sea-wall

sea-wall

Photograph shows a seawall that was built as an errosion barrier for the town of Layou in St. Vincent, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Rising sea level combined with the mining of sand for construction is causing extensive coastal errosion of these island

coastal-mangrove-forest

coastal-mangrove-forest

Coastal mangrove forest in the area of the Sandy Island Oyster Bay Marine Protected Area (SIOBMPA) at Carriacou, Grenada. Sandy Island Oyster Bay Marine Protected Area, designed with the support of the Conservancy, was officially launched by Grenada in July 2010. The new reserve is one of three new marine protected areas the country will launch to help improve the management of the country’s marine resources and protect coastlines from errosion . Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are located at the Southern end of the Lesser Antilles. Photo Credit :Marjo Aho