Training in enforcement for marine protected areas in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Media release — Fisheries, Marine and Conservation Officers from Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) recently completed a law enforcement training workshop. Nineteen participants took part in a training to enhance the enforcement of marine protected areas (MPAs). The week-long workshop was held in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands from 24 …
Volunteers wanted: Jamaican Iguana research
The International Iguana Foundation is looking for volunteers to track Jamaican iguanas (Cyclura collei): The International Iguana Foundation is seeking two motivated undergraduate, or preferably graduate students, interested in radio-tracking Jamaican Iguanas or the invasive mammals that are the primary threat to the iguanas, in Jamaica. These data will be …
Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project to stimulate development of the blue economy in the Eastern Caribbean
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is implementing the recently launched Caribbean Regional Oceanscape project, which aims to strengthen integrated oceans management in the Eastern Caribbean: The Caribbean Regional Oceanscape Project is funded by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), administered by the World Bank, and is being implemented by the Organisation …
Cayman Islands to embark on a “radical” renewable energy transformation
The Cayman Islands Journal reports on plans to transform Cayman’s energy sector, moving from 5% renewable energy to 70% in just twenty years: Cayman’s energy market will need to see a radical transformation over the next two decades to meet the ambitious goals outlined in the first National Energy Policy …
Event: Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2018
Barbados is the host country for Caribbean Week of Agriculture 2018, which starts today (October 8): During the week of October 8 to 12, 2018, the Government of Barbados will be hosting the fifteenth (15th) Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA) under the theme: “Strengthening Agriculture for a Healthier Future in …
Lack of international investment in Haiti’s renewable energy sector
HaitiLibre reports that data from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) shows that there was an absence of foreign direct investment in Haiti’s renewable energy sector in 2017: The latest report of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) on Foreign Direct Investment …
Tourism and conservation connect at Jamaica Inn
Travel Weekly highlights the Jamaica Inn and the work that’s being done there to conserve and restore coral reefs: As a child growing up in Jamaica, Belinda Morrow remembers snorkeling amid large schools of neon-colored fish nibbling on healthy coral just beyond the white sand beaches of Ocho Rios. Now …