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Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) and Bermuda College have kicked off a new season of exciting topics for their Eco Lunch & Learn Series II. The series runs on the last Thursday of each month for September, October and November 20...
DATE: Oct 25, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Press Release
Bermuda’s national bird has bounced back from the brink of extinction with a record-breaking breeding season.
Jeremy Madeiros, the chief terrestrial conservation officer for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, said in the Bermuda Aud...
DATE: Oct 23, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental charity is inviting ocean conservation groups to apply for funding to boost more initiatives.
The Marooned Ocean Foundation was launched in June 2018 by Adam Johnson, a Bermudian lawyer with a passion for the ocean, to raise funds f...
DATE: Oct 01, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Asbestos fears at the West End will be investigated today by an expert on the hazardous building material.
Concerns of possible asbestos debris were raised over a building on Boaz Island in Sandys, damaged last week in Hurricane Humberto.
A West End ...
DATE: Sep 24, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
About 60 people turned out to demand action on climate change as part of a global environmental effort yesterday. The group, mostly made up of schoolchildren, gathered at City Hall for the rally organised by Fridays for Future Bermuda, before marchin...
DATE: Sep 21, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A Bermudian film-maker’s documentary about the lives of humpback whales will be screened at a conservation film festival in New York.
Secret Lives of the Humpbacks, which details the role that Bermuda plays in the lives of the animals, will be shown ...
DATE: Sep 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Bernard Park has been decorated with brightly coloured waste bins with help from schoolchildren and Butterfield Bank employees.
Staff from the bank worked alongside students from Impact Mentoring Academy, on the Keep Bermuda Beautiful’s Artful Bins p...
DATE: Sep 19, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Environmentalists are urging the community to take to the streets on Friday to join the global strike on climate change.
The student-led Fridays for Future Bermuda, a spin-off from the global pressure group, will stage a rally in Hamilton focused on ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Balls of grease and human waste have washed up on at least two beaches along South Shore.
“Sewage balls”, also known as “grease balls”, were spotted along Elbow Beach and Grape Bay Beach, both in Paget, early this week.
It is the first time since Apr...
DATE: Sep 14, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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The number of recreational lobster diving licences has been cut by 75 to 375 for the new season in a bid to conserve the crustaceans.
The move by the home affairs ministry came after statistics for the 2018-19 season showed a 2 per cent decrease in t...
DATE: Aug 29, 2019
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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