Training and Workshops in the UNU-INWEH Connectivity Project

The Connectivity Project features capacity building activities through a series of annual training workshops for working group staff, symposia within key international technical conferences, and regional information workshops for  senior management agency and NGO personnel.

Connectivity & protected Area Management on the Mesoamerican Reef Workshop – Lessons to date,  July 12-13, 2008

The workshop was attended by 43 participants including members of the Connectivity Working Group, Coral Reef Targeted Research Project (CRTR), graduate students supported by or working on the project, reef managers, and local NGO personnel from the Mesoamerican region. The Workshop was held from 12-13 July 2008 at the Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

Presentations Day 1 (4187KB)

Presentations Day 2 (2187KB)

Final Report of Workshop 2008 (English 121KB)

Final Report of Workshop 2008 (Spanish 80KB)

Fourth Training Workshop on Connectivity, Recruitment, and Protected Area Management for the Mesoamerican Reef, April 25-27, 2007

The fourth training workshop was held at Anthony’s Key Resort Roatan, Honduras. This workshop was slightly different from the three prior training workshops in that it was broader in focus and aimed more at using monitoring data in management and was attended by a combination of managers and NGO personnel as well as members of the Connectivity program. It was attended by 18 participants from the region.

Report of the fourth training workshop

Joint ARC Center of Excellence and Connectivity Working Group (CWG) Workshop: Connectivity and Population Resilience - Sustaining Coral Reefs During the Coming Century, Townsville, October 13-16, 2007

Report of Joint ARC and CWG workshop 2007

Third Training Workshop on Recruitment Monitoring Mexico, April 3-7, 2006

The third training workshop on recruitment monitoring was conducted at Centro Ecologico Akumal, Akumal, Mexico, for 16 participants and focused on recruitment monitoring, including additional techniques and methods for data handling and evaluation.

Report of the third training workshop

Annual Working Group Meeting in Miami, September 17-21, 2006

This three-day workshop on Connectivity of Mesoamerican Reefs was held at the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, with support from The Nature Conservancy and Environmental Defense. It brought together 35 working group members, associate members and associated students, and 15 management agency and NGO personnel from the Mesoamerican region. The first half of meeting was used to assess progress and plan activities for future years, while the second half, with managers and NGO personnel present, was used to share results, discover managers needs, and build partnerships and support for the project. 

Report of the WG meeting 2006

Annual Working Group meeting in Belize, March 3-6, 2005

A working group meeting was held at the University of Belize field site at Calabash Caye, Turneffe Atoll.  This provided a valuable opportunity to review the Connectivity program, and for several participants, to do preliminary site exploration near Calabash, and in pre- or post-meeting visits elsewhere in the region.  All but 3 WG members were able to attend.

Report of the WG meeting 2005

Second Recruitment Monitoring Workshop, June 16 to 21, 2005

The second training workshop was held at the University of Belize, Institute for Marine Studies field station at Calabash Caye, Turneffe Islands Atoll, Belize. 16 participants attended this workshop. This workshop focused primarily on in-water skills and cross validating census techniques.

Report of the second training workshop 2005

First Training Workshop Mexico, Nov 29 to Dec 4, 2004

The first training workshop was held at Centro Ecologico Akumal, Akumal, Mexico for 26 participants from management agencies and environmental NGOs with monitoring/management responsibilities in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras.

Report of the first training workshop 2004