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Catlin Bermuda and the Bermuda End-to-End Charitable Trust have announced a new grant aimed at supporting projects linked to marine education and conservation.
The Catlin Marine Grant will offer a total of $100,000 in funding over the next three year...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Environmental Protection has issued guidelines to the public on how to correctly identify black and brown widow spiders.
In the latest edition of the Department’s Envirotalk newsletter, plant protection officer Claire Jessey describ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Following complaints from Marsh Folly workers of illegal dumping at the facility, Government has issued a reminder that the offence now carries a $10,000 fine.
The Department of Waste Management is also installing cameras to watch “dumping hot spots ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
While many scientists have been warning about potentially dire consequences of the ocean’s increasing acidity, a recent scientific paper suggested that coral reefs — such as those around Bermuda — might actually help offset ocean acidification.
They ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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An environmental group has called on Government to ensure a maintenance yard being erected in Botanical Gardens doesn’t mar the park.
Stuart Hayward, chairman of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) said he did not believe the si...
DATE: Nov 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A renowned cave researcher who spent years studying the Island’s cave systems has been awarded a Research Associate position with the Smithsonian Institution.
Tom Iliffe worked for 11 years as a Research Associate at the Bermuda Biological Station, n...
DATE: Nov 21, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A highly-regarded environmental programme that has been introduced to millions of schoolchildren around the world is set to be rolled out across Bermuda.
Two of the Island’s primary schools were given a first taste of what the UN-recognised Eco Schoo...
DATE: Nov 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
A United Nations-recognised programme to empower students to find ways to make the world more sustainable through action-led learning has been embraced by two Island schools.
Victor Scott and West Pembroke primary schools are leading the way as the ...
DATE: Nov 14, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Scott Neil
Opportunities are being missed by overlooking environmental issues in favour of economic ones, according to environmental group Greenrock.
Greenrock president Judith Landsberg said that while environmental initiatives could help boost the economy by ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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Tycoon Sir Richard Branson is backing a proposal to turn Bermuda’s waters into a protected “no-take” marine reserve.
And the Virgin Airlines owner claims that Bermudians now have “a singular opportunity to demonstrate far-sighted global leadership an...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
