And to end the week on a light note, here’s a comic strip I found via the Nature Conservancy Twitter stream: Have a great weekend!
Archive | October, 2010
bahamas national trust calls for shark protection laws
The Bahamas National Trust is lobbying for an official shark preservation policy: The Bahamas National Trust yesterday formally launched a local shark conservation campaign aimed at pushing the government to create comprehensive regulations to protect the sharks of The Bahamas. It’s an effort that carries with it a certain sense of urgency, now that The [...]
cayman islands’ marine protected areas to be reviewed, expanded
The marine park system in the Cayman Islands is being reviewed and revamped: After almost a quarter-century’s existence, Cayman’s marine park system is to get its first comprehensive scientific review. An international research grant of CI$344,000 from the Darwin Initiative through the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs will go towards a three-year [...]
master plan coming for jamaica’s protected areas
A comprehensive plan for the management of Jamaica’s protected areas is on the verge of completion: Jamaica is nearing the completion of some three to four years of work on a master plan that is to inform how the island preserves its protected areas while at the same time deriving maximum socio-economic benefits from them. [...]
valuing water and nature in andros, the bahamas
Via Bahamas Islands Info, the Bahamas Information Services Department reports on the conclusion of a recent Integrated Watershed and Coastal Areas Management (IWCAM) project on Andros: The Bahamas Government and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) announced that a research project to find ways of protecting groundwater resources through the development of a Land and Sea Use [...]
big ecodive to raise funds for conservation in bonaire
On December 27, 2010, Leo Hoogenboom and Felix Faassen will undertake “the biggest dive in the history of Bonaire” in order to raise funds for STINAPA Bonaire (Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire/The Bonaire National Parks Foundation) and Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire. From the Bonaire Insider: The dive around Klein Bonaire is 6.8 miles (over 10 kilometers), [...]
grand cayman is home to the caribbean’s first green globe certified botanic park
The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park in the Cayman Islands has become the first Green Globe-certified botanic garden in the Caribbean: The Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park is the first attraction of its kind in the Caribbean to attain Green Globe Certification, demonstrating its commitment to the environment and sustainable operations and management. Green Globe [...]
assistance needed for young farmers in dominica
The President of Dominica’s National Association for Youths in Agriculture has called for more support for young farmers in that island: President of the National Association for Youths in Agriculture (NAYA) Delroy Williams has called upon authorities to provide further assistance in getting youths involved in agriculture. Williams, who spoke at the start of a [...]
air pollution from the bvi crosses borders
Trash burning in the British Virgin Islands has become a transboundary issue: Open pit trash burning at Pockwood Pond remains an unsightly reality in this territory, where numerous delays over the past decade have arisen in place of a working solution. Recently, the issue has crossed international boundaries, with St. John residents complaining that it [...]
