556 results returned for search: "" category "Environment" author Owain Johnston-Barnes
An island in Harrington Sound has been transformed into a living classroom for Bermuda’s students with the support of the LOM Financial Group.
The investment firm has donated $50,000 to the Bermuda Zoological Society over the past five years to suppo...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Sharks and rays in Bermuda’s waters are to get more protection – but some shark fishing will be allowed.
Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, told the House of Assembly on Friday that all sharks except Galapagos sharks, six-gill sharks, gummy sh...
DATE: Mar 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Major work to clear a Warwick national park is under way after years of complaints about the area going to rot
DATE: Mar 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Ways to support businesses as the island moves to end single-use plastics will be looked at, the Government has said.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, explained that it was planned to implement the change in a way that allowed the best re...
DATE: Mar 21, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Efforts to prevent erosion at a Somerset beach – and stop the release of broken glass – has been given the green light by the Department of Planning.
The Development Applications Board has approved a plan submitted by Buy Back Bermuda to carry out re...
DATE: Mar 11, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A temporary art exhibition designed to highlight plastic waste in the seas is to open this week.
A Plastic Ocean, on show at the former Dog House bar on Hamilton’s Front Street, will feature works created from marine plastic waste by a range of i...
DATE: Mar 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental group has teamed up with Bermuda College to bring back a series of events designed to educate people about the environment.
The Eco Lunch and Learn series, a joint effort with the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce, will ...
DATE: Feb 18, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Island nations must play a role on the world stage when it comes to the marine environment, according to environmental campaigner Anna Oposa.
Ms Oposa, co-founder of Save Philippine Seas, said that while island nations may not be able to make the sam...
DATE: Feb 14, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A group set up to preserve and restore the island’s natural heritage is opening a new reserve to celebrate Earth Day on April 22.
Karen Border, the executive director of the Bermuda National Trust, which founded Buy Back Bermuda with the Audubon Soci...
DATE: Feb 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The site of a former US Navy base used to track Soviet submarines during the Cold War is now home to researchers who monitor air pollution and other atmospheric information.
The Tudor Hill Marine Atmospheric Observatory — at the former Tudor Hill Nav...
DATE: Feb 02, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes