In other, more positive iguana news, the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust in Jersey, has reported the first successful captive breeding in over a decade of the endangered Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima, distinct from the green or common iguana, Iguana iguana). The BBC reports: Two rare Caribbean iguanas have been born at the Durrell Wildlife [...]
Tag Archives: guadeloupe
European support for Caribbean geothermal energy development
The European Investment Bank is providing financial support for geothermal energy development in the Eastern Caribbean: The European Investment Bank has agreed to fund preparations for possible use of geothermal renewable energy to replace fossil fuels in the Caribbean. Potential electricity generation capacity from geothermal resources and feasibility of connections to other islands will be [...]
Cuba shares agroecological expertise with Caribbean neighbours
Cuban farmers have been sharing their knowledge of eco-friendly agriculture with some regional counterparts: Farmers and experts on agriculture from Haiti, Guadeloupe and Martinique are touring fields in Cuba this week, along with local colleagues, to exchange experiences to foment ecological fruit growing on Caribbean islands. “I’m leaving with a different take on things,” Audrey [...]
Natural earthquake protection system discovered in the Caribbean
An article from MIT’s Technology Review provides an example of how we can learn from nature: Liquefaction is one of the major hazards associated with earthquakes. This phenomenon occurs when the shaking generated by a quake causes soil or sand saturated with water to lose its mechanical strength and behave like a liquid. The results [...]
defending caribbean wildlife
From the Defenders of Wildlife blog comes news of meetings held recently to discuss conservation in the Caribbean: Defenders’ international conservation expert Alejandra Goyenechea [met] with state officials and foreign diplomats to work on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the wider Caribbean region. Among other things, the group will evaluate a plan to [...]
st. lucia forest thrush receives protection under US endangered species act
The St. Lucia Forest Thrush (Cichlherminia lherminieri sanctaeluciae, Turdus lherminieri) has been added to the list of species offered protection by the US Endangered Species Act: Three species of birds from Latin America and the Caribbean will be protected by the Endangered Species Act under a final rule published in today’s Federal Register by the [...]
pesticides hazard in the french west indies
Some months ago I wrote a post about recent articles linking high rates of prostate and breast cancer in Martinique to the long term use of toxic pesticides in the banana industry. Another recently published study corroborates these findings: A study published last month in the Journal of Clinical Oncology and in Guadeloupe confirms that [...]
what caribbean volcanoes might cost
This list of “10 Dormant Volcanoes That Could Blow And Cost The Economy Billions” includes three in the Caribbean. Willis Research Network has put together a list of the European and Caribbean volcanoes that could erupt with spectacular results. Those results wouldn’t be limited to ash and fire, like the current Eyjafjallajökull eruption mostly is, [...]
