Non Government Organisations or NGOs are able to provide training and conservation education opportunities for coastal communities.  Volunteers can become involved as Research Assistants in an integrated programme to develop local capacity and ensure the long term protection and sustainable use of marine resources.

In recent years I have become involved as  a founder of the Institute of Marine Research in the Philippines. We have developed many programs and an organizational structure which can be replicated to provide real benefits to the conservation of reef ecosystems world wide.