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Maintenance of a growth in home farming as the Covid-19 pandemic winds down is the goal for an agricultural business this year.
Chris Faria, the owner of the AgraLiving Institute, a sustainable farming business, said Covid-19 restrictions propelled p...
DATE: Apr 05, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences has launched a study of climate change and its potential impact on the island.
The project, the first of its kind for a decade, will involve the compilation of detailed information on weather change in Bermuda...
DATE: Apr 04, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
Half of Bermuda’s arable land is going unused and contributing to problems with food scarcity on the island, an agricultural scientist said.
Chris Faria, the founder of the AgraLiving Institute, added that Government investment into vertical farming ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
A whale expert whose love of the subject was sparked by watching the sea creatures in the waters off Bermuda as a child is to deliver a presentation on the subject next week.
Nan Hauser, the president and director of the Centre for Cetacean Research ...
DATE: Apr 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
A plan to use a waterside park for sail training has been approved by the Department of Planning.
The application, submitted by Adwick Planning on behalf of the non-profit USail, said Harrington Sound had historically been used as a “safe and protect...
DATE: Apr 01, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A newly launched study of whale song in Bermuda waters could reveal what “phrases” are shared across groups as humpbacks pass the island.
All humpbacks make noise underwater – but only the males are known to sing.
Marine biologist Nan Hauser, who hel...
DATE: Mar 31, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
University students will explore Bermuda’s role in environmental justice during an annual lunchtime presentation tomorrow.
The Bermuda College students will speak during Eco Lunch & Learn, an annual event hosted by the college and Bermuda Environment...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Researchers are working to study the life hidden in Bermuda’s depths in a bid to understand how to better protect it.
The Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences’ Currents newsletter said the two-year study, led by Tim Noyes, would use a mix of cameras a...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An island in Harrington Sound has been transformed into a living classroom for Bermuda’s students with the support of the LOM Financial Group.
The investment firm has donated $50,000 to the Bermuda Zoological Society over the past five years to suppo...
DATE: Mar 30, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda is to become a field station for a new study on the songs of humpback whales, it was announced yesterday.
The study, “Sound of Science”, will explore differences in song trends and phrases between North Atlantic whales and their South Pacific...
DATE: Mar 29, 2022
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell