS ...THE NEED FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS OF INSULAR SOCIETY Specifically, in the Virgin Islands -- as a direct re sult of the conference -- there appears to be emerging a "coalition" of government agency and community organi zation peoplewhoare united in their concern about food and nutrition policy in the territory and who -- through the expanding mechanism of the conference 's advisory coun cil -- will seek to strengthen and advance the recommenda tions and directions growing out of the conference. "Proceedings" of the conference are currently being pre pared and edited by project director Browne and others and will be distributed widely in the spring. In addi tion, a 30 minute television program on conference activi ties is now in production. SMALL ISLAND FOCUS Pursuant to completion of a Caribbean-wide survey of regional conservation programs and priorities, conduct ed by IRF on behalf of the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, an important regional meeting of island repre sentatives and international funding agencies was called in Barbados in September of 1979. Sponsored by the Caribbean Development Bank, UNESCO, UNEP, the U.N. Department for International Economic and Social Affairs, and the U.S. Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Program, the CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGE MENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN THE SMALLER CARIBBEAN IS LANDS brought together for the first time government delegates from the smaller islands to discuss sound eco nomic development and effective environmental management. Judith and Edward Towle represented the Foundation at the conference. Dr. Towle also represented one of the conference's co-sponsors, the U.S. MAB 7B Caribbean Is land Directorate of which he is a member. In reflecting on the conference, IRF president Towle has noted that, on balance, the sessions were very suc cessful because they #• Provided a unique: forum far the articulation of small-island needs in the environmental management sector * broadened the perspective of participants, not only government delegates but also obseAver^t and resource persons, regarding local, and regional problem definition and needed skills •# pointed toward some practical strategies far elective environmental program de velopment and management far the smalt islands of, the region. Towle also noted that the MAB 7B Directorate, on which he serves, is now looking to follow-through programmatic strategies to build on the recommendations and directives provided by the Barbados forum. He further indicated that whatever assistance programs are developed must keep in mind the need to strengthen indigenous regional institu tions and people, while demonstrating the effectiveness of eco-development strategies for the Third World island areas of the Caribbean. The "Proceedings" of the Barbados Conference have been published and distributed by the U.S. Department of State. Copies are available from Foundation headquarters in St. Thomas. an ECO-DEVELOPMENT strategy IRF president Ed Towle and historian George Tyson have been actively involved in helping to formulate a regional eco-development strategy that wi11 integrate historical and cultural resource management and conservation with key development sectors such as education, tourism, and community development. The purpose of such a strategy is to ensure the enhanced utilization of these unique resources so that they may yield their full value and benefit to local populations in the region. The concept of eco-development has not, to date, been applied to cultural and historical resources in the Caribbean. It is a concept primarily originated by na tural resource planners who viewed historical/cultural resources basically as adjuncts to natural resource plan ning. Consequently, there is an immediate need to create a framework within which the eco-development concept and strategy, as it relates specifically to historical and cultural resources , can be vetted and developed in a log ical, organized fashion. Recognizing that there must be extensive and intensive discussion among regional special ists , managers , organi zations and governments before a viable action program can emerge, IRF has committed its institutional resources to helping to facilitate a regional dialogue, which can be promoted through a variety of activities -- preparation and circulation of concept papers, information sharing, informal networking at both the regional and local levels, resource surveys and assessments, workshops and demonstra tion projects. Implementation of this effort will be car ried out in cooperation with several regional and extra- regional organizations including the Organization of American States, the Caribbean Conservation Association and its Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Pro gram (ECNAMP), and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Dominica Responding to the devastation wrought by Hurricane David, which passed over the island of Dominica in August of 1979, leaving tens-of-thousands homeless , without power or communications and lacking employment, Foundation staff members have assisted in recovery planning efforts, with an emphasis on helping to generate local employment opportunities. IRF assistance in the post-hurricane weeks was primarily directed to providing funds for clean-up activities in the Dominican National Park (in cooperation with the Canadian Nature Federation) and in counsel ing Park per sonnel on the development of a "Forestry and National Park Recovery Strategy," a planning document subsequently submitted to international aid agencies. Principal IRF assistance, however, has been focused on the area of the Cabrits, a magnificent historic site on the island's northwest coast (near the community of Ports mouth) , an area viewed by Dominican planners and IRF staff alike as a potential model eco-development project, com bining elements of historic site restoration, national park development, and a cul tural tourism model -- al 1 based on a community development/income generation scheme for the Portsmouth area. Foundation president Ed Towle has also explored with Dominicans the feasibil ity of a smal 1-scale charcoal pro duction industry (to utilize downed timber), and IRF cul tural resource planner George Tyson has assisted the Or ganization of American States (OAS) in responding to a Dominican Government request to evaluate damage to the local archives and public records following the August storm. Further Foundation activity in Dominica will concentrate on additional recovery assistance to the Park and on stepped-up restoration and development planning efforts for the Cabrits/Portsmouth area. Anguilla At the request of the Government of Anguilla, the Is land Resources Foundation recently supported a team of cultural resource specialists who completed a prelimi nary archaeological survey of that island. The four- day survey is part of a continuing effort(initiated in 1977) by the Foundation to support long-range resource development planning in Anguilla. The survey teamwas headed by Alfredo Figueredo, former territorial archaeologist in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and included Bruce Til den and Kenneth Dick of the Vir gin Islands Archaeological Society, and IRF historian and cultural resource planner, George Tyson. Community Development For almost a year, the Foundation has supported a pro- totypic, community outreach program in the Virgin Is lands, with an emphasis on working "from the bottom up" and with implications for IRF's regional technical as sistance programs. With federal funds provided by the U.S. Office of Edu cation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, IRF staff members Clarence Cuthbertson and George Tyson have provided continuing assistance to the members of the Tenants United far fairness (TUFF), an umbrella or ganization representing the majority of tenants residing in low-income public housing projects in St. Thomas. Recognizing that the poor are generally disorganized and unfamiliar with the public participation process, the Foundation has focused its efforts on helping TUFF to better organize and thereby to better ensure that public officials and public programs are more responsive to their needs. One area of immediate concern publ ic officials to ensure both ply of drinking water for publ i in the context of an insular a and severe water shortages), bertson and Tyson, TUFF member advocacy skills and techniques wil 1 now be in using these skil 1 continuing water crisis -- whi tenants the hardest -- is sti has been the inability of an adequate and safe sup- chousing residents (with- rea faced with continuing With assistance from Cuth- s have developed improved , but how successful they s to confront the island's ch hits the public housing 11 an open question. One strategy devised by TUFF and ing this spring of an island-wide dress pressing water problems in To be hosted by TUFF, the meeti for the first time, in a public from the several government agenc supply, production, distribution dialogue with the public housing live with government's demonstra their critical water needs. IRF will be the conven- public meeting to ad- the housing projects. ng will bring together forum, representatives ies involved with water and quality in an open tenants who must daily t e d i n a b i l i t y t o m e e t As an adjunct to its community development activities with TUFF, the Foundation continues to play a role as a n e t w o r k i n g i n s t i t u t i o n , b o t h i n t h e Vi r g i n I s l a n d s and in the larger Caribbean region, seeking to strengthen the emerging "network" of island-based, private volun tary, citizen service organizations which now function in the West Indies as a critical counterbalance to the activities of government. Specifically, in the Virgin Islands (and under the aegis of a grant from the U.S. Office of Environmental Educa tion), the Foundation has undertaken to provide the fol lowing kinds of assistance: • To the. Virgin Islands Conservation Society, provision'of a Secretariat and related ser vices, cooperation in designing and imple menting a series of field study tours (in cluding preparation of a field guide) to the largest surviving mangrove area in the Vir gin Islands, furnishing two grants for 1) continuation of the"Environmental Hotline" community alert system and 2) implementation of a public forum on coastal zone management in St. Croix. • To the St. Thomas Historic Trust, provision of a small grant to encourage expansion of the Trust's public outreach programs. • To the St. Thomas/St. John League of Marine Associations, provision of a small grant and technical assistance for implementation of public meetings concerning public use of the marine environment, specifically as related to the V.I. Coastal Zone Management Law. • To the Virgin Islands Archaeological Society, provision of a small grant and technical as sistance for implementation of public meet ings on the status of archaeological resources in the territory and to examine publ ic policy aspects of archaeological resource manag«Bent in the Virgin Islands. •To the League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands, \) provision of a grant to assist wi th implementation of the League's workshop on land use planning in the territory; and 2) production of a 30 minute television pro gram highlighting the workshop and further exploring questions of growth management in the Virgin Islands. IRF MEDIA LAB Personnel at the IRF media lab have been engaged in the production of several video tape efforts in recent months, all dealing with problem solving approaches for insular environments and all funded by various agencies of the U.S. government. • The 12-part TR00LS series, focusing on c a r e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s w i t h i n t h e s o c i a l and economic fabric of the U.S. Virgin Is lands, has been aired four times during the last year on V.I. Public Television. The entire series and companion teacher's guide have been presented to the V.I. Department of Education, and, addition ally, educators and community groups may borrow TR00LS from the IRF media center. [Produced under a grant from the U.S. Office of Career Education.) • GROWING, GROWING, GONE is a 30 minute video presentation focusing on questions of growth management in an insular envi ronment and is based on highlights from a V.I. League of Women Voter's Land Use Planning Workshop held in St. Thomas last November. Sponsored by the League, the film was produced by the Foundation in cooperation with the V.I. Conservation Society. [Major funding provided under a grant from the U.S. Office of Environ mental Education.) • In an effort to bri ng an important communi ty conference to a wider audience, the Founda tion is producing a television program bas ed on the recent IRF-sponsored Food and Nu trition Pol icy Planning Conference (see al so page 1). Air time is scheduled for the spring of 1980. (Funding provided under a grant from the National Science foundation.) The IRF Media Center is currently under the direction of Michele Bertrand, a media specialist who holds a de gree from Smith College and has worked with V.I.-Public Television and at the Media and Language Lab of the Col lege of the Virgin Islands. Ms. Bertrand is the pro ducer/director of GROWING, GROWING, GONE and of the forthcoming filmonfood and nutrition policy planning. Development of ful 1 video production capability has given the Foundation a new vehicle for public outreach, edu cation, and technical assistance programs, as well as access to a visual medium -- particularly important in highly "visual" West Indian societies. The Foundation fully intends to expand its technical assistance, eval uation, and education program functions using this new capabi li ty. Offshore Sand Mining Study IRF Trustee Honored Under contract to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce), the Foundation is currently providing an operational base and local management support for an ongoing Virgin Islands offshore sand mining research project. Foundation involvement in this effort dates back to 1977 when, through the combined initiatives of IRF and the V.I. Government, in cooperation with the U.S. Geo logical Survey, a major seismic reconnaisance of off shore sand resources in the territory was carried out. As a result of that effort, mineable deposits of sand have been identified off the southern shore of St. Thomas, and both the local and federal governments are proceeding to evaluate the potential effects of sand removal on the local marine environment. In this effort, IRF is cooperating with EG&G Environmental Consultants in carrying out one of a series of assessments, i.e., selected current and turbidity studies at the site se lected. The need to locate alternative sources of sand for con struction purposes in the Virgin Islands has long been recognized. Sand is currently being imported (for as high as $25 per cubic yard) to meet the demands of the local construction market. Land-based sand deposit sites are not available, and removal of sand from the beaches is prohibited by law. Joining the Foundation for this project are Project Manager Bruce Potter, a management consultant and sys tems analyst who brings to this assignment over a de cade of experience in dealing with government systems at all levels; and Random DuBois, an oceanographer and fisheries ecologist, who, in addition to holding a Mas ter's Degree in Oceanography from Texas A&M, recently completed the Master of Marine Affairs Program at the University of Rhode Island. Also participating in the current and turbidity studies are Research Associate, Dr. Maynard Nichols from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Robert Franks and Kathleen Hall, marine technicians; and Ingrid Can- right, a student intern from Friends World College. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) has honored IRF Board of Trustee member, Harold J. Coolidge, for his work in international conservation by awarding Dr. Cool idge their JohnC. Phillips Memorial Medal at IUCN's General" Assem bly in the U.S.S.R. The medal had not previously been presented to an American. Dr. Coolidge has also been presented the 1978 Edward W. Browning Achievement Award in "Conserving the Environ ment" by Secretary S. Dillon Ripley of the Smithsonian Institution. This award honored Coolidge's efforts to establish and extend parks and natural areas, work which he first began in the 1930's. The Foundation is privileged to have Dr. Coolidge on its Board of Trustees (he has served as a Trustee Emeritus since 1979) and values his continued counsel and support. More news about IRF staff and Trustees . . . • Trustee Henry Wheatley of St. Thomas continues to serve on the 11-member Coastal Zone Manage ment Advisory Committee of the United States, under appointment from the U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Mandated by the 1972 Coastal Zone Management Act, the Committee on which Wheatley serves advises the U.S. Office of Coastal Zone Management on national policy affecting the 50 states, Guam, American Samoa, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. •From its headquarters in Morges, Switzerland, the IUCN has announced the ratification of Dr. Edward Towle's appointment to serve on its Com mission on Environmental Planning, with specific responsibilities to work with a task force deal ing with coastal zone management in developing countries. In serving on the Commission, the Foundation's president will be joining other international environmental planners represent ing over 30 countries. He is the only member to be appointed from the Caribbean. RETURN ADDRESS! RED HOOK CENTER ST. THOMAS, U.S BOX 33 V.I. 00801 THE BULLETIN Is published periodically by the l&land RuouAcu, Foundation, a non-profit research and technical assistance organization concerned with the development of improved planning strategies, management prac tices and conservation programs for the natural, cultural, and human resources of small island areas. It is sent free of charge to Founda tion members and to individuals and institutions concerned about the survival of insular areas. P r e s i d e n t E d w a r d L . T o w l e E d i t o r J u d i t h A . T o w l e Membership in the Foundation 1s available in the followinq classifi cations: INPIflPUAl- $25; FAMLV-S50; SPONSORING - $100; LIFE-$500; PATRON-$1,000; STUDENT - $10. Details about membership are obtainable by writing the Foundation at Red Hook Center Box 33, St. Thomas, U.S. Vlrqin Islands 00801; tele phone 809-775-3225. PLEASE NOTE NEW ADDRESS Non •profit Organization U.S. POSTAGE PAID Charlotte Amalie, V. 1. 00801 Permit No. 33 IITI FALL / WINTER 1980 EYivi.fiOYim2.ntal Planning •Technical A*416tance Rc.6can.ch •Eco-Development BULLETIN NEW INITIATIVE in Dominica Ongoing Caribbean Programs The West Indian island of Dominica, with large reserves of undeveloped timber resources , has , over time, seen a myriad of large scale development pro posals and schemes for timber exploitation, but none have been acceptable. In response to Government's increasing uncer tainties about high technology development schemes , and as a result of the Foundation's nearly ten year*; of close cooperation with and assistance to the Dom inican Forestry Division, IRF has been asked to work with Government in the development of a demonstra tion program for forestry resource utilization, com bining ■W" Maximum sustainable yield o& Dominica's forestry resources with minimum damage to fragile forest and upslope environments ■W Maximum feasible involvement of independent Dominican operators in harvesting, milling, process ing and marketing of lumber pro ducts . Assisted by the Director of Forestry and Parks in Dominica, Mr. Christopher Maximea, who recently spent several weeks at Foundation headquarters in St. Thomas working with key staff members, IRF has drafted a concept paper for a DOMINICA FORESTRV DE VELOPMENT PROGRAM , including an operational outline for the creation of a Lumber Marketing Enterprise. IRF has vetted the general concept with U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) offi cials at the Barbados Mission, and follow-up dis cussions are anticipated. As a footnote to the above, it is noted that the Foundation recently entered into a cooperative working agreement with the U.S. Forest Service to develop joint research programs, particularly with the Forest Service ' s Inst itute of Tropical Forestry in Puerto Rico. The Institute is headed by Dr. Ariel Lugo, also an IRF Research Associate. • ANGUILLA - The Foundation made available to Anguilla the services of its marine biologist and fisheries specialist, Random DuBois, who , i n August, visited this Eastern Caribbean island to assist in establishing a strategy for better assessment and management of fisheries resources. DuBois travel ed to Anguilla with Mr. Ivor Jackson of the Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Program (ECNA.MP) , and he later prepared a site visit report on An- guillan fisheries for ECNAMP's marine resource plan ning project. • DOMINICA - Continued assistance to the Dominican National Park has focused on the Cabrits historic site within the park system. With the support of the Canadian Nature Feder ation and Mr. John Archbold, IRF has provided funds for ongoing trail and brush clearance at the Cabrits and for the placement of signs and trai1 markers to assist residents and tourists visiting the site. A "tour guide" for the Cabrits was prepared and published by IRF for the Park, and multiple copies have been transmitted for local dissemination to the Dominica Parks and Tourism offices. Kith the assistance of IRF and ECNAMP, a pro posal was prepared by the Dominican Government and submitted for funding to the World Wildlife Fund/ IUCN. The proposal calls for preparation of a re source management plan for the Cabrits National Park including public education and park personnel train ing components. Considerable attention has brits as a model eco-developmen contains remarkable woodland, features; its location -- adia Portsmouth and to a coastal Government for major tourism vides linkages to the local t to the second largest communit d i t i o n a l l y, i t s h i s t o r i c f a b r built environments offer uniq cultural possibilities for the focused on the Ca- t scheme. The site marine and historic cent to the town of area designated by development -- pro- ourist industry and y in Dominica. Ad- ic and natural and ue educational and future. looking ahead... THE FOUNDATION HAS SIGNED A CONTRACT WITH THE U.S. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE TO UNDERTAKE A DE TAILED ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF THE V.I. NATIONAL PARK ON THE ECONOMY OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS. HEADING THE STUDY FOR IRF WILL BE RESEARCH ASSOCIATE - TURNED PROJECT DI RECTOR - DR. BEN POSNER. AS THE ORGANIZING INSTITUTION ON BEHALF OF THE U.S. MAN AND THE BIOSPHERE (NUB) PROGRAM, THE FOUNDATION WILL PLAN AND DESIGN A STATE OF THE ART STUDY ON THE MANAGEMENT OF ISLAND RESOURCES, USING THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AS A CASE STUDY A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE SMALLER ISLANDS OF THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. BOTH PLANNING EFFORTS WERE FUNDED BY THE MAB PROGRAM UNDER THE AEGIS OF THE U.S. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO. © © IRF Research Associates The IRF network of Research Associates is comprised of more than seventy is land specialists whose personal com mitment to and expertise regarding small islands have resulted in a better un derstanding about island communities and tnsular environments. It is an in ternational network with representation from almost 20 countries in North Ameri ca, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. In various ways, the Research Associates assist the Founda tion in carrying out research, technical assistance, and public service programs for island areas. /elected flew/ Item/ ... ^ JOHN E. ADAMS (GEOGRAPHER, UNI VERSITY OF MINNESOTA, USA). DR . ADAMS HAS RECEIV- EDA NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT TO UNDERTAKE A YEAR'S FIELD INVESTIGATION OF FISH CONSUMPTION HABITS AMONG DIFFERENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROUPS IN TRINIDAD, ST. VINCENT, ST. LUCIA AND BELIZE. FIELD WORK, WHICH BEGAN IN SEPTEMBER, WILL BE UNDER DR. ADAMS' DIRECTION, ASSISTED BY SENIOR FISHERY OFFICERS I N THE COUNTRIES CONCERNED AND A RESOURCE ECONOMIST. A~ DAMS IS ALSO THE AUTHOR OF A RECENT ARTI CLE ENTITLED "FISH PREFERENCES AND PREJU DICES I N A SMALL CAR I BBEAN ISLAND: A STU DY OF FISH CONSUMPTION PATTERNS IN ST. VINCENT..." (PUBLISHED IN MAY IN THE "PROCEEDINGS'' OF THE 32ND ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GULF AND CARIBBEAN FISHERIES IN STITUTE). HE IS ALSO COMPLETING A MAN USCRIPT ON ARTISANAL FISHERIES IN THE GRENADINES, BASED ON EARLIER FIELD WORK. ^ KLAUS DE ALBUQUERQUE (SOCIOLOGIST, SO. CAROLINA, USA). CURRENTLY BASED AT THE COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON AND FORMERLY ON THE FACULTY OF THE COLLEGE OF THE VIR GIN ISLANDS, DR. ALBUQUERQUE RECENTLY PRESENTED TWO PAPERS ON CARIBBEAN SOC IOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AT THE FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CARIBBEAN STUDIES ASSO CIATION IN CURACAO. COPIES OF "RAS- TAFARIANISM AND CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE CARIBBEAN" AND "A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF VIOLENT CRIMES IN THE CARIBBEAN" ARE AVAILABLE FROM IRF. DR. ALBUQUERQUE'S DOCTORAL DISSERTATION DEALT WITH THE RASTAFARIANS OF JAMAICA, AND HE HAS CONTINUED TO PURSUE A SPECIALIZATION IN CARIBBEAN RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, URBANIZATION, AND NON-FORMAL (FOLK) MEDICINE. ^ JONATHAN BLUM (ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEW YORK). A VENTURE CAPITAL SPECIALIST WITH BANKERS TRUST OF NEW YORK AND ALSO A MEMBER OF IRF'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, MR. BLUM WAS RECENTLY ELECTED AS THE PRESI DENT OF THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER OF THE SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, A WELL-KNOWN, NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION. t MAHAMAD HANIF (MUSEUMS-WILDLIFE SPE CIALIST, GUYANA). FORMER EXECUTIVE DI RECTOR OF THE CARIBBEAN CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION, HANIF HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE UNESCO - MAB (MAN AND THE BIO SPHERE) DIRECTORATE FOR GUYANA. HANIF CONTINUES TO SERVE AS IRF'S ENVIRON MENTAL CONSULTANT IN THE SOUTHERN CARIB BEAN, AND RECENTLY HE ASSISTED MR. ALLEN PUTNEY (OF EASTERN CARIBBEAN NATURAL AREA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM) IN A BIOSPHERE RE SERVE SURVEY AND PLANNING PROJECT IN G U Y A N A . ( C o n t ' d ) LIAISON ACTIVITIES in the Caribbean In August, IRF representatives Ed Towle and Bruce Potter m e t w i t h k e y o f fic i a l s o f t h e U . S . A I D o f fic e i n Wa s h i n g t o n , i n c l u d i n g J a c k Va u g h n , n e w l y a p p o i n t e d a s s i s t a n t a d m i n i s t r a t o r f o r L a t i n A m e r i c a a n d t h e C a r i b b e a n . G i v e n r e n e w e d U . S . i n t e r e s t i n t h e i s l a n d s o f t h e C a r i b b e a n , a s w e l l a s t h e p r o s p e c t f o r a c c e l e r a t e d d e v e l o p m e n t a s s i s t a n c e t o t h e r e g i o n , To w l e a n d P o t t e r s t r e s s e d t o A I D o f fic i a l s t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f f u l l y a s s e s s i n g t h e e n v i r o n m e n t a l c o n s e q u e n c e s o f s p e c i fic d e v e l o p m e n t a c t i v i t i e s . They pointed out that the new Environmental Country Pro fil e s , a s r e c e n t l y i n i t i a t e d b y A I D f o r A l D - r e c i p i e n t c o u n t r i e s , p r o v i d e a n e x c e l l e n t m e c h a n i s m f o r e s t a b l i s h i n g e s s e n t i a l b a c k g r o u n d i n f o r m a t i o n f o r t h e s m a l l e r i s l a n d s o f the Eastern Caribbean. To d a t e , w i t h i n t h e L a t i n A m e r i c a n / C a r i b b e a n r e g i o n , A I D h a s o n l y c o m p l e t e d " P r o fil e s " f o r B o l i v i a , E c u a d o r, P a n a m a , a n d i s c u r r e n t l y c o m p l e t i n g t h e p r o c e s s i n t h e D o m i n i c a n Republic. I RF marinebio logist/oceanographer, Random DuBois, h a s p a r t i c i p a t e d i n " P r o fil e " s u r v e y s c o n d u c t e d i n P a n a m a a n d t h e D o m i n i c a n R e p u b l i c ; w h i l e I R F, i n s t i t u t i o n a l l y, c o n t i n u e s t o p u r s u e w i t h A I D a s t r a t e g y t o e n c o u r a g e t h e t i m e l y i m p l e m e n t a t i o n o f e n v i r o n m e n t a l s u r v e y s f o r t h e s m a l l e r i s l a n d s o f t h e E a s t e r n C a r i b b e a n . W h i l e i n Wa s h i n g t o n , To w l e a n d P o t t e r a l s o m e t w i t h M r. P e t e r J o h n s o n , e x e c u t i v e d i r e c t o r o f C a r i b b e a n / C e n t r a l A m e r i c a n A c t i o n ( C / C A A ) , a n e w o r g a n i z a t i o n " l i n k i n g U . S . i n d i v i d u a l s a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s w i t h t h o s e i n C a r i b b e a n a n d C e n t r a l A m e r i c a n c o u n t r i e s i n a n u n p r e c e d e n t e d ' p e o p l e - t o - p c o p l e ' i n i t i a t i v e f o r d e v e l o p m e n t a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n . " ( S e e " I n - A c t i o n " , b i - m o n t h l y n e w s l e t t e r o f C / C A A , Vo l . 1 , N o . 1 . ) T h e [ R F t e a m c a l l e d J o h n s o n ' s a t t e n t i o n t o t h e c o n t i n u i n g n e e d f o r t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e f o r o i l s p i l l c o n t i n g e n c y p l a n n i n g i n t h e s m a l l e r E a s t e r n C a r i b b e a n i s l a n d s . T h e O r g a n i z a t i o n o f A m e r i c a n S t a t e s a n d s e v e r a l o t h e r i n t e r n a t i o n a l a g e n c i e s a r c c u r r e n t l y s u p p o r t i n g t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f o i l s p i l l c o n t i n g e n c y p l a n s f o r t h e w i d e r C a r i b b e a n a r e a . I R F h a s b e e n a p a r t i c i p a n t i n t h i s e f f o r t f r o m t h e fir s t o r g a n i z a t i o n a l m e e t i n g i n T r i n i d a d i n M a y o f 1 9 7 ' J , a n d , s i n c e t h o s e e a r l i e s t i n i t i a t i v e s , h a s r e m a i n e d c o n c e r n e d t h a t t h e i n t e r e s t s o f t h e s m a l l e r i s l a n d s o f t h e E a s t e r n C a r i b b e a n a r e b e i n g o v e r l o o k e d . A s t h e I R F r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s p o i n t e d o u t t o C / C A A , a l t h o u g h t h e s e i s l a n d s a r c n o t m a j o r producers or consumer*; of petroleum, they face major threats t o t n e i r f u t u r e d e v e l o p m e n t p o t e n t i a l b e c a u s e o f t h e h i g h v o l u m e o f t a n k e r t r a f fic a n d o i l t r a n s f e r s t h a t o c c u r i n t h e area. W h i l e r e m a i n i n g e x t r e m e l y a p p r e h e n s i v e a b o u t t h e l o n g - r a n g e r i s k f a c t o r s i n t h e E a s t e r n C a r i b b e a n , I R F r e m a i n s c o n v i n c e d t h a t l o n g t e r m s u p p o r t f o r a c o n t i n u o u s p r o g r a m o f t e c h n i c a l a s s i s t a n c e t o t h e s m a l l e r i s l a n d s o f t h e W i n d w a r d a n d L e e w a r d i s l a n d g r o u p w o u l d r e s u l t i n a c l e a r e r i - d e n t i fic a t i o n o f t h o s e h a z a r d s p l u s t h e a n t i c i p a t o r y a n d r e m e d i a l a c t i o n s n e e d e d . Such assistance should be contributed by public or pri v a t e U . S . i n t e r e s t s , I R F b e l i e v e s , s i n c e v i r t u a l l y a l l o f the oil spill risk stems from U.S. oil imports, rather than from production or consumption within the northeastern Car ibbean . NEW from I.R.F. Stud ies and Reports Released Book FREE to '81 Members ^- The PROCEEDINGS of the Foundation-sponsored Community Conference on Food and Nutrition Policy Planning have been released and widely disseminated. The 80-page transactions include more than 30 papers dealing with policy issues as they were presented at the January 1980 conference held in St. Thomas. The output of participants' deliberations appears in sum mary form, highlighting the primary areas of focus that e- merged during the three-day exchange: • food production and farming • nutrition education and research • economics and food marketing • on-going programs and services • food/nu tr i ti o n p o l i c y a n d l e g i s l a ti o n . Funding for the conference and for publication of the PROCEEDINGS was provided by the National Science Foundation. The conference was co-sponsored by the St. Croix Chapter of CANDI (Caribbean Association of Nutritionists and Dietitians) , and representatives from CANDI headquarters in Trinidad as well as from the Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute in Jamaica participated in conference sessions. Dr. Marva Sprauve Browne, who served as conference direc tor, was also editor of the PROCEEDINGS. ▶ STUDY OF WATER ISLAND: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS was prepared for the V.I. Department of Commerce under a grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The 170-page study examines and assesses long-term economic development options for Water Island, a 500-acre island sit uated in St. Thomas harbor and currently owned by the U.S. government. The project presented a unique opportunity for Foundation personnel to examine economic planning and de velopment options for a small insular area, and was directed for IRF by Bruce Potter, assisted by George Tyson, Clarence Cuthbertson and Mary Moorhcad. ▶ T h e p u b l i s h e r ' s s u r v i v i n g s t o c k o f t h e 1 9 7 3 b o o k TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE, edited by I RF historian George Tyson, has been acquired by the Foundation. Illustrating the life of the Haitian slave who spearheaded a revolution resulting in the formation of the first black nation in the Western Hem isphere, this 185-page contribution to Prentice-Hall's "Great Lives Observed" series will be sent without charge to any Foundation member renewing his/her 19S1 membership BEFORE January 30, 1981. ^ALISTER HUGHES (JOURNALIST, GRENADA). DISCERNING CARIBBEAN WRITER, RADIO COM MENTATOR AND POLITICAL ANALYST, MR. HUGHES HAS ASSUMED THE POST OF EXECUTIVE SECRE TARY OF THE CARIBBEAN PRESS COUNCIL. AS SUMPTION OF THESE NEW DUTIES LAST YEAR MEANT THE DISCONTINUATION OF HUGHES' PRO VOCATIVE, REGIONALLY SYNDICATED NEWSPAPER COLUMN, BUT THIS IRF RESEARCH ASSOCIATE CONTINUES TO FIND ALTERNATIVE PUBLISHING OUTLETS, INCLUDING HIS TIMELY "GRENADA NEWSLETTER", PUBLISHED WITH THE ASSIS TANCE OF HIS WIFE, CYNTHIA. y MICHAEL I VIE (ENTOMOLOGIST, OHIO, USA). WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF IRF, MR. IVIE, FORMERLY WITH THE EXTENSION SERVICE OF THE COLLEGE OF THE V.I. AND CURRENTLY A DEGREE CANDIDATE AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSI TY, RETURNED TO THE VI RGI N ISLANDS DURING THE SUMMER TO UNDERTAKE INTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE MORE THAN 2,000 BEETLE SPECIES IN THE U.S./BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.ACCORD ING TO IVIE, ONE-THIRD OF ALL SPECIES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM ARE BEETLES! OF THE 300,000 KNOWN SPECIES, SOME ARE PESTS, OTHERS ARE WELCOME BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS, AND STILL OTHERS ARE UNSUNG DE- GRADERS OF NATURE'S WASTE PILES. THEY SUPPLY DRUGS, SERVE AS RESEARCH TOOLS, AND ARE EXCELLENT ENVIRONMENTAL INDICA TORS. IVIE'S OBJECTIVE IS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SPECIES WHICH INHABIT THE V.I. ▶ ANNE LA BASTILLE (WILDLIFE ECOLOGIST, NEW YORK STATE, USA). DR. LA BASTILLE IS THE AUTHOR OF A NEW PUBLICATION ENTITLED "ASSIGNMENT: WILDLIFE" (E.P. DUTTON, 1980). ONE ASSIGNMENT DETAINED IN HER NEW BOOK CONCERNS DR. LA BASTILLE'S PAR TICIPATION IN A 1973 IRF SURVEY TEAM TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO EVALUATE PRO POSED SITES FOR A NATIONAL PARK. t NORBERT RAU (FISHERIES BIOLOGIST, GER MANY) . PUBLISHED IN JULY BY THE GERMAN AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION, NORBERT RAU'S "COMMERCIAL FISHES OF THE PHILIPPINES" (WRITTEN WITH HIS WIFE, ANKE) REPRESENTS THE FIRST COMPREHENSIVE WORK ON PHILIP PINE FISHES, CONTAINING DESCRIPTIONS OF 552 FISH SPECIES AND OVER 600 SUPERB IL LUSTRATIONS. A FORTHCOMING PUBLICATION BY MR. RAU FOCUSES ON CEBU HARBOR IN THE PHILIPPINES, DEALING WITH WATER QUALITY IN THE HARBOR AREA AND THE RESIDENT FISH ING INDUSTRY IN THE HARBOR AND ADJACENT AREAS. PRIZE to COOLIDGE IN MAY AT AN AWARD CEREMONY AT THE SMITH SONIAN IN WASHINGTON, DR. HAROLD COOLIDGE, HONORARY LIFE MEMBER AND TRUSTEE EMERITUS OF IRF, WAS PRESENTED THE COVETED $50,000 J. PAUL GETTY WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PRIZE FOR 1979, THE FIRST AMERICAN TO WIN THIS HONOR. THE RECIPIENT IS SELECTED BY AN INTERNATIONAL JURY OF SCIENTISTS AND CON SERVATIONISTS, WITH THE PRIZE AWARDED TO AN INDIVIDUAL WHO HAS MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CONSERVATION ON A GLOBAL SCALE. IN A MESSAGE TO COOLIDGE, READ AT THE PRESENTATION, U.S. PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER SAID, "... I CONGRATULATE YOU FOR THE WELL DESERVED RECOGNITION THAT YOUR LIFE HAS MEANT A BETTER LIFE AND FUTURE FOR ALL OF US." STAFF CHANGES'. 9m9 BRUCE POTTER, who for the last year has served as IRF's operational manager for the NOAA-funded Virgin Islands offshore sand mining research project, has joined the Exploration and Produc ing Division of the Mobil Oil Corporation in New York. His new assignment will deal with corporate overseas technical assistance pro grams. Potter, a key marketing strategist and program planner for IRF, will be missed by his colleagues at Foundation headquarters, but he wi 11 continue to exercise an important role with us as he assumes duties as the newest member of IRF's Board of Trustees. • •• GEORGE F. TYSON, director of history and cul ture programs at IRF s ince 1974 , has taken a one year leave of absence to assume a temporary teaching assignment in Caribbean History at the College of the Virgin Islands. ### DOUGLAS K. WHITE, an architect/designerwith a master's degree in architectural preservation, will be working with the Foundation's cultural resource management division. As we go to press, the Foundation is awaiting final confir mation from the National Endowment for the Arts for approval of a project to design and produce a film on the unique vernacular architecutre of the Virgin Islands. Mr. White will serve as co-director of this project. At present, he is assisting IRF in a project to restore an his toric building in Christiansted, St. Croix, as a teaching studio for the Caribbean Dance Company. ### JUDITH A. TOWLE will be returning to school in the Washington, D.C. area in January, as a mas ter's degree candidate in public administration. While based in Washington, she will also serve as the Foundation's east coast area coordinator, providing a more direct link with funding agen cies in New York and Washington than has been possible in recent years. 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