environment
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FEATURE: UN Ocean Conference ‘dream come true’ for Caribbean nations such as Trinidad and Tobago
2 June 2017 – Protecting the oceans is among the objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the blueprint for a more just and equitable world adopted by the 193 Member States of the United Nations in September 2015. SDG 14 on conserving and sustainably using marine resources is the springboard for the Ocean Conference, taking place at UN Headquarters…
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CARICOM heightens preparation for UN oceans Conference
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CARICOM Secretariat – Small Island Developing States (SIDS) including those of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are heightening their preparations ahead of the United Nations (UN) Conference on the sustainable use of the oceans (SDG14), scheduled for June 5-9 in New York. CARICOM Member States and the CARICOM Secretariat participated in a forum from 29-31 March 2017, in Jeju,…
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Sargassum project presents at the Smithsonian
A Saint Lucian project on the transformation of sargassum seaweed into organic compost will be showcased during the Earth Optimism Summit at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, DC. The project, the brainchild of Johannan Dujon, owner/manager of Algas Organics, will be highlighted at a gathering of 1000 conservation practitioners, pioneering scientists from varied fields, leaders in industry, philanthropists and artists.…
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Workshop participants pleased with prep for CBD COP
Dr. Thérèse Yarde from Caribbean Community on Vimeo. Participants at a CARICOM workshop geared at preparing Member States’ representatives for the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to be held in Mexico in December said they were very pleased with the activity. The workshop, which was being hosted by the CARICOM ACP-MEAs project at the Grand Coastal…
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Consider CMS as conservation tool – environmentalists urged
Environmentalists were on Wednesday encouraged to seriously consider the Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) as a mechanism that can support Regional conservation objectives. The advice came from Dr. Thérèse Yarde, Project Coordinator, Caribbean Hub Capacity-Building ACP-MEAs at the CARICOM Secretariat. She was at the time making brief remarks at the opening ceremony of a three-day Regional Capacity-Building Workshop for CMS Non-Parties of…
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CARICOM to train Regional environmentalists on implementing MEAs
The CARICOM Secretariat, through the Multilateral Environmental Agreements in African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries (ACP – MEAs) project will host a Training of Trainers workshop on Mainstreaming Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) June 21 – 23, 2016 for environment educators and professionals. The event, which will be held at the CARICOM Secretariat in Georgetown Guyana, is aimed at providing persons in the environment…
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CARPHA collaborates to protect the Caribbean’s Oceans
In observance of World Oceans Day which is celebrated on June 8 each year we take a look at the work that one of our Community Institutions, Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), is doing to help protect the Region's oceans. CARPHA is the inter-governmental arm of CARICOM with responsibility for the delivery of public health in the Caribbean Region.…
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Reflect, act to safeguard Caribbean Sea – CARICOM on World Oceans Day
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as steward of the the Caribbean Sea – the second largest sea in the world – is joining in the observance of World Oceans Day today. And this year’s celebration should be used to reflect and act “as we seek to safeguard this natural resource so critical to this Region’s economy, cultural expression and recreation,” according…
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UN chief seeks fast-paced ratifications for climate change treaty
By Thalif Deen UNITED NATIONS, Wednesday April 20, 2016, IPS – Over 150 countries, including Caribbean nations, are expected to sign the Paris climate change agreement on Friday, but the historic treaty will not come into force until it has been ratified by 55 countries. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has hailed the agreement as “a landmark of international…
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