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Video: Mark Hill of Innogen Technologies discusses alternative energy solutions for Barbados

An interview with Mark Hill of Innogen Technologies, one of the forces behind the solar-powered poultry micro-farming featured on Green Antilles earlier today. A Movementunes.com documentary series. Lightworkers features powerfully positive people and the work they do from different locations around the world. Here we are in Barbados speaking with Mark Hill, Founder of Innogen [...]

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Agrofest 2012: Solar-powered poultry farming

Another interesting idea from Agrofest that combines renewable energy and agriculture: solar-powered poultry micro-farming. The sun provides the power to run the lights and heaters needed to maintain conditions for the young chicks. In the below photo, you can see a prototype of the solar-powered chicken coop being demonstrated. I was told that the coop [...]

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Agrofest 2012: Solar-powered hydroponics

The theme for this year’s Agrofest in Barbados was Renewable energy — powering agriculture to success. One of the exhibitors took the opportunity to explore the theme was Solar Energy Innovations Inc. (SEI) , which showcased their solar-powered hydroponics system. Photovoltaic panels convert solar energy to electricity which then powers the lighting and pumps in [...]

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Photos: Agrofest 2012, Barbados

A few snapshots from Agrofest 2012 in Barbados are up on the Green Antilles Facebook page.

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Agrofest 2012 begins today in Barbados

In Barbados, Agrofest 2012 gets underway today at Queen’s Park and runs until Sunday February 26. The theme for this year’s event is an interesting one: Renewable energy — powering agriculture to success. I’m looking forward to seeing how the exhibits reflect that theme, and to finding out about innovative and traditional uses of renewable [...]

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New programme to assess and manage climate change impact on the coasts of Barbados

IPS News reports on the recent launch of a new Coastal Risk Assessment and Management Programme in Barbados: Like most of its neighbours in the English-speaking Caribbean, Barbados’s main economic asset is its coastal zone. So it is no surprise that coastal instability due to climate change and an increasing frequency of disasters has caught [...]

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Video: Out To Sea — The Decline of Barbados’ Sea Egg Fishery

Parts 3, 4, and 5 of Out To Sea — The Decline of Barbados’ Sea Egg Fishery. Parts 1 and 2 are also available for viewing on Green Antilles

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Video: Out To Sea — The Decline of Barbados’ Sea Egg Fishery

As promised, here are part 1 and 2 of Out to Sea, a documentary about the decline of the sea-egg fishery in Barbados. Previously on Green Antilles: Video: Trailer | The Decline of The Sea Egg Fishery in Barbados.

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Video: Trailer | The Decline of The Sea Egg Fishery in Barbados

The trailer for an upcoming 5-part web documentary about a situation that serves as a case study in the unsustainable exploitation of marine resources. Green Antilles will be following the series, which is scheduled to start on Janaury 20, 2012, with interest. If you’d like to learn more about the decline of Barbados’ sea egg [...]

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Kestrel Renewables bringing alternative energy outdoor lighting systems to the Caribbean

A UK-based company specialising in outdoor lighting powered by renewable energy is expanding their operations into the Caribbean region: Kestrel Renewables, which was formed five months ago as part of Andy Thorne’s Kestrel Liner Agencies shipping group, has just secured a number of orders for its unique “off grid” hybrid wind and solar lighting systems [...]

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Video: Invasive Alien Species of the Bahamas

Video: Invasive Alien Species of the Bahamas

Learn why invasive plant and animal species such as the Australian Pine, the Lionfish, the Melaleuca Tree and the Brazilian Pepper Tree are bad for the Bahamian environment.

Reducing deforestation in Haiti with new cooking stoves and tree nurseries

IICA distributes environmentally-friendly stoves in Haiti

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) is contributing to a project that takes a two-pronged approach to reducing [...]

Small Island Developing States Ministers meet to prepare for Rio+20

Ministers from small island developing states (SIDS) recently met informally to discuss sustainable energy development and their negotiating positions in [...]

Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival 2012

Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival 2012

The 2012 Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival runs from April 22 to May 22.

Video: Climate change in Dominica

Via the Climate Investment Funds: The landscape of Dominica has changed. Its pristine biodiversity now faces a multitude of threats [...]

Six Caribbean countries to receive US$10.6 million for climate resilience activities

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) reports that Caribbean countries are to benefit from a $10.6 million grant from the Climate [...]