Vacancy: Saba Bank Park Officer
The Saba Conservation Foundation is inviting qualified applicants to apply for the post of Saba Bank Park Officer: The Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF), in cooperation with the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation, is in charge of the management of the Saba Bank and thus formed the Saba Bank …
Video: The coral gardeners of Petit Saint Vincent
A coral restoration project is underway on the private island of Petit St. Vincent in the Grenadines. The Philip Stephenson Foundation and CLEAR Caribbean have partnered with local staff and communities to work on raising Elkhorn corals, restore reefs, and protect marine life, giving nature a chance to recover and …
Anti-mining protests in the Dominican Republic
Protests in the Dominican Republic send a clear message to multinational gold mining companies: you are not wanted here. Esendom reports: In Latin America and the Caribbean, foreign, multinational mining companies are facing opposition from local populations whose memories of colonialism, violence and plunder remain alive. Some of the countries …
Innovative Seychelles debt-for-nature swap could be a model for the Caribbean
The Seychelles recently declared two new major marine protected areas as part of a groundbreaking new debt-for-nature swap: The Seychelles has created two vast new marine protected areas in the Indian Ocean after a groundbreaking finance deal brokered by the Nature Conservancy and other stakeholders, including environmentalist and Oscar winner …
CRFM and FAO cooperate to make regional fisheries sector more climate resilient
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), with support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is working to develop a climate resilience protocol for managing fisheries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM): The CRFM has recently inked an agreement with the FAO that will put the region …
Solar Head of State Jamaica Community Solar Challenge
Solar Head of State has just launched the first Jamaica Community Solar Challenge. It’s a national competition for young people from across the country to learn more about the benefits of renewable energy. Young Jamaicans between the ages of 12 and 26 are challenged to design a creative project (a …
Caribbean water specialists meet to develop a regional water sector strategy
At a recent meeting in Barbados, representatives from several Caribbean water ministries and organizations met to discuss development of a regional strategic plan for the water sector: The plan will propose possible solutions for the challenges facing the industry in the Caribbean, and will be presented at the 8th World …