ISLAND RESOURCES FOUNDATION
Caribbean Headquarters
RED HOOK BOX 33. ST. THOMAS
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 00802
(809) 775-6225
Washington, D.C. Office
1718 P STREET. N.W.. SUITE T4
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20036
(202) 265-9712
1986 YEAR END PROGRAM SUMMARY
To IRF's Members, Friends, and Colleagues —
As 1986 enters its final weeks, we are pleased to bring you up-to-date on
the continuing saga of Island Resources Foundation — each year a little
more solidly established than before, each year seeing a little more hard
steel of experience in our performance "track" with ever more complex en
vironmental research projects and technical assistance programs serving
small island systems, especially in the Eastern Caribbean.
It has been an interesting year on all fronts.
LAND STEWARDSHIP
More land (26.2 acres) on St. John at Fish Bay has been donated to IRF as
an addition to our existing 22 acre Fish Bay Nature Reserve holdings. By
the end of 1986 we expect another five acre gift (which will bring the
total to well over 50 acres, including nearly a half mile of shoreline).
IRF now holds in excess of 550 acres of land (worth over one million dol
lars) in protected area status. Management plans for each area are cur
rently being developed.
NEW LONG TERM PROJECTS (1986 - 1988)
• The first, funded by the World Wildlife Fund-US and the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund, addresses the need to insti
tutionally strengthen small, non-government organizations
(NGO's) in the Eastern Caribbean, particularly those engaged
in programs which focus exclusively or in part on natural
resource management issues. During the next two years IRF
will work with both traditional conservation organizations
and with business and professional groups, such as chambers
of commerce, hotel associations or service clubs, in an ef
fort to improve the NGO role in decision-making about de
velopment and resource management issues.
To this end, an eight-island survey of NGO's is being car
ried out by IRF which will establish a database and "insti
tutional profile" of Eastern Caribbean non-government or
ganizations, including identification of those with the im
mediate capacity for institutional growth. A mini-grant
fund will be used to assist targeted groups and other tech
nical assistance will be provided. [Project Leaders: Edward
Towle, Judith Towle and Bruce Potter]
• Secondly, we are about to undertake a 20 month co
operative venture with the Caribbean Conservation Asso
ciation in Barbados to produce an "environmental profile"
for eight Eastern Caribbean countries. The project is
funded, under a Congressional mandate, by the U.S. Agency
for International Development (USAID) and will identify key
environmental issues requiring follow-up action in the eight
target areas. An interdisciplinary team of specialists,
under the direction of IRF and the sponsorship of CCA, will
assist counterpart profile committees in each country, ex
amining "topics" ranging from marine and terrestrial systems
to parks and protected areas, land use planning, and energy
systems, and including environmental law, institutional cap
abilities, and the interrelationship of resource management
and economic growth in each of the Eastern Caribbean is
lands. An environmental profile document will be completed
and published for each country to be used as a guide in fu
ture development planning and resource management.
• Thirdly, IRF has secured preliminary funding from Mr.
Laurance S. Rockefeller to establish an environmental re
search fellowship or internship at IRF in the name of the
late Euan McFarlane, who served as a member of the IRF Board
of Trustees for many years prior to his death; the Rocke
feller funding will be used as "seed" dollars to help the
IRF Board identify additional funds for a full annual fel
lowship award program;
• Finally, IRF staff have designed, assembled and pro
vided services for an information exchange network of over
900 persons engaged in international coastal management pro
jects; the database is maintained on computers at IRF's
Washington office where three newsletters on the coastal
zone have also been disseminated; this database network
(called "Campnet") is a cooperative project of IRF, the US
National Park Service, the Griffis Foundation, the Univer
sity of Rhode Island, and the South Carolina Sea Grant Con
sortium [Newsletter Editor: Dr. John Clark].
COMPLETED PROJECTS, 1986
In St. Kitts, the Foundation has completed a detailed environmental as
sessment report (February) and land use management plan (June) for the is
land's Southeast Peninsula, an area slated for major tourism and recre
ational development. The studies were funded by USAID prior to announce
ment in September that AID will provide construction funds for the access
road to open the Peninsula for development. IRF's environmental assessent
report was well received by the funding agency, and the land use management
plan developed by IRF will assist Government in the establishment of
Peninsula development guidelines. A total of 15 IRF research associates,
staff and consultants, drawn principally from the Caribbean region, par
ticipated in the nine month effort.
Closer to our home base in the Virgin Islands —
• the Virgin Islands Resource Management Cooperative
(VIRMC), comprised of US Virgin Islands, British Virgin Is
lands, and Puerto Rican research institutions, is now in its
third year of carrying out studies within the Virgin Islands
Biosphere Reserve on St. John. IRF serves as the contract
administrator for this joint venture which involves eight
cooperating institutions, over $400,000 in funding from the
US National Park Service, and a series of 30 research pro
jects. First year research reports have been published and
are being disseminated to participating institutions and se
lected repositories. Those wishing to purchase copies of
any of the 13 reports should request a copy of the price
list from IRF/St. Thomas.
• With funding from the VI Humanities Council, the
Foundation implemented a series of research and educational
activities designed to document the contribution of plan
tation and peasant production systems in land use devel
opment on St. John. Under the direction of project direc
tor, George Tyson, community lectures and school field trips
were organized, historical publications supported, and an
interpretive exhibit prepared for permanent display at the
Cinnamon Bay Campgrounds operated by the VI National Park.
• As part of a larger effort funded by the US Fish and
Wildlife Service, IRF carried out a contracted study to as
sess the vulnerability of coastal areas in the Virgin Is
lands and Puerto Rico. The project was designed to assist
management agencies in better predicting those portions of
the coastline at greatest risk. IRF's PI for the project
was Dr. Caroline Rogers, research biologist for the VI
National Park, who was assisted by IRF's 1985 summer interns
from Yale University, Betsey McGean and Ken Andrasko.
Finally, in 1986, the Foundation —
• completed field work for an AID-funded assessment of
agricultural pesticide impact on Caribbean wildlife (study
site: Dominica); the University of Puerto Rico is carrying
out laboratory analyses under the direction of project di
rector, Dr. William Rainey, who has been assisted by IRF
Trustee, Nate Schurer in Puerto Rico.
• has re-issued in a new and expanded format its 1985
Fisheries Sector Assessment of eight Eastern Caribbean is
lands [Project Director: Dr. Melvin Goodwin]. Taken as a
whole, this study plus the two St. Kitts reports mentioned
above (all funded by USAID), represent an important contri
bution to an expanding natural resource management infor
mation base on Eastern Caribbean islands.
IRF's INSTITUTIONAL STATUS
We are also pleased to announce that during this last year IRF was
officially registered by USAID as a PVO (Private Voluntary Organization).
The PVO status not only recognizes IRF's increasing involvement in the
development process in Third World countries but also enables the Founda
tion to take advantage of certain funding resources only available to
PVO's.
At a global level, IRF remains the only non-government institution solely
dedicated to providing professional counsel and services to small islands.
Our uniqueness in this regard was given special recognition at a recent in
ternational meeting of island experts convened in Puerto Rico on the gen
eral theme of "sustainable development and environmental management of
small islands" (Mr. William S. Beller, conference chairperson). A joint
paper by IRF associates Jerome McElroy, Bruce Potter, and Edward Towle pro
vided an economic analysis and status report on small Caribbean island de
velopment, and similar presentations were made for other oceanic island re
gions throughout the developing world. Official sponsors of the sessions
included the U.S. State Department (through its Man and the Biosphere Pro
gram), UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UNESCO, UN En
vironment Programme (UNEP), and others.
Our gifts, grants and contract funding for the last fiscal year again ex
ceeded $400,000, although we did not quite reach our target of $500,000 for
fiscal year 1986. Nevertheless, we believe that during this last year the
Foundation continued along its traditional path of orderly, incremental
growth.
Emerging new challenges and opportunities for 1987 include:
- IRF participation in a regional three year Eastern Car
ibbean project sponsored by the Commonwealth Science Council
and the Canadian International Development Agency to estab
lish country level and regional coastal zone management pro
grams (IRF's president is chairperson of the Economic Work
ing Group and a member of the Technical Advisory Committee
to this 1.2 million (US$) dollar project);
- IRF participation in the Organization of Eastern Carib
bean State's (0ECS) Natural Resource Management Project
funded by German AID (GTZ) and 0AS;
- IRF assistance in the establishment of a regional envi
ronmental information database and computer network in the
Caribbean basin.
December 3, 1986
ISLAND RESOURCES FOUNDATION
Caribbean Headquarters
RED HOOK BOX 33. ST. THOMAS
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 00802
(809) 775-6225
Washington, D.C. Office
1718 P STREET. N.W.. SUITE T4
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20036
(202) 265-9712
RECENT IRF REPORTS and PUBLICATIONS - 1986
Virgin Islands Biosphere Reserve Research Report Series
The following reports have been published jointly by the U.S. National Park Service and the Virgin Islands
Resource Management Cooperative (VIRMC), 1986, as a part of ongoing research, resource management, and
educational activities related to the Virgin Islands Biosphere Reserve on the island of St. John. Xeroxed
copies of individual reports in the series may be purchased from Island Resources Foundation, which has acted
as the local contracting agent for VIRMC since its formation in 1982.
P r i c e S e n d
Report //l EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND REPORT ABSTRACTS
Report #2 Beets, J., Lewand, L., and Zullo, E., MARINE COMMUNITY DESCRIPTIONS AND MAPS OF
BAYS WITHIN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK/BIOSPHERE RESERVE. 118 pp.,
including maps, figures, and tables.
Report #3 Beets, J. and Lewand, L., COLLECTION OF COMMON ORGANISMS WITHIN THE VIRGIN
ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK/BIOSPHERE RESERVE. 45 pp.
Forthcoming
$15.00
$ 6.00
$37.50
Report #4 Anderson, M., Lund, H., Gladfelter, E., and Davis, M., ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITY
TYPE MAPS AND BIOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS FOR BUCK ISLAND REEF NATIONAL MONUMENT
AND PROPOSED MARINE PARK SITES IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS. 249 pp., including maps.
Report #5 Lund, H., Anderson, M., Gladfelter, E., and Davis, M., TRENDS IN RECREATIONAL $ 6.00
BOATING IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT FROM
HUMAN ACTIVITIES ON ANCHORAGES AND DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING PROGRAM FOR SAFE
ANCHORAGES. 40 pp.
Report #6 Davis, M., Gladfelter, E., Lund, H., and Anderson, M., GEOGRAPHIC RANGE AND $ 4.50
RESEARCH PLAN FOR MONITORING WHITE BAND DISEASE. 28 pp.
Report #7 Gladfelter, E., Anderson, M., Lund, H., Davis, M., MARINE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE $ 6.00
LESSER ANTILLES: IDENTIFICATION OF REPRESENTATIVE SITES. 44 pp.
Report #8 Boulon, R., MAP OF FISHERY HABITATS WITHIN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE RE- $12.00
SERVE. 70 pp., including maps.
Report #9 Boulon, R., FISHERIES HABITAT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS REGION OF ECOLOGICAL IMPOR- $ 3.50
TANCE TO THE FISHERY RESOURCES OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE RESERVE. 22 pp.
Report #10 Dammann, A., ASSESSMENT OF FISH AND SHELLFISH STOCKS PRODUCED IN THE BIOSPHERE $ 4.50
RESERVE. 30 pp.
Report #11 Boulon, R. and Clavijo, I., UTILIZATION OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE RESERVE $ 5.50
BY ARTISANAL FISHERMEN. 37 pp.
Report #12 Koester, S., SOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL ROLE OF FISHING AND SHELLFISHING IN THE $ 3.50
VIRGIN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE RESERVE. 24 pp.
Report #13 Boulon, R., LONG-TERM MONITORING OF FISHERIES IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE $ 5.00
RESERVE. 32 pp.
Report #14 Goodwin, M., CHARACTERIZATION OF LESSER ANTILLEAN FISHERIES. 47 pp. $ 6.50
* * * * * * * * * * * *
The Foundation can also make available a 30 minute video tape on the "biosphere reserve" concept as
a resource management tool for developing countries. The tape focuses specifically on a workshop
held at Caneel Bay, St. John in 1983 at the time the Virgin Islands National Park was formally
dedicated as a international biosphere reserve, the only such site recognized by UNESCO in the
Eastern Caribbean. A loan copy of the VIRGIN ISLANDS BIOSPHERE RESERVE video tape is available for
a $75.00 refundable deposit (specify whether 3/4" or 1/2" tape is required). A copy of the tape can
also be purchased from the Foundation for $90.00.
New or Reprinted Reports - 1986
P r i c e S e n d
(1) Goodwin, M., Sandifer, P., Orbach, M., and Towle, E., FISHERY SECTOR $10.00 [ ]
ASSESSMENT FOR THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN. 155 pp., illustrated [Revised Ed.] printed version
while supply lasts
Prepared for U.S. AID'S regional mission for the Caribbean, this report
combines an evaluation of prior and ongoing fisheries development activity,
existing constraints, needs and opportunities and presents a detailed pro
posed fishery development program for the region and the target countries:
Antigua/Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Christopher/Nevis,
St. Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Reprint/update of 1985 report.
(2) Towle, E., et al., ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REPORT ON THE PROPOSED $25.00 [ 1
SOUTHEAST PENINSULA ACCESS ROAD, ST. KITTS, WEST INDIES (200 pp.)
An environmental profile of a 4,000 acre peninsula on St. Kitts slated for
a ten km penetration road and tourism development. Includes suggested mit
igation strategies regarding landscape features, wildlife, erosion to re
duce projected adverse impacts from road construction and subsequent
tourism recreation development.
(3) Towle, E., et al., LAND USE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTHEAST PENINSULA, $30.00 [ ]
ST. KITTS, WEST INDIES
Guidelines for development of the Peninsula, including land classification
system, development planning controls, proposed institutional and legal
framework, socio-economic considerations. Detailed land use maps provided.
Prepared by 8 person IRF planning team.
(4) Rogers, C, et al., PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS COASTAL BARRIERS: $12.00 r i
SUMMARY REP0TTT T?2 ppTJ
Prepared as part of a larger effort funded by the US Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice to assess the vulnerability of coastal areas and better predict those
portions of the coastline at greatest risk.
(5) McElroy, J., Potter B., and Towle, E., CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Forthcoming
IN SMALL CARIBBEAN ISLANDS
Invited paper presented at Interoceanic Workshop on Sustainable Development
and Environmental Management of Small Islands held in San Juan, Puerto Rico
in November, 1986, under the sponsorship of the US State Department's MAB
Program, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNEP, and others.
(6) Rainey, W., DOMINICA (WEST INDIES) BANANA INDUSTRY REHABILITATION: PESTICIDE $ 4 50 [ ]
IMPACT ASSESSMENT
USAID-funded study of agricultural pesticide impact on Caribbean Wildlife.
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