Programme outcomes
By Samara Nicholas, Experiencing Marine Reserves:
Emily Powell from Dargaville
Intermediate, takes action by erecting
her own sand dune erosion sign with
permission from the Kaipara District
Council
- Promotes environmental education & environmental enlightenment
- Information transfer and opportunities for community development
- Inspires action for the marine environment
- Builds safe snorkeling skills
- Increased awareness, knowledge and involvement in marine conservation
- Empowerment to make a difference in tomorrow's management of the marine environment
- Encouraging enterprise and employment
- Media opportunities
- Attitude change
- Promotes youth leadership
- Increased support for marine conservation
- Hands on educational opportunities for 'learning by doing' learners
- Specialist snorkel programmes for different ages and abilities
- Participants learn about marine life
- Promotes ethic of Kaitiakitanga
- Embraces Maori culture
The programme has produced a manual and interactive educational resources (CD, video and website) featuring information and images about marine biodiversity and conservation. These resources are available to New Zealand schools and community groups on request. Our resources are high quality and our systems and planning are soundly based.
Although resources and planning are vital, we believe that the human element, dedication, enthusiasm and total commitment to conservation and education that our team brings to the delivery are the programme's greatest assets and the keys to its success.
The EMR programme is now active in 7 different regions throughout New Zealand. In Northland, we have worked with over 2760 students since 2002 (not including parents or teachers of which there are many) from 52 different schools (many schools are involved more than once). In Northland, we have also engaged thousands of people with our community events such as environmental roadshows and community guided snorkel days.
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