Category Archives: Conservation

Recent publication: Erosion Mitigation Approach for Coral Reef Protection

Here is a link to the open access publication by InTech Publications, by Island Resources Programme Associate Carlos Ramos, Ph. D., and Associate Edwin Hernández-Delgado.An Interdisciplinary Erosion Mitigation Approach for Coral Reef Protection – … [Read more]

CARIBBEAN CHALLENGE INITIATIVE: Quarterly Update #1

Sorry I missed this while traveling — it’s important. . . . Begin forwarded message:From: BROWN Kate [Read more]

When Is an Island Not An Island?

Basic geographical definition is extremely important in international disputes, especially when it comes to maritime claims, writes Martin Lewis. [Read more]

Golf Green Technology: Should be Mandatory on Small Islands

In seven years of overseeing every root and blade of grass on the grounds at the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa., Matt Shaffer has built a reputation on innovation and conservation. An early advocate of course playability over aesthetics, he long lived by the maxim “the drier, the better.” [Read more]

Fourth of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: February 2008

Fourth of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: February 2008 [Read more]

Third of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: December 2008

Third of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: December 2008 [Read more]

Second of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: October 2008

Second of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: October 2008 [Read more]

First of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: August 2008

First of Four Jost van Dyke NEWSLETTERS for the JVD Environmental Profile: August 2008 [Read more]

Draft Guidelines to Prevent Species from Becoming Threatened or Endangered

The Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) is one of the UNEP administered Regional Seas Programmes. The CEP is managed by and for the countries of the Wider Caribbean Region through the Caribbean Action Plan (1981) outlining regional environmental challenges. [Read more]

"Sandy Cay, Oh Sandy Cay . . . "

The following accounts taken from the press and program documents provide background on the latest phase of Island Resources Foundation’s eight-year engagement with the government and the National Parks Trust of the British Virgin Islands. [Read more]