Caymanian Compass
December
27, 2012
A
visiting scientist from the United Kingdom has been evaluating the value of the
Mastic Trail in Grand Cayman to determine exactly how much it means to the
Cayman Islands.
Research
scientist Michael MacDonald from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
spent three weeks in Grand Cayman in December assisting the National Trust for
the Cayman Islands examine the Mastic Trail and its surrounding forest to see
how valuable it is in terms of its carbon storage, water lens and tourism.
“The
idea behind what we are trying to do is look at conservation sites, for
example, the Mastic Forest, to try to look at other things they provide in
addition to conserving biodiversity – birds and plants,” Mr. MacDonald said.
“The idea is to demonstrate the other things it provides, which we call
ecosystem services.” Read the whole
story here.
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