These videos are especially striking in light of recent news that human-caused environmental degradation may have contributed to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The major environmental problem facing Haiti’s biodiversity is explained, including video of tree-cutting within a national park. The nearly complete deforestation of Haiti has caused countless problems for the country, the people, [...]
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Did human action help cause the earthquake in Haiti?
Writing for the Mother Nature Network, Bryan Nelson discusses how environmental damage and climate change could have contributed to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti: If you ever doubted that human action was capable of profoundly effecting the Earth’s ecology, consider this: Scientists now believe that our mismanagement of the environment is quite literally causing the [...]
Exploring the biodiversity of Haiti’s Terra Incognita: Grande Colline
[This video is part of a series that] examines remote, poorly known, and largely unexplored regions of Haiti to survey their biodiversity, in a country where almost no forests are left. In this first installment, a large and virtually unknown mountain range, the Chaîne de la Grande Colline, is revealed. A team made up of [...]
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 [...]
New risk assessment finds that Haiti is the country most threatened by climate change
The 2012 Climate Change Vulnerability Index lists Haiti as the country that is most vulnerable to the effects of climate change: The fourth release of Maplecroft’s Climate Change and Environment Risk Atlas includes a new Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) that analyses and maps climate change vulnerability down to 25km² worldwide. It reveals that some [...]
Making fertilizer from human faeces in Haiti
National Geographic reports on a project in Haiti that’s converting human waste into fertilizer: A new type of public toilet is helping people in Haiti make fertilizer from human waste, a project that may someday revive the country’s degraded farmland, curb disease, and create jobs. Since 2006 the U.S. nonprofit Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) [...]
Developing a renewable energy roadmap for Haiti
From the Worldwatch Institute, an article about Haiti’s renewable energy potential. Here’s an excerpt: Several months ago, the Climate and Energy team began investigating the Haitian energy sector and the unique challenges Haiti faces as a developing island country. While attending the workshop, Xing and Matthew were invited to present our work on renewable energy [...]
Video: the Last Survivors project
A video about the Hispaniolan solenodon and Hispaniolan hutia, two rare mammals found only in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. It also informs about The Last Survivors project, which involves the development of plans for the long-term conservation of the hutia and solenodon. Previously on Green Antilles: The Last Survivors: seeking solenodons, The Last Survivors [...]
New USAID funding available for Caribbean research on sustainable development
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have announced a new funding programme to support the work of scientists in (among other developing countries) the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti and Jamaica, particularly those doing research about food security, climate change and sustainable development: USAID and NSF are [...]
