A key issue in generating funding will be in the field of public education. The importance of public awareness on the project and environmental issues in general was discussed and a meeting on Rapa Nui to inform the local community on the objectives of the TMG was suggested. Classes at the school on Rapa Nui have been in operation for the last 3-4 years. The course runs for a year with 1 class a week. It is important to educate the young children on Rapa Nui, using local resources such as TV from Chile.
Radios are very important means of communication.
There is possibility to use locally produced videos to broadcast to the island in weekly slots. The TMG has to look at the development of management tools for small island biodiversity. This would enable the group to become more 'client oriented. There was general agreement for a change in TMG structure to establish a parallel group in Chile. There is an urgent need to find a Chilean representative to co-ordinate activities in Chile and Rapa Nui.