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An environmental conservation group focused on eliminating single-use plastic in Bermuda has launched a website.
Beyond Plastic Bermuda has included information on the site www.beyondplastic.bm that is aimed at educating the community on the detrime...
DATE: Jul 08, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Bermuda’s work in developing a blue economy has been showcased during a weeklong UN Ocean Conference by the home affairs minster, Walter Roban.
Mr Roban said the conference, which took place from June 26 to July 1 in Lisbon, Portugal, was “an excelle...
DATE: Jul 07, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Environmental crusader, broadcaster and one-time independent MP Stuart Hayward was also dedicated to his community, his wife said.
“One of the things that I admired most about Stuart was that he was a man of action,” Jamie Bacon told The Royal Gazett...
DATE: Jun 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell, Chief Obituary Writer
The public have been advised to exercise extra caution while in or near the sea because of an increase in the presence of Portuguese man-o-war.
A government statement said that Portuguese man-o-war can be identified with their bluish gas-filled float...
DATE: Jun 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Staff from a Bermuda-based reinsurance company helped to clean up Southlands National Park and beach in support of Keep Bermuda Beautiful.
Fifteen volunteers from Ariel Re — including chief executive officer Ryan Mather — cleared 600lb of trash from ...
DATE: Jun 28, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Volunteers helped to plant mangroves when they took part in a project on an island nature reserve at the weekend.
Trunk Island, in Harrington Sound, became the new home for 14 young red mangrove trees with the help of 17 volunteers from Aspen, which ...
DATE: Jun 27, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A broken sewage main has caused a partial closure of Point Finger Road with residents complaining of foul smells in the area.
A spokeswoman for the City of Hamilton said that the break happened opposite the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital.
“The cit...
DATE: Jun 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Island nations can lead by example to show the impact that even a small handful of people can have on an environment, according to a conservationist from the Isle of Man.
Bill Dale said that the clean-up work of himself and a former partner had snowb...
DATE: Jun 25, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A dozen palm trees at Ocean View Golf Course have been moved to a private home and replaced with easier to maintain trees at no cost to the public purse, according to the Ministry of Public Works.
Last night, a spokesman responded to reports of 12 Ca...
DATE: Jun 24, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Students had a chance to learn about a Nasa science mission when it moved its flight operations to Bermuda earlier this month.
With the help of The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences’ Ocean Academy, students from Saltus Grammar School, Victor Scott...
DATE: Jun 23, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
News Staff