Yearly Archives: 2010
Proposed Development of Key Coastal Habitat in SW Jamaica
This from Peter Marra of the National Zoo (US) — followed by the Jamaica Labour Party reprint of a Jamaica Information Service press release from 26 April (evidently this is a big snooze in Jamaica, eh?,) and a copy of the site picture from Googl… [Read more]
Squid Ballet: A Special Treat from Caroline Rogers
A special, and gorgeous treat from Caroline Rogers, the reef specialist on St. John and author of “Coral Reef Stars,” which has lots of other pretty fishes too — [Ordering information at the bottom of this message. All of these images are copyrig… [Read more]
Among the World's Worst Erosion and Sediment Control Examples: Red Hook, St. Thomas
— 37 Years of Environmental Service to Small Tropical Islands [Read more]
Report on Risk to MANGROVE SPECIES, via Journal Watch of SCB
Close to a dozen mangrove species are now threatened, and researchers say the loss of these plants could wreak havoc on coastal economies. [Read more]
Integrated Planning and Management of Coastal and Marine Areas
A nice, if now somewhat dated, 1996 summary of integrated coastal management issues in the Insular Caribbean by Dr. Ed Towle, the founding president of Island Resources Foundation, and a global leader in the island studies and island systems movements. Well worth readling. [Read more]
REALLY IMPORTANT: The Natural World Vanishes: How Species Cease To Matter by John Waldman: Yale Environment 360
Once, on both sides of the Atlantic, fish such as salmon, eels, and, shad were abundant and played an important role in society, feeding millions and providing a livelihood for tens of thousands. But as these fish have steadily dwindled, humans have lost sight of their significance, with each generation accepting a diminished environment as the new norm. [Read more]
Humming Bird on Nest: Dorothea Bay Wetland
These photos were taken by Jean Pierre Bacle and Kevel Lindsay while they were doing a survey of the Dorothea wetlands as part of a contract we have with the UVI Conservation Data Center for an inventory of wetlands in the USVI. Takes quite an eye… [Read more]
Reproductive Cancer and Pesticides: Martinque
[Program Associate Bill Rainey passes on these two interesting articles showing high concentrations of cancer-causing pesticides in the environment and in the people of the Caribbean — specifically Martinique, but possibly other “agricultural” is… [Read more]
Sand Pirates Stealing Indonesian Islands
Islands in the Indonesian archipelago are literally disappearing as thieves dig them up and sell the sand and gravel for construction projects in China, Thailand, Hong Kong and Singapore. [Read more]
Island Resources Awards McFarlane Award to Rueben Thompson of St. Martin.
At the 41st Annual General Meeting of the Caribbean Conservation Association in Barbados today, Island Resources Foundation’s president Bruce Potter presented the 18th Euan McFarlane Award for Environmental Leadership in the Caribbean to Rueben J…. [Read more]
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