E61 Training community for participatory monitoring of Sargassum in Monserrat

The Sargassum Podcast

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.

Relevant links

https://www.facebook.com/CANARICARIBBEAN/

https://www.mightycause.com/story/N9elrf