SocMon Monitoring Site

SCMCA – communities of Blue Lagoon/Canash/Ratho Mill, Calliaqua, Indian Bay, Young Island and Villa.

Caribbean : St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Year completed: 2013

Socio-economic data for informing management planning at the South Coast Marine Conservation Area, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Caribbean Challenge SocMon project
NFWF-funded

 

Objectives

To identify a core set of socio-economic indicators for assessing change in resource conditions and patterns of use over the next 3-5 years; To identify a range of socio-economic uses/use patterns in the SCMCA; To determine stakeholders awareness, attitudes and perceptions of the coastal and marine resources in the SCMCA; and To measure the impact of management arrangements on stakeholders livelihoods and the area’s natural resources