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Public Policy
Science, Public Policy and Governance for Sustainable Development
There are no easy labels for the work done at The Cropper Foundation. There is considerable overlap across the three main programmatic areas. The links, cross-connections, follow-throughs, collaborative undertakings and extensive support system make the creation of distinct categories difficult. Fortunately, the flow of the work itself is so organic, so natural, that ours is a rare case of the “doing” being easier than “defining”.
Nowhere in the range of our activities is there greater evidence of this than in the area of Science, Public Policy and Governance for Sustainable Development. At a glance, these appear to be three distinct blocks of interest. Certainly, each term is specific: “public policy” does not mean the same thing as (nor need it concern itself with) “science”.
The boundaries fade when you begin to look at the Foundation’s initiatives. For example, the scientific discipline, the work of gathering and analysing material, of assessing events and impacts, of conceiving future possibilities based on ongoing trends, can be discrete; a universe in itself. At the Foundation, however, the findings generated by such study have the material purpose of providing useful information to everyone from students to policy makers and all in between.
It is undertaken with the intention of applying it – to help individuals and nstitutions at all levels to make more informed, responsible and conscientious decisions. Each activity appearing under this programme leads to, or was inspired by, something beyond itself. The clichéd “bigger picture” isn’t much of a cliché here
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THE MILLENNIUM ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT (MA)
The Cropper Foundation did not join the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment ref because it was big and important. We got on board for the same reasons we choose our other partners: from the details of their working structure to the overall goals of sustainability and ecosystem understanding – especially with regard to the human element – the heart of their work resonates with ours.
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CARIBBEAN SEA ASSESSMENT FOLLOW UP
The Caribbean Sea. Immediately, the many difficulties of delineation and definition are apparent. This oceanic space is shared by 38 countries and territories from South and Central America and the Caribbean itself. The United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and France also have interest and influence in this area in which some territories lie within their power.
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COMMUNITY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMME
Long before CTAP was developed as a formal part of the Foundation’s structure,
the idea of emulating the manner
in which co-founder, John Cropper, approached
his work already influenced
much of our thinking. When we undertook
the Bon Air North project, through its process
as much as its success, we recognized
it as the first clear articulation of what such
a thing as a community assistance programme
of this nature might be.
John worked to promote the development
of livelihood activities that also contributed
to the re-greening of the Northern Range.
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THE NORTHERN RANGE ASSESSMENT (NRA)
Other capacity building activities were
undertaken with residents within specific
contexts and for clear outputs, including
training in low input and backyard gardening;
project management and institutional
strengthening.
In 2006, a Community Exchange was organized
for the residents of Bon Air North to
share their experiences with other communities,
mainly others located in the
Northern Range. This inter-community networking
helped to raise public awareness
of the issues relevant to the management
of the Northern Range and to motivate
other like-minded groups to participate in
similar initiatives.
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The Distinguished Lecture Series On the Environment
The Distinguished Lecture Series rec- ognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the environmental field. A public lecture by the honouree helps to bring environmental issues to the fore. From government bodies to corporate ones, every kind of organisation with a product or idea to promote is aiming for two things: impact and efficacy.
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