Valuing beaches and reefs in Barbados
This study on The Economic Importance of Coastal and Marine Resources to Tourism in Barbados is not new (it’s from May 2017), but it’s still worth a read. Here’s an extract from the study summary: Barbados is experiencing extreme degradation of its coastal and marine resources due to overfishing, coastal overdevelopment, …
Caribbean Tourism Organization launches climate resilience awareness campaign
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has recently launched a regional awareness campaign with a focus on climate resilience and sustainability: “The Caribbean tourism product is to a large extent based on the natural environment, and as such CTO and our member countries are committed to safeguarding these resources on which …
Project launched to test mercury levels in fish in the Caribbean
The Basel Convention Regional Centre for the Caribbean will son be starting to project to test the levels of mercury in fish in the region: Trinidad and Tobago is one of several Caribbean countries that will soon be participating in a biomonitoring project to evaluate mercury levels in fish regularly …
Nature Conservancy and partners launch project to create aerial maps of Caribbean coral reefs
The Nature Conservancy in the Caribbean will be working with several partners to create the first high-resolution map of the shallow waters of the entire Caribbean basin: Groundbreaking photos of this innovative mission were released this morning, showcasing the revolutionary technology. The goal of this initative, the likes of which …
Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute hosts Grenadian Youth Ambassador for Nature
The Caribbean Netherlands Science Institute (CNSI), based in St. Eustatius, recently hosted their third Youth Ambassador for Nature, Tara Francis of Grenada. The Youth Ambassador for Nature Programme is part of on ongoing CNSI project to raise awareness about nature and its importance: Following the successes of previous ambassadors from …
Bonaire’s Cargill Salt Ponds named as Area of Regional Importance for Shorebirds
BirdsCaribbean media release — BirdsCaribbean is delighted to announce that the Cargill Salt Ponds on the island of Bonaire have been named as a Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN) site of Regional Importance. This is only the second WHSRN site in the Caribbean, following the Cabo Rojo Salt Flats …
Rare boa species rediscovered in The Bahamas
A rare species of boa snake—so rare that there were no previous reports of live specimens—has been “rediscovered” in The Bahamas: UNC Asheville assistant professor of biology Graham Reynolds has followed up his 2016 published discovery of the silver boa, Chilabothrus argentum, with the rediscovery of a species of boid …