The Darwin Initiative, a global conservation programme funded by the UK includes several activities in the Caribbean among its successes. This article mentions achievements in Montserrat and the British Virgin Islands: Montserrat is one of only two places in the world where the once-common amphibian can be found but was in danger of being wiped [...]
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Reptiles invade the Turks and Caicos islands
In the past few years, a number of non-native reptile species have been observed in the Turks and Caicos Islands, and these introduced species are a cause for concern: The Turks & Caicos have a very special group of animals that are native to the Islands—the reptile “belongers.” From the regal Rock Iguana to the [...]
Turks and Caicos draft energy policy online for consultation and public comment
The Turks and Caicos Islands Climate Change Green Paper is available online for public review and comment. The TCI Department of Environment and Coastal Resources will be holding a series of public consultations, from March 7 to 10, on the document: The draft final TCI energy policy document as prepared by the consultant, Castalia Strategic [...]
Turks and Caicos Reef Fund
The Turks and Caicos Islands are home to a new non-profit environmental organisation: Two dedicated divers and part-time Turks and Caicos Islands residents have formed the Turks and Caicos Reef Fund to raise money to compliment and supplement government efforts to help preserve the country’s pristine coral reefs. Through the sale of wrist bands and [...]
Mother Nature Network names Turks and Caicos as the destination of the week
The Turks and Caicos Islands are the Mother Nature Network’s featured eco-tourism destination for this week: [T]his small corner of the West Indies is home to coral reefs that act as a backdrop for some of the Caribbean’s best diving. Also, T&C’s smaller, remote islands are perfect for trekking, kayaking and other eco-adventure activities — [...]
Renewable energy in the Turks and Caicos is feasible, but not necessarily cost-saving
Consultants recently presented the finding of a Turks and Caicos energy study: A U.K.-funded energy study scheduled to be released soon says wind and landfill gases can be economically viable sources of renewable energy in the Turks and Caicos Islands, but won’t necessarily reduce electricity costs. Members of the Providenciales Chamber of Commerce heard that [...]
Seven new fish species discovered in the Caribbean
New research suggests that marine scientists may have been underestimating the biodivesity of the Caribbean sea: Things are not always what they seem when it comes to fish — something scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and the Ocean Science Foundation are finding out. Using modern genetic analysis, combined with traditional examination of morphology, the scientists [...]
Offshore sand mining banned in the Turks and Caicos Islands
At the end of last year, the law concerning the mining of sand in the Turks and Caicos island was amended to make resource extraction more environmentally friendly and sustainable: Almost everywhere the oceans meet the shore, sand is shifting, building up or being swept away. Some of it is natural, some man made. Either [...]
Adopt a Mangrove in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Marine ecologist Marsha Pardee writes about the Adopt a Mangrove project in the Turks and Caicos Islands: The Adopt a Mangrove Campaign was conceived while perusing the mess made by the spoils dumped on an otherwise pristine shoal of Mangrove Cay in the Princess Alexandra National Park (PANP). Formerly, the shoal was a safe haven [...]
Bonaire’s marine environment receives accolades from scuba divers
Readers of Scuba Divins magazine have voted Bonaire as the top Caribbean dive destination when it comes to marine health. The Bonaire National Marine Park has won numerous awards and honors. But the praise that speaks loudest is that it’s the example by which other marine parks around the world have been modeled. Bonaire’s reefs [...]
