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 [...]
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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 [...]
Martinique to host second International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas
The Second International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas will be held in Martinique from November 7-11, 2011: To share existing knowledge and lessons learnt between scientists and managers on the conservation of marine mammals, a first International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas (ICMMPA) was organized at the Marine National Sanctuary for the Humpback [...]
Yale scientist does rain research in Dominica
American researchers will be studying rain formation over the island of Dominica: The scientists will use a fully equipped plane called the King Air to study this phenomenon. Dominica is a very mountainous country and clouds appear to form quickly overhead, drop a huge amount of rain, then just as quickly the rain stops it [...]
Mapping the Saba Bank
Kai Wulf of the Saba Conservation Foundation reports on a recent research diving expedition on the Saba Bank: From November 12th to 22nd , a team of eight scientists and conservation practitioners from Holland, Martinique, Bonaire and Saba came together on Saba for a mapping expedition to the Saba Bank. The expedition forms part of [...]
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 [...]
high crab mortality in martinique
From theRepeating Islands blog comes information about a recent decline in the population of mantou crabs in Martinique, and a consequent ban on crab hunting: In a press release, the Martinique Regional Directorate of the Environment (DIREN) reminds the public that, due to significant amount of deaths of mantou crabs (also known as mangrove land [...]
