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Island-Focused Mission: Environmental Planning, Sustainable Development and Impact Assessment

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Projects Implemented

Listed below are the projects addressing environmental planning, sustainable development and environmental impact assessment, out of the total of nearly two hundred projects that the Foundation has conducted over the past three-and-a-half decades.

Proj # DESCRIPTIVE NAME of PROJECT Donor or Contractor Project End
15 Environmental Survey of Nine Caribbean Island Territories United Nations Development Program 1974
30 Anegada (British Virgin Islands) Development: A Feasibility Study Laurance S. Rockefeller 1976
31 Unconventional Tourism: Jamaica Mineral Springs Study Government of Jamaica 1975
32 Virgin Gorda Natural Resources Survey & Economic Dev. Options Victoria International 1976
33 Study of VI Marine Environments for VICZM Plan VI Planning Office 1976
35 Panamanian Offshore Islands: An Environmental Assessment The Dave Hokin Foundation 1976
37 Ecology of Mangrove Lagoon & Benner Bay, St. Thomas (Phase 1) VI Dept of Conservation & Cultural Affairs 1977
37 Ecology of Mangrove Lagoon & Benner Bay, St. Thomas (Phase 2) VI Dept of Conservation & Cultural Affairs 1979
38 Water Quality Study, Perseverence Bay, St. Thomas VI Dept of Conservation & Cultural Affairs 1977
39 EIA for Proposed Boat Ramp, Hull Bay, St. Thomas VI Dept of Conservation & Cultural Affairs 1977
43 Virgin Islands Sand Resources Survey The Dave Hokin Foundation 1977
44 Socio-Economic Profile of VI Commercial/Recreational Fishermen NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service 1978
45 Water Pollution Susceptibility Study of Selected VI Bays VI Dept of Conservation & Cultural Affairs 1979
46 Evaluation of Coastal Management Programs, Sri Lanka & Ecuador U.S. Agency for International Development 1994
48 EIA for Proposed Dredge and Fill Project, Gallows Bay , St. Croix VI Port Authority 1978
61 VI Offshore Sand Mining Project: Current & Turbidity Studies NOAA, Department of Commerce 1981
63 Water Island Economic Development Feasibility Study VI Department of Commerce 1980
66 USAID Environmental Surveys for Panama and DR US Agency for International Development 1980
67 Current Meter Studies at USVI Sand Mining Site EG&G 1981
73 Economic Impact Analysis of the VI National Park U.S. National Park Service 1981
80 Eastern Caribbean Historical Resource Development: The Cabrits Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Program 1985
80 Eastern Caribbean Historical Resource Development Rockefeller Brothers Fund 1985
81 VI Transit System Development Plan Up-Date VI Department of Public Works 1982
82 Vessel Wastes Control Plan for the USVI VI Dept of Conservation & Cultural Affairs 1983
92 Feral Animal Research & Management Study, St. John, VI Jackson Hole Preserve 1986
93 Davis Bay, St. Croix (USVI) EIA Connark Co., Ltd. (George Jacobus) 1985
94 Marine Archaeological Survey of Crown Bay, St. Thomas VI Port Authority 1984
96 Fisheries Assessment of the Eastern Caribbean U.S. Agency for International Development 1985
97 British Virgin Islands Eco-Development Video Jackson Hole Preserve 1985
98 Tourism and the Environment: Frigate Bay, St. Kitts Case Study UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) 1986
101 Marine Archaeological Survey, Long Bay, St. Thomas, VI West Indian Co., Ltd. 1985
105 Environmental Assessment of the Southeast Peninsula, St. Kitts Government of St. Kitts and Nevis 1986
106 Assessment of Pesticide Impact in Dominica Banana Industry U.S. Agency for International Development 1987
107 Bathymetric Survey of Crown Bay, St. Thomas VI Port Authority 1986
108 Land Use Management Plan for the Southeast Peninsula, St. Kitts Government of St. Kitts and Nevis 1986
113 Marine Archaeological Survey, South Shore, St. Croix VI Port Authority 1987
113 Marine Archaeological Survey, Christiansted Harbor, St. Croix VI Port Authority 1988
114 Water Quality Control Plan, South Shore, St. Croix VI Port Authority 1987
114 Water Quality Monitoring, South Shore, St. Croix VI Port Authority 1987
114 Water Quality Monitoring, South Shore, St. Croix VI Port Authority 1989
115 Planning and Management of Land Resources in Montserrat Organization of Eastern Caribbean States 1988
116 Municipal Sewage Impacts, Red Point, St. Thomas VI Port Authority 1987
118 USVI Land Use Management Planning and Mapping VI Dept Planning & Natural Resources 1989
123 Post Hurricane Hugo Environmental Recovery Strategy VI Dept Planning & Natural Resources 1990
125 Management Plans for "Areas of Particular Concern" (pilot) VI Dept Planning & Natural Resources 1991
125 Management Plans for "Areas of Particular Concern" VI Dept Planning & Natural Resources 1993
137 EIA for Sea Cows Bay, Tortola, BVI Cal-Quality Land Corporation 1995
138 Update of the USVI Disaster Hazard Mitigation Plan VI Emergency Management Agency 1996
140 Tourism Impacts on Caribbean Coastal Environments United Nations Environment Program (Caribbean Environment Program) 1996
144 Upgrading VI Groundwater Well Permitting System VI Resource Conservation & Development Council 1998
146 Hazard and Risk Assessment for Industrial Site at Pockwood Pond Government of the British Virgin Islands (Town and Country Planning Department) 2002
147 Coastal Erosion and Sedimentation Studies, St. John VI Resource Conservation & Development Council 1999
153 Environmental Impact Assessment for Trellis Bay, BVI Smiths Gore Overseas 1998
154 Characterization and Mapping of Threatened Watersheds VI Resource Conservation & Development Council 2002
156 Comprehensive Water Quality Assessment Report VI Resource Conservation & Development Council 1999
161 USVI Flood Hazard Mitigation Plan VI Emergency Management Agency 2000
162 Decision Tools for Management of Non-point Source Pollution VI Dept Planning & Natural Resources 2003
169 Inventory of Wetlands and Riparian Areas in the USVI VI Dept Planning & Natural Resources 2004
177 Terrestrial Survey: Dolphin Cove, St. Thomas, USVI Four Points Management 2004
178 Terrestrial Survey: Sanctuary Cove, St. Thomas , USVI Ginn Development 2004
179 Terrestrial Survey: Botany Bay Botany Bay Partners Ltd. 2006
180 Environmental Scoping Report: Beef Island 5-Star Resort Applied International Holdings 2005
185 Development/Application of Erosion Control Strategy, Fish Bay Watershed Gulf of Mexico Foundation 2007
187 Assessing the Effects of Land Disturbance on Sediment Yields Coral Reef Institute, University of Puerto Rico 2007
188 Erosion Control Strategies for the Fish Bay Watershed National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 2008
189 Marine Benthic Survey, Estates William and Punch, St. Croix William & Punch, LLC 2007
  TOTAL ENVIRONMENT PLANNING, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT and IMPACT ASSESSMENT Number of Projects and Funds: 66 $1,971,265