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Lighthouse Foundation Projects

Lighthouse Foundation projects always relate to the sea in some way.

The foundation supports regional development plans worldwide with the aim of promoting integrated and long-term approaches in the relationship between humans and the marine environment within the context of sustainable development.

The aims of the foundation focus not just on providing short-term development support or alleviating serious environmental abuse. Rather, the Lighthouse Foundation’s intention is to contribute towards long-term change in a given situation taking into account the environmental, economic, cultural and social conditions in a region.

All regional activities are based on local initiatives by the parties involved.

Projects supported must have the potential to act as an example of the feasibility of sustainable development.

_Environmental Education and Research________

"Man and Sea" - learning as a special experience

The "HoheTied e.V." association ("HighTime") is a regional environmental organisation based in Kiel. It is active in marine protection, particularly the North and Baltic Seas...

The visitor centre on Isla Contoy

As of May 2003, an exhibition conceived and presented by the association Amigos de Isla Contoy, with support from the Lighthouse Foundation and the European Union, has been open to the public in the Isla Contoy visitor centre (...)

Argentina: Exhibition at the 'Ecocentro Puerto Madryn'

The EcoCentro in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia, Argentina, represents the first and only centre in Argentina that is exclusively devoted to education relating to marine ecosystems, having the Southwest Atlantic marine ecosystem as its centrepiece (...)

_Fisheries Management______________________

Coastal fishing in East Africa

The problem of over-fishing in the shallow coastal waters of southern Kenya has been accentuated by the increasing number of fishermen who have been forced to use the simplest types of equipment to earn a living...

Kenya: Improved Fish Processing

In cooperation with the Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) the project's objective is to produce high value smoked and solar dried marine fish products for the market....

The Philippines: FARMC Project

The Philippines is an archipelagic country that lies in the heart of the most biologically diverse region on earth for coastal biodiversity. The rich marine life has consistently made the Philippines among the twelve top fish producing countries in the world (...)

Chile: Coastal Zone Management in the Gulfs of Ancud and Corcovado

In the 1980’s, in the wake of the global expansion in fishing and fish farming, these unpolluted waters were discovered to be the ideal area for salmon farming. This economic sector has grown 140 fold since...

_Regional Coastal Development_______________

Madagascar: Sustainable Tourism for Sainte Marie and Ile aux Nattes

Tourism has been booming for years here on this small island off the country’s east coast. The majority of visitors to the island over the last twenty years have been backpackers...

MANGREEN - Mangrove Restoration & Ecology in India

When a tsunami hit the coasts of South-East Asia in December 2004, it swept away everything in its path. More than 200,000 people died as a result of the sea surge...

Patagonia: Sustainable Development & Nature Conservation in the Southern Chile

Despite Patagonia’s outstanding, and internationally recognized environmental and cultural value, it is today on the sights of transnational companies for the implementation of mega industrial projects...

Russia: Resource management step by step

The greatest problem in the region, and therefore with the implementation of the project, is the difficult economic situation in North Karelia – job losses and the migration of young and qualified people and their families...

Sustainable Integrated Development and Biodiversity Conservation in the Grenadine Islands

Unplanned development and unregulated use of terrestrial and marine habitats and resources have already led to significant degradation in many areas (...)

Making Marine Resource Use in Kuna Yala Sustainable

This project aims to remedy some local causes of serious deterioration of marine ecosystems in the indigenous territory of Kuna Yala, namely over-fishing and coral extraction (...)

_Marine Pollution___________________________

Local Beach - Global Garbage

Every beachcomber at some time or another dreams of finding something special: a secret message from Pacific climes, a cry for help from a stranded Robinson Crusoe, the missing fragment of a long-lost treasure map – washed up as a message in a bottle!...

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Indian ocean: