A center of excellence in tropical marine resource management :
Building local leadership for long -term conservation in the Coral Triangle
VISION
Healthy seas that enrich people nature.
MISSION
To inspire and train generations to care for coastal and marine ecosystems.
VALUES
Excellence
In the quality of our teaching. In the performance and integrity of our staff
In our commitment to being a world – class center of tropical resources management
Local Stewardship
Base in the heart of the coral Triangle, we maintain strong roots in the field and close ties to stakeholders at all levels. We value traditional knowledge and practice, and promote local ownership of our projects.
Collaboration
We build partnership among leaders in government, communities, NGOS, education, and the private sector because only engaging all constituencies can solutions be effective.
Result
We provide trusted information, are transparent in our actions, and hold ourselves accountable for the quality of our programs, changing our strategies as necessary and measuring our impact over time