[Coral-List] Marine Protected Areas in the Caribbean

[Ligia Collado-Vides]

Dear listers

A Marine protected Areas class will be conducted this Summer 2009 in Mexico


Students and practitioners interested in MPAs in the Caribbean region are invited to enroll in an international course to be held at the Academic Unit of Puerto Morelos, from the National University of Mexico, in Quintana Roo, Mexico, from  June 28 to July 8 2009.  The course “Marine Protected Areas for the South Florida, Mexican Caribbean, and Mesoamerican Region” will analyze ecological and socioeconomic aspects of MPA design and management, and will be co-led by researchers from the National University of Mexico and Florida International University.  Fellowships for MPA course are available for Latin American students.  For more information, e-mail Ligia Collado Vides at colladol at fiu.edu<mailto:colladol at fiu.edu>.

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Thanks

Ligia

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Ligia Collado-Vides PhD
Department of Biology
Florida International University
Building OE Room 165
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami FL 33199
Web page: www.marinemacroalgae.com<http://www.marinemacroalgae.com/>
Email: colladol at fiu.edu<mailto:colladol at fiu.edu>
Phone: 305 348 2274
Fax:   305 348 4096