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- VACANCIES: PACIFIC ISLAND JOBS
- 08 May 2008
- Ever wanted to work inthe Pacific? more info about Pacific Island Jobs here...
- Categories: CCC Staff, Vacancies
- NEW SUMMER DATES FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA EXPEDITION!
- 08 May 2008
- NEW EXCLUSIVE 8 WEEK PAPUA NEW GUINEA EXPEDITION DATES AVAILABLE FOR 2008!
- Categories: General News, Papua New Guinea, Staff, Tropical Forests
- SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL CAY CONSERVATION PROJECT - APRIL 2008
- 01 May 2008
- April Philippines Update available now
- Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- CHRIS PERKINS'S VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE IN THE PHILIPPINES
- 01 May 2008
- Chris Perkins talks about his experience in Philippines
- Categories: Diaries and Reviews, General News, Philippines
- SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR CORAL REEF RESEARCH IN 2008
- 01 May 2008
- Exclusive Aussie Opportunity to study Coral Reef Targeted Research (CRTR). 6 Great Barrier Reef Study Programme (GBRSP) Course Scholarships available in 2008.
- Categories: CCC Scholarship Award, General News
- HYPERBOLIC CROCHET CORAL REEF
- 01 May 2008
- Hyperbolic crochet coral reef exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Centre.
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
- CATCHING CORAL'S SPECTACULAR MOMENT
- 01 May 2008
- Coral's spectacular moment
- Categories: CCC Awards, Coral Reefs, General News
- CORAL FLOURISHING AFTER NUCLEAR BOMB
- 01 May 2008
- Coral flourishing after nuclear bomb
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
- ALL IN A DAY'S WORK: Raft Building and Scuba Diving
- 24 April 2008
- Click here for the latest developments on the Jack Petchy Programme...
- Categories: Competitions, General News, Philippines
- ERITREA: CORAL REEFS, HOPE FOR GLOBAL MARINE FUTURE
- 16 April 2008
Weather Online released a news story today about the reefs of Eritrea's unique ability to cope with extreme hot water!
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- DOLPHINS ON THE TOBAGO CONSERVATION PROJECT!
- 15 April 2008
- A group of lucky volunteers get to swim with a family of dolphins.
- Categories: General News, Trinidad & Tobago
- FIRST IYOR UK QUARTERLY UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE
- 15 April 2008
- The first quarterly issue of the IYOR UK Update is now available to download and read
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- FISH KEY TO REEF CLIMATE SURVIVAL
- 09 April 2008
- A healthy fish population could be the key to ensuring coral reefs survive the impacts of climate change
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- 2 VACANCIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS
- 09 April 2008
- Two vacancies in the Biology department at the Unviersity of the Virgin Islands
- Categories: Vacancies
- PH.D. SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
- 09 April 2008
- Two Ph.D. scholarships available in the Department of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia)
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
- CORAL REEF WATCH ANNOUNCES ONLINE TUTORIAL
- 09 April 2008
- NOAA Coral Reef Watch announces an online tutorial that explains coral bleaching and how satellite data is used to monitor the climatic conditions that cause bleaching.
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
- JACK PETCHEY 2008: PHASE ONE
- 06 April 2008
- In 2007 Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) received funding from the Jack Petchey Foundation to provide selected schools in London with an exciting opportunity to gain expedition training in the UK and from that, to join a scuba diving expedition...
- Categories: CCC Scholarship Award, Coral Reefs, General News, Philippines
- MARINE RESERVES MARCH ATTRACTS GOVERNMENT ATTENTION
- 02 April 2008
- Proudly CCC office team go out to support Marine conservation efforts here at home in the UK...
- Categories: CCC In The News, General News, Press Releases
- SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL CAY CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE MARCH 2008
- 30 March 2008
- Monthly project update in the Philippines in March 2008
- Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- CARBON OFFSET SCHEME GIVEN TOP MARKS!
- 28 March 2008
- CCC are launching a Carbon Offset Partnership with Blue Ventures in 2008. You can read up in detail about it HERE. And we are happy to report that BVCO, who run the scheme, have had some pretty good press recently:...
- Categories: General News
- VACANCY: EXPEDITION LEADER IN TOBAGO
- 28 March 2008
- Ever wanted to work out in the field, working directly on a conservation project with volunteers and a dedicated team - all in the name of coral reef conservation? Well now's your chance!
- Categories: Vacancies
- WATCH PETE RAINES' TALK LIVE ONLINE AT NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM THIS SATURDAY
- 19 March 2008
- On March 29, Pete Raines MBE, Founder of Coral Cay Conservation, will be taking part in the Natural History Museum's 'Nature Live' event by giving talks about the '2008 International Year of the Reef' initiative and CCC's role in coral reef conservation.
- Categories: CCC In The News, General News
- A ROYAL VISIT AT OUR PROJECT IN TOBAGO!
- 18 March 2008
- 2008 is the International Year of the Reef and on the 6th March, Their Royal Highnesses’ The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, met with the Coral Cay Conservation team in Tobago as part...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News, Monthly Project Updates, Press Releases, Trinidad & Tobago
- VIDEO FOOTAGE OF ROYAL VISIT
- 18 March 2008
- 2008 is the International Year of the Reef and on the 6th March, Their Royal Highnesses’ The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles and Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall, met with the Coral Cay Conservation team in Tobago as part of...
- Categories: CCC In The News, General News, Press Releases, Trinidad & Tobago
- WHAT'S NEW ... AT NFEFI?
- 18 March 2008
- A pair of rare Rufous male hornbills (Buceros hydrocorax) has been presented to the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation's (NFEFI) Biodiversity Conservation Center in Bacolod. It's hoped they will mate with female Rufous hornbills at the center. The birds...
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- DAVID BELLAMY POPS IN FOR A CUPPA!
- 17 March 2008
- David Bellamy popped in to our office to inspect the CCC troops and join us for a cuppa and a catch up, much to our surprise and delight!
- Categories: General News
- BRAND NEW BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE!
- 12 March 2008
- Coral Cay are delighted to announce the release of our new 2008 brochure this week!
- Categories: General News
- CORAL CAY'S CORAL CODE
- 12 March 2008
- Take Only Pictures, Leave Only Bubbles! CCC have teamed up with Andark and Tony Backhurst Scuba Travel in order to raise awareness and support for conservation within the diving world. We have collaborated to release our new 'Coral Code' poster and leaflet offering facts and figures about coral reefs, key threats and how to act to protect them.
- Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases, Reports and Publications
- IYOR WATER BABE!
- 12 March 2008
- 2008 is the International Year of the Reef' (IYOR) and to celebrate this, four year-old Emily Raines took a dip for coral reefs in the 'Discover Scuba' pool at the recent London International Dive Show.
- Categories: General News
- MONTY HALLS ACCEPTS JACK PETCHEY CHEQUE FOR CCC
- 11 March 2008
- PRESS RELEASE Monty Halls dives to accept £41,000, giving young Londoners the chance to help save coral reefs! Monty Halls got his dive kit on to accept a giant cheque for £41,000 on behalf of the Coral Cay Conservation...
- Categories: CCC In The News, General News
- CCC VACANCY: WEBSITE INTERN
- 11 March 2008
- Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is seeking one or more part-time volunteers to assist the PR & Communications Coordinator in the design and development of a new website, updating promotional material for our coral reef and tropical forest conservation programmes...
- Categories: CCC In The News, CCC Staff, General News, Staff, Vacancies
- PROJECT AWARE ANNOUNCE INTERNATIONAL ART CONTEST
- 11 March 2008
- Project AWARE announce global International Year of the Reef art contest – Every Act Counts
- Categories: Competitions, Coral Reefs, Press Releases
- PROJECT SEAHORSE SEEKS PROGRAMME MANAGER
- 11 March 2008
- Based at the Fisheries Centre at the University of British Columbia, click here to read more...
- Categories: General News, Travel, Vacancies
- DARWIN SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
- 11 March 2008
- The Feild Studies Council is launching a two week Darwin Scholarship Programme. Click here to read more...
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- 'CORAL TRIANGLE CENTRE' LAUNCHED
- 04 March 2008
- On 18th February 2008 the Tojo Una-Una "Coral Triangle Centre " (CTC) was officially established as a major local initiative in response to the 6-Country Coral Triangle Initiative declared in September 2007. Click here to read more....
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
- REEF RELIEF SEEKS PROGRAMME MANAGER
- 04 March 2008
- Reef Relief, a global nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting coral reefs, is seeking a candidate to fill the full time position of Program Manager. Click here to read more...
- Categories: Vacancies
- NET-BIOME INITIATIVE
- 04 March 2008
- The NET-BIOME project aims at networking the research activities carried out at regional and national levels in European tropical and subtropical areas of the Member States. For further information, click here....
- Categories: CCC In The News, General News, Press Releases
- SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE FEBRUARY 2008
- 28 February 2008
- Monthly project update in the Philippines in February 2008
- Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL TO VISIT CCC IN TOBAGO
- 25 February 2008
- PRINCE CHARLES VISITS ONE OF OUR EXPEDITION SITES FOR A SECOND TIME!
- Categories: CCC In The News, General News, Press Releases
- UNITED NATIONS GIVES THE TOBAGO PROJECT A BOOST
- 25 February 2008
- The United Nations Development Program National Steering Committee met recently with representatives from Coral Cay Conservation and the Buccoo Reef Trust to evaluate the Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project.
- Categories: CCC Awards, CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Trinidad & Tobago
- MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FOR WORK ADJACENT TO REEFS
- 25 February 2008
- The Southeast Florida Coral Reef Initiative (SEFCRI) Maritime Industry and Coastal Construction Impacts (MICCI) Team is proud to announce the completion of the MICCI Local Action Strategy Project 6: Best Management Practices (BMPs) for construction, dredge and fill and other activities adjacent to coral reefs.
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Reports and Publications
- WCS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME
- 25 February 2008
- The deadline for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Research Fellowship Programme is approaching. Click here for more information.
- Categories: General News
- STATUS OF REEFS AFTER SEVERE WEATHER IN 2005
- 25 February 2008
- 2005 was one of the hottest years since records began in 1880. Read about the impact this had on coral reefs in the Caribbean and Atlantic basins.
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- TREASURES IN THE SEA: REEF RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS
- 25 February 2008
- The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation are pleased to announce the companion website to Treasures in the Sea: Our Bahamian Marine Resources. An excellent information and activities resource for education...
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases
- STUDY ON OCEANS GIVES WAKE-UP CALL
- 25 February 2008
- Fishing, climate change and pollution have left an indelible mark on virtually all of the world's oceans, according to a huge study that has mapped the total human impact on the seas for the first time.
- Categories: General News, Press Releases
- AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE
- 25 February 2008
- Do you know anybody worthy of a Royal Geographical Society Award? Click here for more information...
- Categories: General News
- NEW SPECIES GUIDE WRITTEN FOR CCC EXPEDITIONS
- 21 February 2008
- CCC Volunteer turned scientist has written a Species Indentifiation Guide bespoke for our Philippines project. We recommend this to all our volunteers prior to departure as it gives detail of all the endemic species to the Philippines area.
- Categories: Coral Reefs, Past volunteers, Philippines, Reports and Publications
- CCC VACANCY: IYOR 2008 EVENTS COORDINATOR
- 20 February 2008
- Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is seeking one or more part-time volunteers to assist with the co-ordination and execution of events and activities in the UK that will promote coral reef conservation and awareness as part of the International Year of the Reef (IYOR) in 2008.
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- CCC VACANCY: IYOR 2008 PROJECT MANAGER
- 20 February 2008
- Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is seeking a project manager to co-ordinate & organise events and activities in the UK that will promote coral reef conservation and awareness as part of the International Year of the Reef (IYOR) in 2008.
- Categories: Vacancies
- FIELD CONSERVATION OFFICER (Papua New Guinea)
- 08 February 2008
- Position: Field Conservation Officer Responsible to: Operations Director/Manager Principal place of work: Papua New Guinea Annual salary: £1250 Contract term One year (renewable for maximum 2 years) Start Date Early 2008. Role As the Field Conservation Officer you will be...
- Categories: Vacancies
- ENVIRONEMENTAL GRAFFITI
- 04 February 2008
- If you want to share your CCC experience with the world AND you’ve got the literary prowess to put pen to paper and leave readers wanting more, then Environmental Graffiti is all ears!
- Categories: General News
- SOUTHERN CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE JANUARY 2008
- 29 January 2008
- A monthly project update in the Philippines in January 2008
- Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- CORAL REEFS: UNPRECEDENTED FIXED NITROGEN
- 28 January 2008
- CO2 levels and global warming may or may not pose a threat to the oceans flora and fauna, but fixed nitrogen levels are increasingly cause for concern. Read Charles Birkeland's paper discussing mankind's impact on coral and where to go from here.
- Categories: Coral Reefs, Reports and Publications
- REEF FEST - ROCK FOR CORAL!!
- 22 January 2008
- Reef Fest arrange concerts and music events and all proceeds go to International Year of the Reef!! Want to arrange a gig? Or find out where your nearest event is?? Read on...
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases
- ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH
- 22 January 2008
- Encyclopedia of Earth invites Coral Cay and friends to contribute to their website. EoE is a new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society – it’s a sort of Wikipedia for the environment.
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases
- WORLD OCEAN OBSERVATORY'S NEW WEBSITE
- 22 January 2008
- The World Ocean Ovservatory is pleased to announce the launch of it's new online resource. Interactive, exciting and informative, it's a must for anyone wanting to learn about the worlds coral reefs.
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases, Reports and Publications, Travel
- INSPIRATIONAL VOLUNTEER DIARY
- 22 January 2008
- Grace Quiton writes an inspiring account of her time with Coral Cay and the impact it has had on her life, her future and her understanding of her truly remarkable surroundings.
- Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Philippines
- VACANCY: KEY REEF SPECIES BIOLOGIST, SAMOA
- 15 January 2008
- The Key Reef Species Biologist is a professional level biologist in charge of the Key Reef Species Program of the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources-American Samoa Government. This position involves active field research, planning, grant management, logistics, data analysis, report writing, and personnel management.
- Categories: General News, Vacancies
- CORAL FOR KIDS! NEW BOOK RELEASED
- 15 January 2008
- Nancy Lucas has written a children's book aimed at educating students in Grades 1-5 about threats to coral reefs...
- Categories: General News
- VACANCY ON CHUMBE ISLAND
- 15 January 2008
- A vanancy has opened for a Conservation and Education Programmes Co-Ordinator, click here to read more...
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- ETHIOPIAN VOLUNTEER TELLS OF EXPEDITION LIFE
- 15 January 2008
- In 2007, Bruktawit Abdu from Ethiopia was awarded a Coral Cay Conservation Scholarship to participate on CCC's coral reef conservation project in the Philippines. Here's what Bruktawit has to say about her experiences with CCC:
- Categories: Diaries and Reviews, General News
- MIND THE GAP: IN CONSERVATION, AGE IS NOT A FACTOR!
- 15 January 2008
- It was the Spring of 2001 and I had just seen in an unwelcome 58th birthday. A time for reflection when middle-age shows signs of losing its middle. For the past dozen or so years I had run a small business importing fashion accessories from the Andean countries of South America, but the economy of the region and competition from the Far East was putting pressure on my margins so I had decided to call it a day...
- Categories: Diaries and Reviews, General News
- NEWS FROM THE PHILIPPINES: DECEMBER UPDATE
- 14 January 2008
- The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated programme to develop local capacity and ensure the long-term protection and sustainable use of marine resources throughout the region...
- Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- NEWS FROM TOBAGO: DECEMBER UPDATE
- 14 January 2008
- Tobago received an unexpected but very welcome visitor this month in the form of a nesting leatherback turtle! The nesting season for leatherbacks is between April and September, so volunteers and staff alike where very lucky to experience and help out on turtle patrol with ‘Save our Sea Turtles’ with this out of season nesting turtle...
- Categories: Monthly Project Updates
- NEWS FROM TOBAGO: NOVEMBER UPDATE
- 14 January 2008
- As always November has been an action packed month for CCC volunteers and staff! One of our biggest achievements this month has been finishing our information board after months of hard work designing and painting. It is now up for all to see at Arnos Vale Bay...
- Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Trinidad & Tobago
- TOPICAL ECOLOGY GROUP EARLY CAREER MEETING
- 21 December 2007
- The Tropical Ecology Group within the British Ecological Society are organising their 2nd meeting next year. The TEG is a group supported by the BES which acts as a forum for tropical biologists in the UK, and perhaps further afield...
- Categories: General News, Vacancies
- READ ALL ABOUT IT: NEW REEF AND LEAF OUT NOW!
- 19 December 2007
- The eagerly awaited and much anticipated Reef and Leaf is here just in time for 2008! There are lots of exciting updates in this issue, including info about the iminent launch of the International Year of the Reef (IYOR) and...
- Categories: General News, Newsletter - Reef and Leaf, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago, Tropical Forests
- DOING THE LAMBETH WALK FOR CORAL REEFS
- 18 December 2007
- 2008 is the 'International Year of the Reef' and schools from the London Borough of Lambeth will be strolling hand-in-hand with Lambeth-based Coral Cay Conservation to highlight the global importance of coral reefs. Lambeth was immortalised by the song...
- Categories: CCC In The News, CCC Scholarship Award, CCC Society, General News, Press Releases, Trust
- Waria Valley Science Update, Papua New Guinea
- 17 December 2007
- The science programme has been making steady progress since the first survey was carried out in June this year. So far the team has completed full surveys in nine different locations with many more areas identified for future work. Four habitat types are being looked at comprising of primary forest, disturbed-agricultural land, primary forest-disturbed edge and secondary forest-primary forest edge. Click the link for more info.
- Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Papua New Guinea, Reports and Publications, Tropical Forests
- CCC Vacancy: Field Conservation Officer (Papua New Guinea)
- 17 December 2007
- Role As the Field Conservation Officer you will be co-managing the research and biodiversity survey aspect of the Waria Valley Community Conservation project. You will largely assist the Project Manager in all aspects of the biodiversity and socio-economic research programme,...
- Categories: General News, Papua New Guinea, Vacancies
- REEFS IN SERIOUS TROUBLE
- 14 December 2007
- Almost all the coral reefs in the world will disappear by the end of the century if global temperatures continue to rise as predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a study has found. Professor Peter Mumby of...
- Categories: CCC In The News, General News
- CCC Attends 10th RCUK Annual Conference in London
- 14 December 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation attended the 10th Reef Conservation UK conference on 8th Dec, held at the Zoological Society of London at Regents Park. CCC Founder Pete Raines and Senior Field Scientist Jan-Willem van Bochove co-presented a talk summing up...
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
- CORAL CAY CHRISTMAS DRINKY'S!
- 13 December 2007
- Hi Guys! Hope you're feeling festive and you're free next Thursday 20th Dec cos we've got our Christmas bash to get sorted and there's nothing like pulling it off at late notice!! I made a trip on my bike to...
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- ANCIENT ARTIFACT FOUND
- 10 December 2007
- An ancient club head has been found by one of CCC's scientists by the Gui River in Papua New Guinea. The club head, known as ami sasiyang (ah-mee sah-see-yah-ng) in the Zia language, is around 3 inches long and 1.5 inches in diameter and provides a tangible link to the warfare of the local Zia tribes past.
- Categories: Papua New Guinea
- TOP UK MARINE CONSERVATION GROUPS JOIN FORCES FOR CORAL REEF CAMPAIGN
- 04 December 2007
- International Year of the Reef 2008 Three of the UK’s most respected marine conservation groups – Coral Cay Conservation, Blue Ventures and Project AWARE Foundation – announced today they have joined forces to promote coral reef conservation during the International...
- Categories: CCC In The News, CCC Representatives, Coral Reefs, General News, Newsletter - RAinforest REport, Newsletter - Reef and Leaf, Press Releases, Trinidad & Tobago, Trust
- CCC Office Closed for Christmas
- 04 December 2007
- Our London Office is officially closed from the 21st of December through to the 2nd of January…but conservation never sleeps so we are open on the 27th and 28th, so please feel free to contact the office. All conservation action...
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- 'Nature's banks' Pays Dividends
- 04 December 2007
- Marine reserves, co-managed by local communities, can help alleviate the impact of poverty, a study suggests. Research into four successful schemes showed that getting villagers involved in protection projects reduced harmful overfishing and protected incomes.
- Categories: General News
- PATA CEO Challenge 2008: Confronting Climate Change
- 04 December 2007
- The world's travel and tourism industry leaders can now register to participate in the historic PATA CEO Challenge 2008: Confronting Climate Change in Bangkok, Thailand on April 29 and 30, 2008.
- Categories: Clean up Events
- NOAA Vacancy: Communications and Outreach Specialist
- 04 December 2007
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Conservation Program is recruiting for a Communications and Outreach Specialist. This position is located at NOAA's headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland and will be filled through I.M. Systems Group, a firm under contract to NOAA.
- Categories: Vacancies
- Volunteer with CCC
- 30 November 2007
- Join a CCC expedition to assist in the conservation of fragile and exotic tropical marine and terrestrial environments. Volunteers help gather data for the protection and sustainable management of reefs and rainforests; also providing alternative livelihood opportunities for local communities....
- Categories: General News
- CCC Vacancy: Marketing Intern.
- 30 November 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is seeking one or more part-time volunteers to assist the PR & Communications Coordinator in the research and delivery of promotional and advertising opportunities for our coral reef and tropical forest conservation programmes and for the...
- Categories: Vacancies
- CCC Images on your Mobile Phone
- 30 November 2007
- Free image and ringtone @ www.ecoimage.ca/CCC.htm Coral Cay Conservation is adding an exciting new destination to our list of project sites…your mobile phone. In partnership with ecoImage, we are now providing pictures from our expedition sites around the globe...
- Categories: General News
- WHAT'S NEW ... AT NFEFI?
- 28 November 2007
- (l-r) Arlene Elbalde, Toti Ledesma, Ziebert Rigg C. Festano, Robert Harland, Lourgielyn Chua Agbon, Dr. D J Darwin Bandoy, Chris Emmanuel Alejado Musikalikasan Song Writing Contest winners. (l-r) Ziebert Rigg C. Festano, Lourgielyn Chua Agbon, Chris Emmanuel Alejado Tuesday,...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Whats New at NFEFI
- 19 November 2007
- Rare Eagle Owl Hatched A rare Philippine Eagle Owl egg hatched recently at the Negros Forests and Ecological Foundation's Biodiversity Conservation Center (NFEFI-BCC) in Bacolod City. This is the third successful hatching of an owlet (Bubo p. philippensis) at...
- Categories: Philippines
- Travel with Kids: New Footprint Guide
- 19 November 2007
- By: William Gray “Take your kids travelling! Take them now! Children grow up fast and you’ll never find a better, more rewarding opportunity to enrich their lives, minds and souls – or yours – than during a family holiday. From...
- Categories: General News
- Job Vacancy: The Wildlife Conservation Society.
- 15 November 2007
- Director, Marine Program, Wildlife Conservation Society. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) seeks a Director for its Global Marine Program, to be based at WCS headquarters in New York City. The Director will oversee WCS programs focused on coral reef...
- Categories: Vacancies
- CALL TO ACTION!
- 09 November 2007
- Are you a confident, enthusiastic person committed to conservation with a passion for Coral Cay? We are looking for volunteers to help spread the word about CCC in their local areas AROUND THE GLOBE! Main Activities include: Get your...
- Categories: CCC Representatives, CCC Scholarship Award, CCC Society, CCC Staff, Competitions, Coral Reefs, Fiji, General News, Honduras, Papua New Guinea, Past volunteers, Philippines, Press Releases, Red Sea, Staff, Travel, Trinidad & Tobago, Tropical Forests, Trust, Vacancies
- New NOAA Reef Products Available!
- 08 November 2007
- NOAA Coral Reef Watch is pleased to announce two new products now available on their website: an experimental expansion of our Satellite Bleaching Alert system, and a webpage that links to remote sensing datasets for coral reef managers. Both are...
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- New Coral Identification Guide Available!
- 08 November 2007
- An identification guide to corals, octocorals and sponges of Caribbean reefs is available. It is called Coralpedia v 1.0. It is free (its development was paid for by the OTEP fund of the UK government, to assist conservation work in...
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- Every Click Counts! Donate for Free to CCC!
- 08 November 2007
- Hi Guys, There is a new search engine that donates to a charity of your choice with every search you make via the site! If you set it as your default search engine, homepage or search bar and nominate the...
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- Vacancy: Reef Check Australia
- 06 November 2007
- One volunteer project officer position has become available at Reef Check Australia. The position starts 20th Jan to 21st June 2008. Please send your CV with reference contacts to Jos Hill by the 16th November 07. Reef Check Australia has...
- Categories: Vacancies
- Vacancy: Project Manager, Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd
- 06 November 2007
- Location: near Zanzibar town Project description: Chumbe Island Coral Park Ltd. (CHICOP) is a renowned sustainable private conservation project based in Zanzibar/Tanzania with not for profit objectives. The company has established and now manages Chumbe Island as a nature...
- Categories: Vacancies
- PNG Community News
- 05 November 2007
- Please click here to read and download the August and October WVCP Community Newsletter....
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- SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT - MONTHLY UPDATE OCTOBER 2007
- 30 October 2007
- Monthly project update in the Philippines in October 2007
- Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- Coral Cay Conservation & National Geographic Society
- 29 October 2007
- Pete Raines MBE, Founder & CEO of CCC, was invited by the US National Geographic Society to act as a panellist for its 'Islands Destination Stewardship' survey. For further information click here....
- Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, General News, Press Releases, Travel, Tropical Forests
- Unsung Heroes of Coral Reefs - Make Your Nomination!
- 26 October 2007
- Jim Hendee (US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Agency) is planning web presence for the "Unsung Heroes" of conservation & coral reef research in time for the International Year of the Reef in 2008. The nominees should represent: 1) A group...
- Categories: CCC Society, Competitions, Coral Reefs, General News, Past volunteers, Tropical Forests, Trust
- Opportunities for shark research at Bimini Bahamas 2007 and 2008
- 25 October 2007
- Volunteer positions at the Bimini Biological Field Station (Sharklab) will be available through the year starting in November 2007 through December 2008. If you have a biological background or interest in shark biology and wish to join the research team...
- Categories: Vacancies
- Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project Update-August 2007
- 16 October 2007
- Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project Project Update August 2007 Project Scientist: Katherine Yates Project Brief Tobago’s coral reefs face serious and urgent challenges. However, their status has not been comprehensively documented. The Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project (TCEMP) is a...
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News, Monthly Project Updates, Reports and Publications, Trinidad & Tobago
- SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT -SEPTEMBER 2007
- 02 October 2007
- September 2007monthly update from the philippines
- Categories: General News, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- SOUTHERN LEYTE CORAL REEF CONSERVATION PROJECT - SEPTEMBER 2007
- 30 September 2007
- A monthly project update in the Philippines in September 2007
- Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- Petchey Scholarship holders return home
- 20 September 2007
- The four students who won scholarships to travel to Tobago to take part in Coral Cay's mapping project in the Caribbean, have returned home following their once in a lifetime experience. The scholarship holders - Anna Loureiro, Afsaneh Malakouti, Amaeze...
- Categories: CCC Scholarship Award, Trinidad & Tobago
- The Future Conservation of the Chagos
- 20 September 2007
- You are cordially invited to a Chagos Conservation Trust Conference on 25 October 2007 at the Zoological Society of London Regents Park London entitled: "The Future Conservation of the Chagos" To download an invitation and reservation form please click here....
- Categories: General News
- CCC to coordinate UK IYOR Activities on behalf of RCUK
- 14 September 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation will be at the forefront of next year's International Year of the Reef (IYOR) promotions, with news CCC is taking on the lead role of coordinating UK activities throughout IYOR 2008. Coral Cay will be undertaking...
- Categories: General News
- CCC project gets national news coverage
- 13 September 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation's project in Papua New Guinea's Waria Valley has received national exposure thanks to an article in the country's leading daily newspaper the Post Courier. Bio-diversity survey for Waria By PISAI GUMAR THE Waria Valley of Morobe...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Papua New Guinea, Tropical Forests
- Managers and Scientists Work Together
- 12 September 2007
- Climate change is recognised as the greatest long-term threat to the Great Barrier Reef and coral reefs worldwide. Projections show sea and air temperatures will continue to increase, sea level is rising, the ocean is becoming more acidic, intense storms...
- Categories: General News
- Former CCC staffer finishes her Masters
- 12 September 2007
- Two years of hard work has paid off for former Coral Cay Conservation staff member Tanya Blackburn, after completing her Masters which focused on 'Education for Sustainability'. The former PR and Communications Manager was awarded CCC sponsorship of her Masters...
- Categories: CCC Staff
- Polillo Islands Annual Report Released
- 06 September 2007
- All images are property of Olliver Wood The Polillo Islands Biodiversity Conservation Foundation (PIBCFI) has released its annual report for 2006. Established by Flora and Fauna International with support from Chester Zoo and the Darwin Initiative, the foundation has...
- Categories: Reports and Publications
- Petchey Foundation Students Diving In Head-first
- 06 September 2007
- Four students, hand-picked to take the trip of a lifetime to Tobago, are "loving every minute" of their adventure as they help out with Coral Cay Conservation's mapping project off the Caribbean island. The scholarship holders - Anna Loureiro, Afsaneh...
- Categories: Competitions, Trinidad & Tobago
- Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project - July 2007
- 06 September 2007
- The Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project is a two year (2007-2009) collaborative effort to develop habitat maps of invertibrate, fish, algae, marine plant and coral disease on Tobago's Coral Reefs. The Tobago Project also aims to educate the local Tobagonians about the problems that the reefs are facing and what they can do to help.
- Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Trinidad & Tobago
- Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project - July 2007
- 06 September 2007
- The Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project is a two year (2007-2009) collaborative effort to develop habitat maps of invertibrate, fish, algae, marine plant and coral disease on Tobago's Coral Reefs. The Tobago Project also aims to educate the local...
- Categories: Coral Reefs, Monthly Project Updates, Trinidad & Tobago
- Work opportunity with UNOPS
- 06 September 2007
- A vacancy has arisen with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) working on the Agulhas & Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystems Project. UNOPS is on the lookout for a Deputy Manager/Science Coordinator with the posting based in Grahamstown,...
- Categories: Vacancies
- Postcard from PNG
- 06 September 2007
- Coral Cay's Conservation team based in Papua New Guinea's Waria Valley continues to soldier on as they explore new and fascinating areas of this amazing wilderness. The team is doing its best to solve that age-old question - "What...
- Categories: Newsletter - RAinforest REport, Papua New Guinea, Tropical Forests
- Job opening at South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
- 06 September 2007
- The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity is inviting applications for the position of African Coelacanth Ecosystem Programme Manager. The institute, based in Grahamstown, is a world-renowned centre for the study of aquatic biology with particular emphasis on ichthyology. The...
- Categories: Vacancies
- Life in the Waria Valley
- 04 September 2007
- The following is an extract from the beginning of book two of handwritten notes made on site by Andrew Farmer in the Waria Valley, Papua New Guinea. Bego had a few bits of wire and a metal sieve in his...
- Categories: Diaries and Reviews, Papua New Guinea
- Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: August 2007 Update
- 04 September 2007
- Project Update – Claudio de Sassi, Project Scientist August 2007 Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training...
- Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- Tobago expedition appears on Guardian website
- 03 September 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation's work in the Caribbean has been recognised with an account of life on the Tobago expedition appearing on The Guardian Weekly website. Science officer Dan Groves describes what it's like to work full-time on The Tobago Coastal...
- Categories: CCC In The News, CCC Staff, Trinidad & Tobago
- Call to help former CCC staff member
- 03 September 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation is calling out for donations to help a former staff member who suffered serious injuries in a plane crash two weeks ago. Jamie Hull, who worked on the Cagdanao project from January to April 2000, has third...
- Categories: Past volunteers
- Children's book to benefit CCC
- 03 September 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation is set to benefit from the release of a new children's book titled 'Emma's Jungle Adventure', a tale about preserving rainforests penned by author Mary Morsilli. CCC will receive a US$1.00 donation from any sales generated through...
- Categories: General News
- Vacancy: Tropenbos International-Indonesia Programme
- 03 September 2007
- TBI Indonesia Programme Team Leader Position Tropenbos (TBI), an internationally operating NGO founded by the Dutch Government and other international organisations, is looking for suitably qualified candidates for the position of Programme Team Leader, for it's programme in Indonesia. The...
- Categories: Vacancies
- Concert to benefit NFEFI
- 23 August 2007
- The Negros Forests & Ecological Foundation (NFEFI) will be a beneficiary of a gala concert in Bacolod on Wednesday, September 5. World-renowned conductor Helen Quach will conduct the Manila Symphony Orchestra at the Santuario de La Salle, University of La...
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- Marine Climate Change and Conservation Priorities
- 23 August 2007
- Guest Editorial By Charles Sheppard The most common public conservation issues usually involve terrestrial species and habitats, which is unsurprising given the habitat that we stand on. But most of our world is covered by sea, which produces most of...
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- Trying to Save the Coral Reefs
- 23 August 2007
- By Krista Mahr " Near the close of the 1960s, a squadron of young scuba divers headed out into the warm waters of the South Pacific, tanks of air strapped to their backs and syringes at the ready. Their mission,...
- Categories: Coral Reefs
- Recent Coral Report for the Phillippines by Dr Doug Fenner
- 20 August 2007
- Corals of Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte, Philippines July 2007 Study for Coral Cay Conservation Douglas Fenner A brief visit to the Ampo base of Coral Cay Conservation at Sogod Bay, Leyte, was made by the author in July, 2007. A...
- Categories: Reports and Publications
- A critical need for UK volunteers
- 17 August 2007
- (Letter to The Times in response to article: "Gap year students told to forget aid projects"). Sir Your prominent coverage of the views of Jean Brodie, director of VSO UK, puts into relief a critical need for greater transparency and...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- CCC - Proud Sponsor of the 2008 International Coral Reef Symposium
- 17 August 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation is delighted to announce that we are now an official 'Coral Colony Sponsor' of the International Coral Reef Symposium to be held at the Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County (Florida) Convention Center, July 7-11, 2008. This would not...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Press release: The Year in Industry launches new 'Combo' package
- 17 August 2007
- The ultimate gap year that straddles the best of both worlds Choosing between spending a year out working or seeing the world is a difficult decision which young people no longer need to face. Thanks to a brand new package...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Oslo Statement On Ecotourism '07
- 16 August 2007
- The Global Ecotourism Conference 2007 (GEC07), held in Oslo, Norway, from 14-16 May, marked the fifth anniversary of the Quebec summit. It's objectives were to assess the achievements and challenges in the field of ecotourism since 2002, to bring together...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Communicate '07
- 15 August 2007
- COMMUNICATE, now in its fourth year, is the only one of its kind, focusing specifically on improving the standards and effectiveness of communication about the natural world. Through its unique format, it delivers an intense and exciting programme, which includes...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Reef Conservation UK
- 15 August 2007
- Reef Conservation UK (RCUK) was formed to promote multidisciplinary conservation, public awareness and education about coral reefs, as well as to ensure that all reef related activities are conducted in a responsible manner.... Following the success of RCUK’s annual meetings...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- A swiss student's view of a gap year!
- 14 August 2007
- As a swiss student, I had never really heard about doing volunteer work or taking gap years. That's because taking a gap year is very rare in Switzerland, and I have never heard of anybody doing something like it....
- Categories: CCC In The News, Diaries and Reviews
- Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: July 2007 Update
- 14 August 2007
- Project Update – Claudio de Sassi, Project Scientist July 2007 Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training...
- Categories: Monthly Project Updates
- Report: Four Marine Protected Areas in Sogod Bay
- 14 August 2007
- Four Marine Protected Areas in Sogod Bay, Philippines: An Evaluation of Biological Impact and Community Perception One Year On. The marine resources of Sogod Bay, part of Southern Leyte, Philippines provide an important source of food and revenue for local...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Coral Worse Off Than Believed
- 13 August 2007
- By Amy Coombs ScienceNOW Daily News The first large-scale analysis of the world's largest reef system indicates that coral destruction is faster and more widespread than researchers previously thought. Over the past 2 decades, coral has disappeared at five times...
- Categories: General News
- Vacancy : Reef Check Australia
- 13 August 2007
- Reef Check Australia Volunteer Internship Position Reef Check Australia is looking for some motivated and independent people to assist with the coordination of the 2008 survey season for our Great Barrier Reef Project. If you want to gain experience in...
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- Vacancy: Project Seahorse
- 13 August 2007
- Project Seahorse Project Seahorse is an interdisciplinary and international organisation committed to the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s coastal marine ecosystems. Based at the University of British Columbia (Canada), Project Seahorse works in partnership with the Zoological...
- Categories: General News
- 21st World Scout Jamboree update
- 09 August 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) would like to thank all the organisers, scouts and scout leaders for 21st World Scout Jamboree, which took place in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, from 27 July to 8 August. CCC was lucky enough to exhibit...
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- CCC Medical Review Paper
- 03 August 2007
- Expected & Encountered Medical Presentations in Remote Conservation Diving Expeditions: the Coral Cay Experience Dr Karen Elizabeth Richardson M.B., B S., CCC's Medical Logistic's Advisor, undertook research with CCC to define expected and encountered medical presentations within the setting of...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Press Release: Coral Cay Conservation aims to makes overseas expeditions even safer
- 02 August 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) is pleased to announce its compliance with BS 8848: A specification for adventurous activities, expeditions, visits and fieldwork outside the UK. Following the recent launch of the groundbreaking publication from BSI British Standards, CCC is...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Press Releases
- CCC London Office Overload!
- 01 August 2007
- I walked into CCC's London head office this morning and to my delight, every available desk and workspace was jammed with CCC staff, interns and volunteer-helpers! Many thanks to all who continue to dedicate their time and expertise to...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Vacancy: Beautiful Oceans Science Instructor
- 01 August 2007
- Beautiful Oceans,www.beautifuloceans.com a corporate framework for marine conservation, is looking to fill 2 positions for a week-long public coral reef education event in the Caribbean this fall (October 27 to November 3). The event will educate tourists (recreational scuba divers)...
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- Vacancy: Field Conservation Officer (Papua New Guinea)
- 30 July 2007
- Role As the Field Conservation Officer you will be co-managing the research and biodiversity survey aspect of the Waria Valley Community Conservation project. You will largely assist the Project Manager in all aspects of the biodiversity and socio-economic research programme,...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Vacancies
- CCC attends 21st World Scout Jamboree
- 30 July 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation is exhibiting at the 21st World Scout Jamboree, which takes place in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, from 27 July to 8 August. The event celebrates the Centenary of Scouting, marking the experiment Scout camp organised by Lord Baden-Powell...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- The Turtle Experience
- 27 July 2007
- Tobago The Turtle Experience On the evening of Thursday 19th July, I was one of a group of CCC volunteers carrying out the last turtle watch of the season. Turtle watch involved walking up and down a very long...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Trinidad & Tobago
- New Papua New Guinea Photos
- 27 July 2007
- New photo's for the Papua New Guniea project are now avaliable to view on the website. To view this gallery and see whats been happening on the expedition, please click here For more information about the Papau New Guinea...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Papua New Guinea
- PNG Update: Ready to go back to the valley
- 27 July 2007
- PNG Update Ready to go back to the valley. Sitting upstairs in The Old Lae Yacht Club. Writing by the light of the Turtle Project offices. We’ve taken over the little empty office to put our stuff in as...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Papua New Guinea
- College Lecturer Joins Remote Community in Papua New Guinea.
- 24 July 2007
- Andrew Farmer, biology lecturer from Leek College, has spent the first month as Project Manager of the Waria Valley Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods Project in Papua New Guinea. The way of life is very different in the valley compared...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Papua New Guinea
- “The challenge for the jobseeker is to differentiate themselves from the pack” by Shay O'Farrell
- 23 July 2007
- As with life on a coral reef, life as a marine biologist can be highly competitive, and availability of jobs is perhaps the key limiting factor on the latter! Every year in the UK, thousands of students graduate with...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Diaries and Reviews
- PNG Newsletter - July Edition
- 23 July 2007
- The July edition for PNG Newsletter is now available to download so read all about what the project team is up to... The Waria Valley conservation project team has carried out three full weeks of biodiversity surveys in the...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Papua New Guinea
- Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project Synopsis
- 23 July 2007
- The Project Synopsis of the Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (LRCP) (September 2002 to Present) is now available to download. The current project in Southern Leyte has been undertaken with the prime objective of assisting the Provincial Government...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Philippines, Reports and Publications
- Healthy Reefs publication available
- 20 July 2007
- The publication: "Healthy Reefs for Healthy People: A Guide to Indicators of Reef Health and Social Well-being in the Mesoamerican Reef Region" is now available. The guide is the product of a multi-institutional effort in which many experts contributed. It...
- Categories: General News
- Tobago Project Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project - June 2007
- 17 July 2007
- The Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project is a two year (2007-2009) collaborative effort to develop habitat maps of invertibrate, fish, algae, marine plant and coral disease on Tobago's Coral Reefs. The Tobago Project also aims to educate the local...
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- The 64 Project
- 16 July 2007
- 'The Pete Collective' is an unnecessary world record gathering of people called Peter. This is the official website and fan club of anybody called Peter, featuring news, photos, merchandise, event information, record updates and more! CCC's Founder and CEO, Pete...
- Categories: General News
- Report: Marine Ecoregions of the World
- 16 July 2007
- As demands on oceans grow, it is important to ensure that their resources are being conserved and carefully managed worldwide. A new study led by The Wildlife Conservancy and the Worldwide Wildlife Fund (WWF).— Marine Ecoregions of the World...
- Categories: Coral Reefs, General News
- Vacancy: Marine Programme Officer
- 12 July 2007
- IUCN Marine Programme Duty station: IUCN WESCANA Regional Office, Amman, Jordan and Presidency of Meteorology and Environment, Saudi Arabia Reporting to: Regional Director and Head, Global Marine Programme (GMP) in close coordination with the Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Ecology Specialist...
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- Tobago Project Launch
- 05 July 2007
- On the 26th of June, the Tobago Coastal Ecosystems Mapping Project was officially launched at a ceremony held at Arnos Vale Hotel, Tobago. The Tobago Coastal Ecosystems Mapping Project, which aims to map the coastal wetlands and coral reefs...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Trinidad & Tobago
- Tobago: Coral Bleaching Videos
- 05 July 2007
- A new set of videos concerning coral bleaching in Tobago has been uploaded with kind permission of the Buccoo Reef Trust. To view these videos:- Coral Bleaching Part 1 Coral Bleaching Part 2 To visit the Buccoo Reef Trust's...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs, Trinidad & Tobago
- Whale Shark Liveaboard - Photo gallery online
- 04 July 2007
- A new photo gallery for the Whale Shark Liveaboard expedition in the Philippines is now avaliable to view on the website. To view this gallery please click here For more information about the Whale Shark Liveaboard and other conservation...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
- Tobago Today - Tobago's local news magazine
- 04 July 2007
- This article about Coral Cay Conservation featured in the May Issue of Tobago's local newspaper. Coral Cay Conservation has teamed up with the Bucco Reef Trust and Tobago House of Assembly to start an exciting new collaborative project here...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Marine Conservation Leadership Position Available
- 03 July 2007
- Position: Director, Washington DC Office, Blue Frontier Campaign Reports to: President, BFC Location: Washington DC Starting Date: Late Summer 2007 The Blue Frontier Campaign is committed to building unity, providing tools and increasing awareness of the solution oriented ocean and...
- Categories: General News
- Vote for Naomi Biggs
- 03 July 2007
- Naomi Biggs, a former CCC Science Officer, has been nominated as 'British Council Worker of the Year' for her Leadership services to communities and the coast undertaking marine awareness raising around the Thames area. Please vote for Naomi! For more...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: June 2007 update
- 03 July 2007
- The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of an integrated programme to develop local capacity and ensure the long-term protection and sustainable use of marine resources throughout the region. Read more here.
- Categories: Clean up Events, Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- Expedition Site Staff: A doctor's insight into volunteering...
- 29 June 2007
- A Different Kind of Disease Altogether ‘Why not look into that diving company that so-and-so worked for?’ a friend of mine suggested to me late last year when I was complaining that I’d had it with general practice, a full...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Vacancies
- Turtle Patrol: Polly's experience
- 27 June 2007
- Polly: Having heard recent accounts of enjoyable but turtle-less patrols from other Coral Cay people, I went out with Angelie and Helen expecting a similar experience. To begin with it seemed that that would be the case, as we...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Trinidad & Tobago
- The Independent: Test the waters
- 26 June 2007
- environment, environmental, projects, overseas projects, dive projects, rainforest projects, sabbaticals, sabaticals, gap year, gap, career breaker, career breaks, Independent, The Independent, volunteer, volunteering, volunteering projects, coral, gap year ideas, trekking, yearout, year out, community work, overseas, coral expedition, school...
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- Vacancies: Wildlife Conservation Society's Global Marine Program
- 26 June 2007
- The Wildlife Conservation Society's Global Marine Program has three available positions: Position: Assistant Country Program Director Program: South Pacific Country Program Location: Suva, Fiji Experience and Skills: The Wildlife Conservation Society at the Bronx Zoo seeks an experienced Assistant Country...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Vacancies
- Vacancy: Montego Bay Marine Park Trust - Managing Director
- 26 June 2007
- Wanted: Montego Bay Marine Park Trust - Managing Director The successful applicant will be responsible for managing and coordinating all activities in the management and funding of the Montego Bay Marine Park, a Jamaican National Park. Park details at: Montego...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Vacancies
- Guardian: Voyage of discovery
- 20 June 2007
- Forget about booze and backpacking - a carefully planned gap year can guide your career choices and may even set your life on a different course. Emma Jayne Jones (The Guardian) reports You went to school, then you went to...
- Categories: General News
- The Haircut
- 18 June 2007
- Thousands of CCC volunteers know Gerry Ledesma as the Founder and President of the Philippine Reef & Rainforest Conservation Foundation, and for his remarkable work in the conservation of biodiversity in the Philippines. Spanning two decades, Gerry has served as...
- Categories: General News
- London Graduate Recruitment Fair
- 13 June 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) will be attending the London Graduate Recruitment Fair on Tuesday 19th June and Wednesday 20th June. CCC will be hosting a stand (A05) at the fair from 11am until 5pm. The fair is at the Business...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Mission Beach to get its own Reef show
- 12 June 2007
- Local C4 member and CCC Chairman, Pete Faulkner will be launching a Reef presentation at the Mission Beach Progress Hall, Queensland, Australia on Friday June 29th at 6:00pm. Called Mission:awareness, the multi-media presentation will be running every Friday for the...
- Categories: General News
- Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project - May 2007
- 12 June 2007
- The Tobago Coastal Ecosystem Mapping Project is a two year collaborative effort to develop habitat maps of invertebrate, fish, algae, marine plant and coral diversity as well as human impacts and coral diseases on Tobago’s reefs To download the...
- Categories: CCC In The News, General News, Monthly Project Updates, Trinidad & Tobago
- PNG Newsletter
- 08 June 2007
- The first issue of the WCVP Community newsletter is now avaliable to download. The Waria Valley Community Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods Project (WVCP) sprang to life last month with the arrival of Andrew Farmer - Field Project Manager, Jeff...
- Categories: Papua New Guinea
- Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: May 2007 update
- 08 June 2007
- Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of...
- Categories: Monthly Project Updates
- Nominate CCC for a Responsible Tourism award
- 07 June 2007
- Nominations for the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2007 are now open! Please support Coral Cay Conservation and our positive contributions to conservation and the economies of local communities while minimizing any negative impacts of tourism. Make your nominations by...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Prince's Trust Borneo Summit to Sea Challenge
- 07 June 2007
- Team RBS Borneo bravely entered The Princes Trust Summit to Sea Challenge across Borneo in October 2007. The four team members are Stuart MacBride, Mike Leng, Kieran Costello and James Freeman. The Princes Trust themselves say the following:- 'This is...
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- IIED Briefing - Environment for the MDGs 2007
- 07 June 2007
- The International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) have published their latest briefing. The report 'Environment for the MDGs' examines how far forests have been included within the Millenium Development Goals. To read the full briefing please, please click here....
- Categories: General News
- Methods For Ecological Monitoring Of Coral Reefs
- 04 June 2007
- The aim of the book "Methods For Ecological Monitoring Of Coral Reefs" is to help managers of coral reefs select appropriate ecological monitoring programs, protocols and methods for your coral reef management needs. To download the book, please click...
- Categories: Coral Reefs
- Coral Cay volunteers help protect Leatherback turtles in Tobago
- 30 May 2007
- Coral Cay Conservation has recently endeavoured on an exciting new collaborative project in Tobago in an effort to help monitor and protect the endangered marine turtles laying their eggs on the beaches of Tobago. Tobago is one of the...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Basins and Coasts newsletter
- 30 May 2007
- The second issue of the Basins and Coasts newsletter, produced by the Integrated Management of Coastal and Freshwater Systems (IMCAFS) Program* is now available. The theme of this issue is "Environmental Security" and contains four articles along with other information...
- Categories: General News
- Report: Valuing the Environment in Small Islands
- 30 May 2007
- A new report is now available from the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) entitled 'Valuing the Environment in Small Islands - An Environmental Economics Toolkit'. To download a copy, please click here. The toolkit was developed in collaboration with a...
- Categories: Reports and Publications
- Competition: Winners of Monty Halls' new book!
- 24 May 2007
- Competition Winners Coral Cay Conservation is delighted to announce the winners of Monty Halls' new book Great Ocean Adventure, which have been signed by the man himself. Ellie Richards Steve Ackland William Goldsmith The answer to the question: “What...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Andark Diving and Watersports Newsletter: May 07
- 23 May 2007
- The Andark Diving and Watersports Newsletter is now available to downloand. You will find articles from fellow divers, instructors and staff, covering all sorts of topics from new courses, competitions, Sunday dive schedules, interesting things to look out for...
- Categories: General News
- Chagos families win legal battle
- 22 May 2007
- Families expelled from the Chagos Islands by the British have won their legal battle for the right to return home at the Court of Appeal. Some 2,000 residents were forced out when the British colony in the Indian Ocean was...
- Categories: General News
- Full Circle: Adventurers Training Weekend
- 21 May 2007
- Are you thinking of going on an Adventure some time soon? Well, Full Circle Expeditions are running Adventurers Training weekends on the 2nd & 3rd and 23rd & 24th June 2007. Full Circle Expeditions has been running global scale...
- Categories: General News
- Philippines: Teacher Training Weekend
- 21 May 2007
- The teacher training weekend took place on the weekend of the 28th and 29th of April. 29 teachers from a variety of barangays, as far afield as San Bernardo on the other side of Sogod Bay, came along to...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
- Report: Effective conservation of Honduras
- 17 May 2007
- The summary report, Social and Economic Profile of Helene; Community Views on the Environment and the Potential for a Successful MPA is now available to download. This study forms part of a NOAA & Coral Cay Conservation research initative...
- Categories: Reports and Publications
- Earth Report "Blast" Airing on BBC World May 19-20, 2007
- 14 May 2007
- BBC World presents "Blast," an Earth Report documentary that chronicles the ongoing battle between blast fishers in the Philippines and the brave individuals risking their lives to stop them. Using homemade explosives to kill fish may provide an easy answer...
- Categories: Philippines
- Update: CCC’s attendance at the ICRI Meeting in Tokyo, Japan
- 10 May 2007
- CCC’s Marine Science Co-ordinator, Dr Simon Harding, attended the Third General Meeting of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) under the secretariat co-hosted by Japan and Palau in conjunction with the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. The meeting was held...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Coral Reefs
- Reuters: Famous Caymans coral reefs dying, scientists say
- 10 May 2007
- Ranked among the top 10 scuba diving destinations in the world, the reef system of the western Caribbean territory has lost 50 percent of its hard corals in the last 10 years in spite of strong environmental laws, scientists say....
- Categories: Coral Reefs
- Bush Administration calls for greater protection of nation's coral reefs
- 09 May 2007
- The Bush Administration delivered proposed legislation to Congress today calling for greater protection for the nation's coral reefs. The bill, the Coral Reef Ecosystem Conservation Amendment Act of 2007, reauthorizes the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 and adds greater...
- Categories: Coral Reefs
- New dates for Papua New Guinea expedition!
- 09 May 2007
- The Waria Valley Rainforest Conservation Project in Papua New Guinea will now begin in June 2007, with volunteers going out monthly for a mininimum of 4+ weeks! The project, which has received funding from the Darwin Initiative, will work...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
- Bid on the Ecotourism Auction for CCC Expedition
- 08 May 2007
- The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) is auctioning a four week expedition to the Philippines, kindly donated by Coral Cay Conservation (CCC). You can bid for the amazing opportunity to join CCC's Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project and spend...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Dive Into Earth Day Report
- 03 May 2007
- On Sunday the 22nd of April 2007, the eighth annual Dive Into Earth Day was organised by the Coral Reef Alliance. Dive Into Earth Day is the international celebration that mobilises environmentally conscious groups around the world to take...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Philippines
- Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: April update
- 02 May 2007
- Project Brief Project Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part...
- Categories: Monthly Project Updates, Philippines
- Project News: Tobago
- 26 April 2007
- It looks set to be a busy and exciting time for the new Tobago project. Following the successful launch of the project last month, Coral Cay Conservation representatives and its in-country partners, the Buccoo Reef Trust (BRT) recently met...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Trinidad & Tobago
- Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project: March 2007 update
- 25 April 2007
- Project Brief Aim The Southern Leyte Coral Reef Conservation Project (SLCRCP) is a six-year collaborative project (2002–2008), to survey the coral reefs of Sogod Bay. The programme provides training and conservation education opportunities for local Filipinos, as part of...
- Categories: CCC In The News, Monthly Project Updates
- Press Release: London schools to champion coral reefs
- 24 April 2007
- Pictured with students from the John Kelly Boys' Technology College (from left to right): Isabel Thompson (Teacher, John Kelly Boys' Technology College); Geoff Russell-Jones (Awards Officer, Jack Petchy Foundation); Simon Draper (Development Consultant, Coral Cay Conservation) and Alexander Young...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Bulletin of Marine Science
- 20 April 2007
- The Bulletin of Marine Science website features research from the tropical and subtropical waters of the world's oceans. In this current issue, the website reports an interesting piece on the perception of threats to coral reefs by the scientific community....
- Categories: General News
- ICRI Meeting in Tokyo, Japan.
- 20 April 2007
- CCC is attending the Third General Meeting of the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) under the secretariat currently co-hosted by Japan and Palau in conjunction with the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. The meeting is being held in Tokyo, Japan...
- Categories: CCC In The News
- Andark Massive Sale Weekend
- 17 April 2007
- CCC's dive store partner, Andark, will be holding the 'Andark Massive Sale Weekend' from the 18th May to the 20th May. A marquee will be at the front of the store and will have a large number of bargain items...
- Categories: CCC In The News
