Country: 
United States
Organizational Focus: 
Conservation, Marine Protected Areas, Policy/Lobbying, Science/Research
Range of Work: 
International
Region: 
Latin America/Caribbean
Organization Type: 
Non-governmental/Non-Profit Organization
Keywords: 
Fisheries/Fishing, Legislation/Policy, Management, Marine Protected Areas, Monitoring/Assessment, Ocean General, Pollution, Public Awareness, Scientific Research, Threats & Solutions, Tourism/Ecotourism
Description: 

Island Resources is an environmental NGO founded in St. Thomas in 1972, with additional offices in the British Virgin Islands and Washington, DC (which serves as the communication base for the Foundation). Island Resources has always addressed mitigation of the environmental impacts of development in small tropical islands. Areas of special expertise include biodiversity conservation planning, coastal zone and watershed management, and the application of information management technologies to small island sustainable development issues. The Foundation moderates 25 e-mail groups for environmentalists in the Caribbean. Fifteen of these are available to the public at no cost --- they can be accessed from the Foundation's web site at .

Website: 
http://www.irf.org
Contact Info
First Name: 
Bruce
Last Name: 
Potter
Email: 
Email (Secondary): 
Phone: 
202 265 9712
Fax: 
202 232 0748
Address
1718 P Street NW, Suite T-4
City: 
Washington
State: 
DC
Postal Code: 
20036