Education
The successful execution of our core teaching and research goals is complemented by outreach and education work with the local community. DBML hosts school groups and works with community NGOs to strengthen awareness of coastal environment issues and interest students in careers in marine science.
Visiting Schools Programme
We host students and groups from schools across the island throughout the year. The participants view environmentally-oriented films and receive lectures from our staff about the island’s various ecosystems. They are also treated to a tour of the facility where they can view live specimens in our aquaria and engage in snorkelling activities in the shallow water at our dock side. There is also the option of a boat ride around the Discovery Bay.
Outreach Activities
The Environmental Foundation of Jamaica’s Forest Conservation Fund Discovery Centre Boardwalk
The EFJ's FCF Discovery Centre Boardwalk was opened on June 20, 2017 at the DBML. The Discovery Centre Boardwalk is a 300 metre path that leads through the Limestone Forest on the western side of the DBML property to a beach on the northern edge of the forest.
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Outreach and Open Day Activities
Our outreach team is also tasked with taking our message of environmental awareness, conservation and sustainable resource development/use to the general public.
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