Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has impacted over 20 species of hard corals throughout the Caribbean, including Montserrat. Effective treatments created from the natural probiotic microorganisms of healthy corals to prevent and treat the disease a...

Accurate assessments and baseline data of environmental habitats are crucial to making informed decisions on marine conservation and protection policies. In the case of marine habitats, access requires special skills and capabilities. This creates an issu...

During reef surveys focused on SCTLD conducted between October 2021 and February 2023 Island Solutions documented healthy colonies of Acropora palmata and cervicornis within the Montserrat reef tract, including colonies in high water temperatures, extreme...

Longer drier periods and frequent, intense natural disasters will require adaptation if the ambitions to protect native wildlife and food security are to be realised on Montserrat. Montserrat National Trust can bring together the community to empower itse...

Annually, humpback whales migrate through Montserrat however little is know about these whales, or the 29 other potential marine mammals that are found in the Caribbean, while in the island's territorial waters. This project will establish a hydrophone ne...

The project will strengthen the capacity of the Montserrat National Trust through the provision of a Youth Coordinator. They will develop the role to support the evolution of the youth programmes focusing on biodiversity and nature conservation at the Mon...

Collecting biological diversity, distribution, and abundance data is fundamental for CITES & CMS reporting andestablishing effective marine spatial plans, conservation measures, and efficient legislation. Non-invasive methods such as the deployment of ba...

UK Overseas Territories are currently battling the infestation of fire ants causing disruption on the activities of the community, livelihoods and threatening biodiversity. Farmers and school children are facing the consequences of the painful sting of t...

The Duck Pond project will construct a 56m x 1.2m x 1.2m concrete waterway, on its 0.53-hectare plot; establish 325 vetiver plantlets along 200 metres fence line; create six, 25 metres terraces with 120 vetiver plantlets; develop a 380m² avian habitat inc...

This project aims to create a comprehensive youth-focused training curriculum on biodiversity conservation, invasive species management, and climate advocacy. Targeting children, adolescents, and youth, it will empower participants as environmental advoca...

Through DPLR3 funding, Montserrat has advanced cetacean research, collecting vital data on species inhabiting or migrating through its waters. Our adaptable hydrophone network will be reconfigured to monitor deep-water cetaceans, particularly the sperm wh...

As climate change and human activity alter Caribbean ecosystems, bat populations and diversity are shifting. Bats play critical roles in agriculture pest control, pollination, and reducing vector-borne diseases. Modern monitoring tools like ultrasonic rec...

Taxonomic update and software upgrade of a 2006 OTEP project (XOT407 Identification guide to major Caribbean reef species ), concerning identification of benthic reef species to aid reef survey work. This project was extraordinarily successful (see l...

Island-wide ecological sustainability and endemic species-survival enhanced, despite interaction of volcanism and human-activities, through strategic planning and varied management approaches, and biological recording, in both open and Exclusion zones....

The Montserrat Recycling and Waste Reduction Initiative will address an important issue, even for a small nation - responsible waste management. This project will create the country’s first island-wide recycling program encompassing communities, businesse...

Seabirds are effective indicators of marine biodiversity hotspots and ocean health, and our preliminary work demonstrates the unique ability of magnificent frigatebirds to connect productive foraging zones offshore and nearshore to coastal onshore roosts....

The amphibian disease, chytridiomycosis, arrived on Dominica and Montserrat in 2002 and 2009 respectively, decimating populations of the islands’ endemic mountain chicken frog. In response, we have established a European captive breeding programme and bui...

The “Caribbean Overseas Territories Regional Natural Capital Accounting Programme” will establish a system of accounting for the benefits that the environment provides within five UK Caribbean OTs. It will enhance other national statistics, providing robu...

“Adopt a Home for Wildlife” (already successfully piloted) enables Montserratians to undertake informed decisions and actions on land they manage, via training and advice to 100 individuals, so Montserrat’s unique wildlife and ecosystems thrive. Livelihoo...

Overseas Territories’ ability to collect the evidence needed for the conservation of marine species is limited by resources constraints. Recent technology applications of drones and timelapse cameras to seabird and seal monitoring have huge potential to p...

The fellow will read a Master’s in Biodiversity and Conservation at one of 3 Universities in the UK. The skills and knowledge gained would be used while working at the Department of Environment to enact action plans to conserve Montserrat's endemic specie...