Turtle conference to be held at UWI

Published: 25 Jul 2009
http://guardian.co.tt/news/general/2009/07/25/turtle-conference-be-held-uwi

Two days are being devoted to an international conference on turtle conservation and ecotourism at the Learning Resource Centre of the University of the West Indies, St Augustine.

The conference will be held from July 28-29. It is being held in collaboration with the the Ministry of Tourism, the Turtle Village Trust and Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (Salises) at the UWI.

Speakers from the international academia, environmental groups and environmental activists are expected to speak at the conference. For further information, call Sherma Mitchell, communications specialist at the Ministry of Tourism, at 624-1403, extension 232, or e-mail: smitchelltnt@yahoo.com.