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Sandwatch - campaigning for beaches (15/10/07)

Good afternoon everyone:

Some news about a campaign "Sandwatch" which targets school students and local communities and encourages their involvement in looking after their beach environments:

"Sandwatch seeks to modify the lifestyle and habits of children, youth and adults on a community-wide basis and to develop awareness of the fragile nature of the marine and coastal environment and the need to use it wisely. It is an educational process through which school students and community members learn and work together to critically evaluate the problems and conflicts facing their beach environments and to develop sustainable approaches to address these issues. With a strong field monitoring component, Sandwatch tries to make science 'live' yet remains inter-disciplinary with applications ranging from biology to woodwork and from poetry to mathematics."

Visit their web site here http://www.sandwatch.ca/. To find out who is involved and what they are doing click on their Participating Countries link.

Best regards, Sandra Hails, Ramsar Secretariat

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