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March 18, 2022March 18, 2022

In Puerto Rico, a Marathon Effort Builds to Restore Mangroves and Dunes

Hurricane Maria in 2017 devastated several mangrove ecosystems in Puerto Rico, leading ecologists to start restoration efforts. Mangroves provide myriad benefits: storm protection, carbon...

Mangrove ecosystem
Aerial View of the Amazon River
Environment Latest

South America hosts nearly half of 9,000 tree species unknown to science

The most comprehensive survey of Earth’s tree life has just been published, showing that there are some 9,000 species that scientists still haven’t described....

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022
Hawksbill Turtle
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Cuba Establishes New Marine Protected Areas

Cuba recently declared that it had established a new marine protected area off the country’s northwestern coast known as the Este del Archipiélago de...

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022
Lead levels in Haiti
Caribbean Caricom Latest

Lead Levels in Haiti should be a Warning for other Countries

Blood lead levels among the population of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince are on average five times higher than in the United States, say researchers, highlighting...

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022
Kaieteur Waterfall Guyana
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Oil Production or Carbon Neutrality? Why not both, Guyana says

The government of Guyana says the South American country has already achieved net-zero carbon emissions, and adds it will further cut emissions by 70%...

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022
Caribbean Culture Latest

Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black Leading Man reflected the Civil Rights Movement on Screen

In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference....

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022
Environment Latest

Contribute to the 2022 Caribbean Waterbird Census

The Caribbean Waterbird Census commences on Friday, January 14th and runs until Thursday, February 3rd, 2022. This period includes World Wetlands Day (February 2), which this...

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022
Palm Oil Plantation
Agriculture Environment Latest

Palm Oil Violations abound in Latin America alongside a lack of Accountability

Palm oil producers across four countries in Latin America are able to violate environmental safeguards with relative impunity, according to a recent investigation. A...

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022
Environment Latest

How ‘Don’t Look Up’ Illustrates Five Myths that Fuel Climate Change Denial

Every disaster movie seems to open with a scientist being ignored. “Don’t Look Up” is no exception – in fact, people ignoring or flat...

January 8, 2022January 8, 2022
Mountain Gorilla Conservation
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Gorillas, Coffee, and Communities

When a monkey joined her in playing the piano when she was 12 years old, Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka knew she wanted to work with animals....

December 19, 2021January 7, 2022
Caribbean Caricom Latest

Rihanna Declared National Hero at Barbados Republic Ceremony

At an event marking the new status of Barbados as a republic, entertainer and businesswoman Robyn Rihanna Fenty was declared a National Hero, entitling...

November 30, 2021November 30, 2021
Ocelot at Zoo
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Scientists Work at Increasing the Genetic Diversity of Wild Ocelot Populations

The female ocelot lay anesthetized on the exam table, behind the scenes at the Albuquerque Biopark Zoo. As a veterinarian on the team preparing...

November 25, 2021November 25, 2021
Environment Latest

Concerns Over ‘Greenwashing’ Linger at the close of COP26

Major announcements on climate finance and emissions reductions at COP26 will amount to greenwashing if countries don’t also sign up to clear monitoring measures,...

November 19, 2021January 12, 2022
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