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Agricultural Consultancy and Technical Services Limited (AGRICO Ltd.) was contracted by the Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL) through the Department of Forestry, under the EU Special Framework of Assistance (SFA) 2003 programme, Economic and Agricultural Diversification and Poverty Reduction through Integrated Natural Resources Management, to develop a rapid assessment methodology for the physical assessment of the current status/ condition of targeted rivers1 and to make recommendations and formulate an action plan that will be required for an extensive “RIVERBANK REHABILITATION AND PROTECTION” programme. The assessment is to adopt an economic, social and ecological approach towards the conservation and protection of the rivers, riverbanks, water resources and associated natural landscapes. The assignment was undertaken over the period April to August 2008 and the tasks encompassed the following, with the outcome of the first two components being the focus of this Riverbank Assessment Report: