New coconut water standard coming for Caribbean producers
As the Caribbean coconut industry continues to grow, the Caribbean Community Regional Organization for Standards and Quality (CROSQ) will be developing new standards for coconut water production: Vendors and other stakeholders in the coconut industry in the Caribbean will soon have to adhere to an improved set of guidelines, under …
OPEC Fund for International Development co-finances solar power project in Cuba
Cuba and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) have signed a financing agreement for a project to increase Cuba’s solar power generation capacity and optimize the country’s electricity system, including through the use of domestic photovoltaic elements and solar water heaters for industrial and household use: The Director-General of …
Government, NGOs, and the private sector co-operate to manage the Dominican Republic’s second largest protected area
Blue Finance is a non-governmental organization that partners with governments, civil society, the private sector, and other investors to design and implement approaches to sustainable financing and efficient management of marine management areas. Their flagship project is in the Dominican Republic: On Feb 23rd 2018, the Minister of Environment and …
Billion-dollar marine ecosystems in the Bahamas
According to a recent study, the value of the ecosystems services provided by marine protected areas in the Bahamas is more than 6 billion dollars: An evaluation of the marine protected areas in The Bahamas puts the economic value of ecosystem services in the billions of dollars and helps to …
Jamaica’s first harvest of commercial medical marijuana
Timeless Herbal Care, “the leading cannabis company in Jamaica”, has announced the first harvest of commercial medical marijuana in Jamaica: Timeless Herbal Care Ltd., the leading medical marijuana brand in Jamaica, announced it has successful harvested the first legal commercial cannabis in Jamaica in over a century. The harvest was …
Adaptation Fund supports building resilience in Jamaica’s agriculture sector
With financial support from the Adaptation Fund, the government of Jamaica is embarking on a multimillion dollar project to improve the resilience of the agriculture sector: A total of $47 million has been set aside to enhance the resilience of the agricultural sector and coastal areas. The allocation for the …
Results of the 2018 Caribbean Waterbird Census are a “mixed picture”
The results of the 2018 Caribbean Waterbird Census are in, and the reports from some islands were discouraging, there were also a few bright spots: Every year, intrepid BirdsCaribbean partners and volunteer citizen scientists put on their water boots and go out to count those birds that frequent our rivers, …