In each of their Destination of the Week articles, the Mother Nature Network: …features a [destination] that has achieved or is working toward a green reputation, [and] highlights green activities to enjoy, including restaurants, hotels, parks, events, shopping, public transportation, recreation and other attractions that satisfy the wants and needs of a green traveler. The [...]
Archive | March, 2010
red algae and the sustainable grenadines project
A Canadian university graduate will be spending several months as an intern with an environmental sustainability project in the Grenadines. [Robert] Rankin … will be working on the Sustainable Grenadines Project in its efforts stabilize the local red algae population. The algae is harvested for nutritional purposes and is added to drinks and puddings, Rankin [...]
olive ridley turtle rescued in guyana
Earlier this week in Guyana, a stranded Olive Ridley sea turtle was rescued and returned to the sea. According to Country Co-ordinator for Marine Turtle Project, Romeo DeFreitas, upon seeing the article of the stranded sea turtle, he rushed to uplift it and returned same to its natural habitat on a beach next to Greenwich [...]
aquaculture network for the americas
The Aquaculture Network for the Americas was formally established last week in Brazil. With the support of the FAO, the Network aims to promote the sustainable development of aquaculture (also known as fish farming) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The importance of the initiative was reaffirmed by FAO’s Regional representative for the Latin America, [...]
improving waste oil management in the bvi
The Environmental Health Division and the Solid Waste Department of the British Virgin Islands are encouraging businesses in Tortola, particularly restaurants and mechanical repair shops, to dispose of waste oil appropriately: Waste Education Officer, Ms. Nadia James-Lord explained that, “The problems caused by waste oil are two-fold. From an environmental perspective, waste oil is hazardous [...]
cuban suburban agriculture project
Cuba’s government has begun a programme that aims to encourage farming on the outskirts of major cities. Cuba has launched an ambitious project to ring urban areas with thousands of small farms in a bid to reverse the country’s agricultural decline and ease its chronic economic woes. The five-year plan calls for growing fruits and [...]
residents protest cell tower construction in santa margarita, trinidad
In Bates Trace, Santa Margarita, Trinidad, residents gathered with placards to protest against the construction of a cellular tower in their district. The residents are asking the Telecommunication Services of Trinidad and Tobago (TSTT) to remove the tower, over concerns that the levels of radiation being [e]mitted by the tower could pose severe health risks. [...]
help needed to recycle plastics in haiti
In the aftermath of the earthquake, waste management and disposal have become even more of an environmental problem than it was before, and a significant amount of the waste in question has been generated by the disaster relief efforts. The Haitian Community Development Project is seeking assistance in the collection and recycling of the many [...]
