TO PROVIDE STUDY ABROAD, TROPICAL FIELD EDUCUATIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE TO UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS, PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR LONG-TERM BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN TERRESTRIAL, FRESHWATER AND MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, OPERATE PROGRAMS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF TERRESTRIAL AND MARINE RESOURCES AND TO SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY BY ESTABLISHING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS ON ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND RESOURCE CONSERVATION.