From September 2022-Februrary, 2023, a multidisciplinary team of stakeholders in Montserrat comprised of government and civil society representatives was trained in the use of unmanned aerial systems (drones) for participatory monitoring and management of Sargassum.
In this episode we interviewed Yasa and Lavern. Yasa is the project manager for the Sustainable sargassum management in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Montserrat’ project. Mrs. Lavern Ryan is passionate about the use and application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She has been working in the field of GIS for almost 20 years.
01:00 Introducing the guests
03:50 what is Sargassum for our guests
05:40 How are people in Montserrat affected by Sargassum
07:20 Handleding Sargassum in Monserrat
08:15 Sargassum on the beach
09:05 Implementation of the Sargassum Management Plans
10:00 Steps of the training for the plan management implementation
12:30 Talking of the plan strategies
16:30 Strategies to storage the Sargassum
22:00 Organization of workshops held in Montserrat
23:40 Training local people in Monserrat
27:00 highlighting the current situation of Sargassum in the islands
28:25 important tools to manage Sargassum
29:50 The use of drones to monitoring Sargassum
38:00 Evelyn and Jenna's thoughts as hosts in this interview
The Sargassum Podcast is made possible through funding by the Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity Programme (RESEMBID). Financed under the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories Regional Programme, RESEMBID is being implemented by Expertise France, with the primary stakeholders being the 12 Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories.
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