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FIVE PROGRAMMES,
ONE PURPOSE: Ensuring the preservation & sustainability of our marine resources in the
British Virgin Islands. |
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ARK is a BVI registered non-profit
VI Organisation #200057 |
The British Virgin Islands are a chain of small islands that mark the boundary between the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south. These waters that surround our islands are filled with a nebulous amount of diverse marine resources that we have relied on for centuries.
However, here and around the world marine resources are being threatened by human behaviours that have occurred over many generations. While we can't change what is happening around the world, we can start in our own back yard.
However, here and around the world marine resources are being threatened by human behaviours that have occurred over many generations. While we can't change what is happening around the world, we can start in our own back yard.
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Our efforts simply started by aiming to:
* Use science-based evidence to encourage responsible decision-making * Promote local community participation * Educate the public |
Our strategy is to develop specific programmes that each have a positive impact on our marine resources.
Ultimately, we aim to ensure these programmes are financially sustainable to ensure ARK continues to benefit the local community for many years to come. |
"In the end we will conserve only what we love;
we will love only what we understand;
and we will understand only what we are taught."
-Baba Dioum
we will love only what we understand;
and we will understand only what we are taught."
-Baba Dioum
OUR KEY PROGRAMMES:
CORAL RESTORATION & RESCUE
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Fighting the spread of coral disease and restoring degraded reefs through coral nurseries
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SUSTAINABLE CRUISING & YACHTING
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Aimed to educate the cruising and yachting community about best practices while on the water
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Marine Awareness Campaign
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RIDGE TO REEF
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A programme to facilitate community participation in public projects that help reduce flooding, island erosion and sedimentation in nearshore coastal waters.
The SeaSweep & SwampSweep projects were added to the Ridge to Reef Programme as an effort to clean up coastal habitats, particularly following the events of 2017.
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ARK EXPEDITIONS
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Reconnecting people with the natural environment using virtual reality
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The Association of Reef Keepers (ARK)
P. O. Box 3252
PMB #2106
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
VG1110
(284) 546-0164
info@bviark.org
P. O. Box 3252
PMB #2106
Road Town, Tortola
British Virgin Islands
VG1110
(284) 546-0164
info@bviark.org
