GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — The efforts of Guyana and Belize in restoring and sustaining their mangrove reserves along the coast, to aid in protecting against natural disasters were recognised in ‘Living Shorelines’, one of three films launched by the British High Commission and CARIBSAVE as part of global efforts to raise public awareness on the [...]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados–Awards of up to US$200,000 are offered for projects and enterprises which promote energy efficiency and access to renewable energy in the Caribbean region.
This incentive for inventors and entrepreneurs is being offered through the 2012 IDEAS Energy Innovation Contest for the Caribbean, which was launched this week in Barbados.
The contest, which is aimed at [...]

A World Water Day 2012 message from Florita Kentish, FAO Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean.

Some thoughts on World Water Day 2012, the theme of Water and Food Security, and what it means for the Caribbean, from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Caribbean, Florita Kentish.
On March 22, 2012 we celebrate [...]

A recent article published on eTurboNews asks a timely and important question: Is the Caribbean prepared for a cruise ship environmental disaster?.
In the Caribbean – which is the most tourism dependent region in the world – Costa Cruises has ships calling in ports in Jamaica, the Turks & Caicos islands, St. Maarten, the Bahamas, Antigua, the British Virgin [...]

Late last year, I wrote that conservation groups in Belize were hoping for a national referendum on whether there should be offshore oil exploration in Belizean waters. Having been unsuccessful in their bid for an official referendum, the Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage is taking the decision to the people anyway, with a People’s Referendum on [...]