Yearly Archives: 2011
The ABRIDGED Environmental Profile of Jost van Dyke, BVI
the Jost van Dykes Preservation Society has produced an excellent short (32 page) summary of the longer Jost van Dyke Environmental Profile, that’s available from the Society www.jvdps.org This may be a helpful model for other groups seeking simpl… [Read more]
Grenada Newsletter provides date for accession of Grenada to CCA membership
An interesting historical note documenting the membership of Grenada in the Caribbean Conservation Association. The excerpt scanned below is from page 17 of THE GRENADA NEWSLETTER of February 2nd, 1980, published in St. George’s, Grenada, by Cynth… [Read more]
CORALINA takes legal action to block proposed oil exploration in the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve and Marine Protected Area, Colombia
A major dispute between the offshore Department of the Archipelago of San Andres, Providence and Sta. Catalina, and the central government of COLOMBIA, which has authorized oil exploration within the 250,000 sq kilometer territorial sea of the Dep… [Read more]
Growth expansion wears out California’s coastal ecosystems
More islands need to own up to the role of population growth and uncontrolled development in the coastal zone as a direct source of environmental degradation. Report by the State of California. [Read more]
DVD Copies of 1980's TV Shows: STJ Vernacular Architecture, VI Biosphere Reserve
Inspired by a pair of recent presentations by architect Doug White and historian George Tyson to the St. John Historical Society, we have unearthed two old half-hour video tapes that Island Resources Foundation produced for television in the 1980’… [Read more]
21st Century NGO Strategies: 7 Skill Sets for Nurturing Open Community
7 Skill Sets for Nurturing Open Community Guest post on Jay Baer’s ConvinceandConvert.com blog. Part of the virtual book tour by Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer to explore concepts from their new book Open Community: a little book of big ideas for a… [Read more]
Queensland Floods Threaten Barrier Reef — Like Caribbean Reef Impacts Every Rain Storm
for Caribbean islands, worth noting — and evident from the satellite photo below — that given the differences in scale, there is probably comparable siltation damage being done to Caribbean coral reefs every time a storm drops an inch or two (3-… [Read more]
Jamaica Gleaner – Land Trust queries property sale – Asks court to decide legality of Cabinet decision – Business – Wednesday | January 12, 2011
The Trust said that it has been informed that the government has agreed to lease the portion of the Queen’s Chain that borders the Jalousie Sugar Beach Development for a period of 99 years with a right to purchase the property within five years. [Read more]
Pusser’s Founder Among BVI Honorees by QE2
His Excellency the Governor Boyd McCleary announced on 31 December 2010 that Mrs. Lorna Smith has been awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the Government of the British Virgin Islands and Mr. Charles Tobias, a Member of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Royal Navy and to the community of the British Virgin Islands. [Read more]
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