A Global Initiative at Charlotteville Tobago
Anjani Ganase, Trinbagonian marine biologist, continues her weekly exploration of marine Tobago. This week, she takes us to Charlotteville where local and international participants join forces for the conservation of north-east Tobago. This feature was first published in the Tobago Newsday on September 15, 2016 Follow Anjani Ganase on twitter: @AnjGanase My experience of research stations include Carmabi in Curaçao and Heron Island research station in the Great Barrier Reef, as well as those I’ve visited in Belize, Bermuda and Hawaii. These stations are usually set up in remote tropical locations, focused on facilitating and supporting academics doing research on an ecosystem or organism in a natural environment; away from people. In many cases, any discoveries made by the scientists are often taken with them when they leave; local communities may not know that the study took place. Today, more tropical research stations have begun to include community engagement and ...