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States Embassy, Barbados. The launch of RISE was aired via UWItv (www.uwitv.org) and Facebook ( www.facebook.com/uwitv/ ). Through the Caribbean Educational Research Centre (CERC), The Regional Research Advisory Committee (RRAC) that oversees the research agenda for the Centre was established. The RRAC is made up of representatives from education stakeholder groups in the region (e.g., Ministries of Education, national colleges, the OECS Commission, Teachers’ Organisations, Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat. The first meeting of the RRAC was held on November 10, 2021.
partnership with The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, and grantee partners, Biocultural Education and Research Programme (BERP), Youth Equipped to Achieve (YEA), and Codrington College. The Symposium sought to: • Highlight the work being done in plant biodiversity to provide health, environmental, social, and economic benefits • Build public awareness of the benefits of plant biodiversity and traditional medicine from a social, environmental, and economic perspective as a sustainable solution to the problems faced in the 21st century • Engage the youth while providing a platform to share their experiences and voice their concerns • Showcase the work of SGP grantee partners in the areas of plant biodiversity and traditional medicine.
Symposium on Plant Biodiversity & Traditional Medicine
“ The Plant Biodiversity & Traditional Medicine: Then, Now and the Future” Symposium was hosted by GEF SGP Barbados in
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THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS ANNUAL REPORT TO COUNCIL 2021/2022
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