Barbados Coral Reef Symposium 2018
Biodiversity

Event: Barbados Coral Reef Symposium 2018

The Barbados Coral Reef Restoration Alliance (Corall Barbados) will be hosting the 2018 Barbados Coral Reef Symposium on Friday June 8 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre. The keynote speaker will be Dr. David Vaughan, manager of the Coral Restoration program at the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef …

Professor Mark Pelling. Image: via caribank.org
Climate Change

Event: 19th Annual Willam G. Demas Memorial Lecture – From Social Resilience to Survivor-Led Reconstruction

At the Caribbean Development Bank’s 2018 Board of Governors’ Meeting, Professor Mark Pelling will speak on the topic “From Social Resilience to Survivor-Led Reconstruction”: The social impact of natural disasters will come into focus when Professor Mark Pelling of King’s College London delivers the 19th William G. Demas Memorial Lecture …

Institute of Marine Affairs Public Lecture Series
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Event: Institute of Marine Affairs lecture series – Science and Innovation for Marine Conservation

The Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) in Trinidad and Tobago is marking its 40th anniversary with a series of lectures on the theme “Science and Innovation for Marine Conservation”: How can marine science help us contribute to the sustainable management of our livelihoods, jobs and our energy-based sectors? We can …

Sea turtle, Antigua and Barbuda. Image: Todd Wiggins
Biodiversity

Event: Conservation Seminar Series, Antigua and Barbuda

The Antigua and Barbuda Department of Environment is hosting a series of conservation seminars. Coming up on Thursday February 22, 2018, Sara Ramirez of the St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network will be giving a talk titled Tourism and Conservation: Using Voluntary Certification to foster business-driven sea turtle stewardship in …

Coral reef restoration. Image via: FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
Event

Event: Central Caribbean Marine Institute Reef Lecture Series

As part of their activities to celebrate the third International Year of the Reef, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) in the Cayman Islands, is launching a Reef Lecture Series. The first talk in the series will take place on February 8: Coral Reef Restoration in the Cayman Islands: Past, …

Energy

Event: Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference 2018

The 2018 Trinidad and Tobago Energy Conference concluded yesterday (January 24) in Port of Spain. A leading Shell executive said that too much energy is wasted in T&T, and more consideration needs to be given to energy efficiency and use of renewable sources. In his feature address, Trinidad and Tobago …

GIPEX 2018
Energy

Event: Guyana International Petroleum Summit and Exhibition – February 7 to 9, 2018

Caribbean360 reports on the upcoming Guyana International Petroleum Exhibition and Summit (GIPEX): Guyanese businesses will have a chance to network and learn from leaders in the oil and gas industry at the inaugural Guyana International Petroleum Business Summit (GIPEX). GIPEX 2018 is being hosted by the Ministry of Natural Resources …