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A team of international researchers used satellite technology to map Bermuda’s undersea environment from space.
Nathan Thomas and Lola Fatoyinbo of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre merged together data from multiple sources in an effort to accurate...
DATE: May 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Fishing has been banned in an area north of St George’s until the end of June to protect a species of fish.
A Government notice said that Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, had ordered an immediate prohibition of fishing in a fish aggregation a...
DATE: May 04, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermuda’s first virtual Agricultural Exhibition is to go ahead on later this month.
Organisers said the May 21 date was set after weeks of consultation to ensure a socially distanced event in line with the Government’s phased plans for loosening Cov...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Lovers of Bermuda’s iconic Longtail can now watch a chick being raised by its parents in a nest on Nonsuch Island thanks to modern technology.
Following on the wildly popular cahow cam, the longtail cam is a livestream of a chick hatched on April 24...
DATE: May 03, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Bermudians are being urged to support an appeal to help people in St Vincent where a volcanic eruption has forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.
The West Indian Association for St Vincent and the Grenadines (WIA), said plumes of ash from ...
DATE: Apr 29, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The dangers of plastic pollution will be discussed at a special presentation this week.
The talk, The Perils of Plastic Pollution, will examine the human and environmental costs associated with plastic use and disposal and was organised by the Bermu...
DATE: Apr 26, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s national bird continues to set records after scientists reported a new high number of 142 established breeding pairs, up from 135 pairs in 2020.
The number of Cahow pairs on the nature reserve of Nonsuch Island has increased to 27 this yea...
DATE: Apr 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A Government plan to ban high pollution two-stroke motorcycles and change its fleet to electric vehicles in a bid to cut emissions was yesterday backed by environmentalists.
But the owner of the Bermuda Transport Museum warned the ban on two strokes ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
An environmental charity has used the pandemic as a chance to clean up and modernise its website.
The Keep Bermuda Beautiful project was launched by Anne Hyde, a former executive director, who said that improvements to the website, kbb.bm, were long ...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Government could ban some motorcycles as part of efforts to cut pollution, it was revealed yesterday.
A Government spokeswoman said a plan had been drawn up to reduce carbon emissions from vehicles over the next 15 years.
She said the strategy in...
DATE: Apr 22, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes