Welcome to the virtual home of the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance (MINA)
MINA is a community - based, nonprofit organization, formed by a group of people dedicated to the conservation of the natural resources of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
We believe that the CNMI has unique and beautiful natural resources, but this natural heritage is at risk of continued degradation. We feel that community involvement in conservation and management is the only way to achieve long-term preservation of our resources, and that non-government organizations can mobilize this involvement. Therefore, we have formed a community-based group dedicated to biodiversity conservation in the CNMI.
Please explore these pages further to find out more about MINA’s mission and to contact us for more information about how you can get involved.
MINA Annual General Membership Meeting
The 2009 MINA general membership meeting will be held on Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 5:00PM to 8:00PM at the 13 Fishermen's Pavilion on Beach Road in Garapan. We would like to invite all of our members as well as the general public to join us, and learn about the opportunities and challenges facing MINA in 2009, as well as our accomplishments in 2008.
Partners:
MINA is fortunate to have the support of several agencies and organzations:
- Pacific Marine Resources Institute (PMRI)
- CNMI Coral Reef Initiative Program (CRIP)
- Micronesia Challenge (MC)
- The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- CNMI Division of Environmental Quality (DEQ)
- CNMI Coastal Resources Management (CRM)
- NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.EPA)
Last updated: April 24, 2009