From the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Haiti comes news of environmental initiatives that are “examples of ‘building back better’ by incorporating environmental sustainability in the recovery effort.” One involves the recycling of waste plastics (earthquake recovery efforts were generating a tremendous amount of plastic waste): On the occasion of Earth Day, Advanced [...]
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making a living from fishing in haiti
As a sort of follow-up to this post from earlier today, the below video (I couldn’t determine the date it was recorded, but it’s probably a few years old) gives a little insight into the life of Joseph Innocent Joseph, E-Neilson, a fisherman in Haiti.
Cuba assists in development of Haiti’s fisheries
Prensa Latina reports on how Cuban experts are helping to develop that Haiti’s fishing industry. With the intention to guarantee that there is fish in the country’s rivers, lakes and dams, a group of Cubans is working at the Pont Sonde breeding center, in a project that started ten years ago but was boosted in [...]
cuban agricultural innovator wins 2010 goldman environment prize
Cuban scientist and biodiversity researcher Humberto Ríos Labrada is the 2010 winner of the Goldman Environment Prize for islands and island nations. From Reuters: When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, Cuba was stuck with an agricultural system dependent on agrochemicals it could no longer get and an environment damaged by their heavy use. Rios, [...]
lambi fund of haiti
The Lambi Fund of Haiti has been supporting grass-roots development in Haiti since 1994. Their priorities for aid in the aftermath of the earthquake include actions to: Provide seeds, tools and equipment for peasant groups to plant more crops to feed local communities. … Expand sustainable development enterprises such as fish farms, sugar cane mills, [...]
caribbean bananas threatened by black sigatoka disease
Caribbean banana producers are worried about the spread of Black Sigatoka through the region, and its effects on the livelihoods of banana farmers. From the American Phytopathological Society: Black Sigatoka, which is also known as black leaf streak, causes significant reductions in leaf area, yield losses of 50% or more, and premature ripening, a serious [...]
iica reports on 2009 activities and achievements
In reviewing the 2009 achievements of the Inter-American Institute for Co-operation on Agriculture (IICA), Director General Dr. Victor Villalobos made specific mention of a number of projects in the Caribbean region, including activities in Haiti. Villalobos highlighted the Pro-Huerta project in Haiti, an example of horizontal cooperation between the governments of Haiti, Argentina, and Canada. [...]
Video: Solar power in post-earthquake Haiti
From National Geographic, a report on how solar energy can make, and is making, a difference as Haiti recovers from the earthquake that occurred in January. [A]t night, even though the shaken city had no electricity, there were bright islands of light—beneath the solar-powered street lamps … installed at two sports fields. People were drawn [...]
aquaculture network for the americas
The Aquaculture Network for the Americas was formally established last week in Brazil. With the support of the FAO, the Network aims to promote the sustainable development of aquaculture (also known as fish farming) in Latin America and the Caribbean. The importance of the initiative was reaffirmed by FAO’s Regional representative for the Latin America, [...]
help needed to recycle plastics in haiti
In the aftermath of the earthquake, waste management and disposal have become even more of an environmental problem than it was before, and a significant amount of the waste in question has been generated by the disaster relief efforts. The Haitian Community Development Project is seeking assistance in the collection and recycling of the many [...]
