227 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Environment"
The driving force behind a solar-powered aquaponics project addressing food security has been granted a national award led by an international environmental group.
Joseph Weeks, technical education instructor at the Bermuda College earned the Nation...
DATE: Oct 15, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
A two-part panel discussion will explore the impacts a ban on single use plastics could have on local businesses.
The Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Lunch and Learn events tomorrow and Thursday via Zoom. They will discuss a policy paper released...
DATE: Oct 05, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Young people are to be brought together in an effort to combat climate change.
The Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute has organised its first Youth Climate Summit, scheduled to take place online between November 22 and 27.
The BUEI said it was ...
DATE: Sep 17, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Proposals for massive five-figure fines and up to two years behind bars for people caught with illegal plants and animals have been slammed as excessive.
One user wrote on Government forums: “Whilst a fine is plausible, the amount is unjust. Also imp...
DATE: Aug 27, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Pembroke school hopes to install a solar array on their roof as part of an effort to improve sustainability and raise environmental awareness.
Carlos Ferreira, chairman of the Mount Saint Agnes Board of Governors, said the board agreed in 2019 to m...
DATE: Aug 12, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An insurance group has pledged $50,000 to a charity focused on marine conservation and education.
Aspen Insurance will offer payments over two years to help Waterstart with its experiential learning programmes and restoration projects.
JP Skinner, th...
DATE: Aug 06, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sékou Hendrickson
Planning renovations at the historic home of Verdmont will benefit from enhancements thanks to a $10,000 donation from The Garden Club of Bermuda.
The donation was made to the Bermuda National Trust museum and gardens as part of the Garden Club’s 10...
DATE: Jul 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
An environmental drive to create a coastal red mangrove forest on Trunk Island has been boosted by a $125,000 donation from Aspen Bermuda.
Aspen will give $25,000 a year over five years to support the Bermuda Zoological Society project on the Harrin...
DATE: Jul 13, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
The “Living Classroom” on Trunk Island has benefited from a $10,000 donation by the Garden Club of Bermuda.
The Bermuda Zoological Society runs the living classroom project on the Hamilton Parish island with the aim of educating tomorrow’s environme...
DATE: Jun 24, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
New temporary residents are settling down to life at Warwick Academy’s marine science centre.
The school was given a variety of live corals this month by the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences with the Living Reef Foundation.
A spokeswoman for the m...
DATE: Jun 10, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell