Green Antilles

Antigua and Barbuda’s Environmental Awareness Group is marking International Migratory Bird Day with a waterbird census: Count Waterbirds in the Caribbean – Join the second session of Antigua’s Caribbean Waterbird Census! Do you know of a pond, mangrove swamp, or marsh nearby with waterbirds on it? If yes, we invite you to participate in the [...]

The Environmental Awareness Group, the Gilbert Agricultural and Rural Development Center and the US Peace Corps are organising a summer camp for kids in Antigua and Barbuda: Camp G.R.O.W. (Gaining a Respect for the Outdoors and our World) seeks to bring youth together for two weeks to cultivate an appreciation for and understanding of the [...]

Caribarena reports on the recovery of Antigua and Barbuda’s bee population: It was barely three years ago that Antigua & Barbuda’s bee population appeared to be on the brink of extinction. Worried farmers expressed concern that a scarcity of bees might result in poor crop yields, as the disappearance of this most important insect threatened [...]

The spread of lionfish in the Caribbean seems to be unstoppable: they’ve now reached Antigua and Barbuda. The Fisheries Division of Antigua & Barbuda has confirmed the discovery of a highly invasive and potentially dangerous species in local waters. A commercial fisherman recently brought a lionfish (Pterois volitans) specimen to the Division, and said he [...]

The government of Antigua and Barbuda has been advised of the need to reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels: Antigua & Barbuda is by far the heaviest consumer of petroleum products in the OECS region and a senior energy consultant has warned that the unhealthy reliance has left the nation facing a major crossroads. [...]