I find this amazing: a Belizean man has built himself an island out of garbage. Journalist Gaia Vince visited the island recently: The small Caribbean island, a few kilometres off mainland Belize has a couple of timber houses, some fruit trees and pigs all surrounded by mangroves. It is unremarkable except for the fact that [...]
Archive | February, 2011
In St. Kitts, concern about sand-mining’s impacts on turtle nesting
It’s turtle nesting season in the Caribbean and in St. Kitts, conservationists warn that some nesting beaches are being damaged by illegal sand-mining: The biodiversity of St Kitts and Nevis, including the sea turtle population, is under threat due to the increase in illegal sand-mining that is taking place. Due to these concerns, the Ministry [...]
Australian government to assist with providing potable water in Haiti
The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) reports on an Australian-funded project to increase access to safe drinking water in Haiti: More than 175 Haitian families will benefit from the construction of cisterns for rainwater catchment and storage, thanks to a project financed by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) and aimed at [...]
Local agriculture, innovation and food sovereignty in Cuba
Ivet González writes for the Inter Press Service about Cuba’s Local Agricultural Innovation Programme: Based on their own experience, Luisa García and Jorge Medina, whose farm in Cuba produces a variety of food that feeds them year-round, said they have no doubt that food sovereignty can be achieved in their country and in the rest [...]
Vacancy: Protected Agriculture Technician, Jamaica
The Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) in Jamaica is in search of a Protected Agriculture Technician: Description • Execute daily operational activities for protected agriculture facilities. • Supervise the construction of structures and inspect such facilities for upgrade and maintenance Qualifications • Possess a minimum of a first degree from a recognised university [...]
Agrifest in St. Croix includes accolades for farmers
The Virgin Islands Daily News profiles Reinardo Vasquez, St. Croix’s Crop Farmer of the Year 2011: “I just love farming – everything about it,” Vasquez said in an interview. “When you plant a seed, it’s just like a child sometimes. You plant a seed, you see it growing, you feel good inside.” Vasquez grows mostly [...]
Reefs at Risk Revisited
Reefs at Risk Revisited is a high-resolution update of the original global analysis, Reefs at Risk: A Map-Based Indicator of Threats to the World’s Coral Reefs. … Like the original Reefs at Risk, this study evaluates threats to coral reefs from a wide range of human activities. For the first time, it also includes an [...]
Work of Our Hands – Errol Watler
This video produced by the Cayman Islands Government Information Services highlights the success of Caymanian farmer Mr. Errol Watler, who makes use of greenhouse technology and reverse-osmosis desalination to keep his farm going. Join us for a drive to the east where we call on life-long farmer Errol Watler. He tells how he started, how [...]
World Wetlands Day celebrated in Jamaica with mangrove replanting
Panos Caribbean, in the Jamaica Observer, reports on activities held to mark World Wetlands Day earlier this month: The Mocho Community Development Association was among the six organisations that recently got together to replant some 200 mangrove trees in the Salt River community of the Portland Bight Protected Area in Clarendon. The occasion was World [...]
