By: Staff Writer August 4, 2023 The Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) said in a recent report that the next three months will be the warmest in the Caribbean’s history…
Category: ENVIRONMENT
Clearer definitions on climate assets needed in LAC says, UN
By: Staff Writer July 14, 2023 A United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report said that proper classifications for climate assets and activities are vital in delivering on key climate change…
Our Blue Future: PIMS Rising Tides Program Empowers Bahamian Youth to Protect Their Marine Heritage
July 7, 2023 In an age of environmental uncertainty, the Perry Institute is preparing a cadre of young Bahamian conservationists poised to defend the Caribbean seascape With its famed sapphire…
Coral Crisis: Lethal Disease Ravages Iconic Reef in Abaco
May 5, 2023 In a crushing blow to marine conservation in The Bahamas, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has reached one of the country’s most treasured and vibrant dive…
Caribbean sea-urchin die-off mystery solved.
By: Staff Writer April 21, 2023 Scientists at the University of South Florida (USF) have discovered the cause of Caribbean sea urchins shedding their spines and dying off in Caribbean…
Sargassum still a threat for a Caribbean summer!
By: Staff Writer April 4, 2023 A Sargassum blob twice the width of The US is already washing up on shores in the Caribbean as it makes its way up…
It is “extremely expensive” for hotels to go renewable!
By: Staff Writer March 31, 2023 A senior Caribbean tourism consultant says that renewable energy for the hotel sector in the Caribbean is not a viable option because it is…
Build fiscal buffers to combat sea level rise
By: Staff Writer March 17, 2023 A noted Caribbean economist calls on the Caribbean to build fiscal buffers and get access to emergency concessional financing to combat sea level rise…
Panama Achieves 50% Ocean Protection with Newly Expanded Banco Volcán Marine Protected Area
March 10, 2023 On March 2, 2023, during the opening ceremony of the 2023 Our Ocean Conference, Laurentino Cortizo, President of Panama, and Milciades Concepción, Minister of Environment, signed the decree to substantially…
Prepare for climatic events through resilience building!
By: Staff Writer February 10, 2023 A United Kingdom policy development chief says that the way to protect the Caribbean against harmful climatic events is through building fiscal, physical and…