VCE (Vermont Center For Ecostudies) Biologist Chris Rimmer has been studying Bicknell’s Thrush and other birds in the Dominican Republic for over 16 years. National Geographic joined Chris on one of his long-term study plots in the Baoruco Mountains near the border with Haiti. Chris’ monitoring data are some of the longest term data for [...]
Archive | April, 2011
Offshore aquaculture research in The Bahamas
In The Bahamas, Dutch multi-national company DSM is funding research into tropical offshore aquaculture: Royal DSM N.V. presented The Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI) with a cheque for $70,000 to further research for offshore aquaculture. DSM and CEI are collaborating to demonstrate that raising fish in an offshore cage within The Bahamas and other warm-water locales [...]
Study assesses Bonaire’s reef resilience, flags potential threats
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) recently published a report on coral reef resilience in Bonaire: [The report] includes results on resilience indicators, benthic cover, coral population structure, algae populations and fish community structure which can determine how the coral reefs respond to climate change threats. The aim of the study is to [...]
St. Kitts and Nevis aims for 60% increase in renewable energy
As the government of St. Kitts and Nevis seeks to formalise and finalise its National Energy Policy, the Energy Minister announces the country’s ambitious renewable energy targets: Energy Minister in the Federal Government, the Hon. Dr. Earl Asim Martin is hoping that renewable energy services provided in St. Kitts-Nevis will increase 60 percent by 2015. [...]
Call for proposals: the Darwin Initiative for biodiversity conservation
The Darwin Initiative is making millions of pounds in funding available to support biodiversity conservation around the world: The Darwin Initiative offers funds to encourage the sharing of UK biodiversity expertise with local partners in countries with a wealth of biodiversity, but who lack the means to protect these resources and to assist in meeting [...]
Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival 2011
The 2011 Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival is currently in progress: [On] Earth Day, April 22nd, the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) launche[d] the 10th annual Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF) under the theme “Go Wild, Go Birding.” This year the highly successful program which attracts over 80,000 participants and volunteers [...]
Caribbean Renewable Energy Finance Symposium
The Caribbean Renewable Energy Finance Symposium takes place in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on May 2 and 3, 2011: Despite the global financial crisis, the renewable energy market continues to grow. With market growth comes a continually changing landscape of renewable energy financing options, especially given the down economy and tight credit markets. Despite the increased [...]
Workshop to be held to help Caribbean countries access climate change funding
The Jamaica Observer reports that a regional workshop will be held later this year with the aim of improving countries’ ability to access financing for climate change adaptation: Latin America and the Caribbean’s ability to adapt to the devastating impacts of climate change is expected to improve with the hosting of a major capacity-building workshop [...]
The Bermuda Shark Project
The Bermuda Shark Project has produced surprising new information about tiger shark migration: Tiger sharks have gained notoriety for their voracious appetites — they’ll devour just about anything, from sea turtles to kegs of nails to a few unlucky humans — yet of late, it is their mysterious travel habits that have excited interest in [...]
SanCity Green Expo 2011
The City of San Fernando in Trinidad and Tobago will be holding a major green expo next month: The City of San Fernando will host the country’s largest Green Expo in May in Skinner Park, San Fernando. Billed to be a premiere event in the City, the Green Expo will run from Thursday May 12 [...]
