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A popular Spanish Point beauty spot got an extensive cleanup this week to mark World Oceans Day.
A team of 34 staff from DHL Express Bermuda took out a haul of more than 350lbs of debris from Admiralty House Park and Clarence Cove in Pembroke.
The te...
DATE: Jun 11, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
New temporary residents are settling down to life at Warwick Academy’s marine science centre.
The school was given a variety of live corals this month by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences with the Living Reef Foundation.
A spokeswoman for the m...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
An initiative to study life in Bermuda’s waters has been given an almost $450,000 grant by the UK Government.
The donation was one of several unveiled on Saturday as part of World Environment Day, during which the UK announced it would invest more th...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The threat of climate change to the island’s coastal areas will be assessed as part of a blueprint for future development.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the Bermuda Plan 2018, which replaced the Bermuda Plan 2008, was a balancing ...
DATE: Jun 08, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A grass roots campaign group has distanced itself to the Government’s plans for a fish processing plant in the East End.
Willie Ferguson, the chairman of Mobilise Organise Visualise Execute – Move – said the Government’s plan for the Marginal Wharf, ...
DATE: Jun 07, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The cahow chick which bird lovers have been following through the cahow cam since March is expected to take flight imminently.
The nocturnal chick, which can be observed here, has been preparing to fledge, or fly, in recent nights.
Nonsuch Expediti...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Royal Gazette’s media partner the Washington Post is hosting a live discussion on getting to zero carbon emissions by 2050. It starts at 1pm Bermuda time.
The Post said the transition to a net zero global economy is accelerating, with powerful i...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The Bermuda Zoological Society today announced virtual Shark Week.
The event will offer daily presentations from experts and marine experts and will also coincide with the BZS’s World Ocean Day celebration on June 8.
Alex Amat, the co-ordinator of ...
DATE: Jun 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Bermuda joined in international talks on plans to help Caribbean countries create more sustainable energy industries.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said the meeting examined the modernisation of electrical grids and the use of electric ...
DATE: Jun 01, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Corals that survive bleaching produce offspring that are better suited to deal with the threat, according to research conducted in Bermuda.
The multiyear study began at the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences (BIOS) in 2017, but the results were only...
DATE: May 31, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes