(OECS Secretariat, Castries Saint Lucia)
The Organisation of East Caribbean States (OECS) will host the second in a series of annual climate change seminars from September 11-13, 2012 at the St Kitts Marriot Hotel.
The seminar is to be held under the theme, “Climate Change and Our Coast – Exploring possibilities, Finding Solutions”. This theme will be explored via presentations to be made by relevant experts in five disaggregated topics as follows: Continue reading
Panos Caribbean: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL –
Save the Planet
The commitments were made at an event in Rio co-hosted by Indonesian President Yudhoyono and Prime Minister Thomas of Grenada. The event was organized by The Nature Conservancy and the Global Island Partnership. Continue reading
PRESS RELEASE
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany - H.E. Stefan Schlüter
This week’s International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May provides us with a special opportunity to draw attention to biological diversity, an indispensable necessity for us and vital to life on our planet.
This year the focus is “Marine Biodiversity”.
The threats to marine biodiversity are manifold. Overfishing, excessive economic exploitation, pollution, warming and acidification have contributed immensely to the ongoing loss of species. Some 80% of Caribbean coral reefs have already been destroyed, while 35% of mangroves have disappeared during the last decades. Continue reading
Basseterre, St. Kitts, (SKNIS):
The green economy within the context of the Caribbean is so important that it should be a requisite for all development strategies.
This is according to Patricia Aquing, Executive Director of the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) who was in the Federation as part of a two-member team assessing the preparations being made for the 6th Biennial Caribbean Environmental Forum (CEF) & Exhibition and the 16th Annual Wider Caribbean Waste Management Conference scheduled for May 21 to 25, 2012 at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort. Continue reading
Chanting for Climate Change – Climate Change artistes to hit Mobay for Pre Earth Day extravaganza
By Avia Ustanny, Journalist Kingston, Jamaica
Twenty one popular and upcoming artistes will hit Montego Bay next Thursday (April 19) to take part in two days of activities being organised by key environmental agencies to mark Earth Day while raising awareness on biodiversity, climate change and disaster risk reduction. April 22nd 2012 will be the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day. Continue reading