In Aruba, the American Home Assurance Company is selling a calendar intended to raise funds and awareness for wildlife conservation: The history and culture of Aruba is fascinating; the island’s natural beauty reaches beyond glittering world-renowned beaches and brillliant sunsets. For the past ten years, American Home Assurance Company has been celebrating Aruba’s rich heritage [...]
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The Saba Bank is now a protected area
The Saba Bank, which has been found to have exceptionally high marine biodiversity, has been designated a protected area: As of October 2 the Netherlands Antilles passed and published a National Decree (2010, no. 94) designating the Saba Bank as “a protected area in the sense of art. 4 of the SPAW Protocol”. The decree [...]
dutch caribbean nature alliance launch new dutch website
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) recently launched a new Dutch-language website at www.dcna/nl. From their English-language website: The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance is a regional network of protected areas set up to help and assist the park management organisations on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, St Eustatius and St Maarten to better [...]
our future with green energy, in aruba
Our Future with Green Energy is the theme of a conference and trade fair that will take place in Aruba from September 29th to October 1st, 2010: Energy is one of the major challenges for human societies in the 21st century. Global warming, growing scarcity of non-renewable energy resources and thus – especially in the [...]
boas threaten aruban birdlife
Boa constrictors, an introduced species, are posing a serious threat to Aruba’s native wildlife: The presence of the invasive Boa constrictor was first documented in Aruba in April of 1999. Ever since, the numbers of boas caught by the Park Rangers has been impressive. Hundreds are caught each year and only those seen in areas [...]
birdlife conservation group meets with aruba governor
The Governor of Aruba has pledged his support for the work of Aruba Birdlife Conservation: Recently, Aruba Birdlife Conservation (which was established in May 2010) visited the Governor of Aruba, Mr Fredis Refunjol. The Governor was informed of the role the foundation intends to play in conserving Aruba’s nature in general and more specifically the [...]
reducing waste in aruban schools
The Women’s Club of Aruba has won an award for a project that seeks to reduce waste in schools: Recently, a delegation of the Women’s Club of Aruba returned from the U.S.A. with very pleasant news. Their ‘Medio Ambiente goes to school’ project won the first prize of the International Community Project contest, at the [...]
grand cayman iguana at animal a day
The Grand Cayman Blue Iguana was the featured animal for June 7th, 2010 on the Animal a Day blog. Blue Iguanas live naturally in only one location, Grand Cayman, a 76 square mile island in the Caribbean Sea. It is the largest animal native to the island, growing 5 feet long and weight 25-30lbs. These [...]
