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The environmental sustainability event Earth Hour, set for Saturday at 8.30pm, has its own Earth Hour Council to organise this year’s event. The hour of darkened lights, supported by a “glow walk” through the streets of Hamilton, is promoted by the c...

The creation of the world’s largest marine reserve in the Pitcairn Islands represents a missed opportunity for Bermuda to blaze the trail in ocean conservation. This is the view of Chris Flook who, in his former role as a consultant for the Pew Foun...

Hollywood screenwriter James Hart knew he was on to a good thing when he got his invite to BIFF this year. It gave him an opportunity to research something close to his heart — how Bermuda is coping with its lionfish problem. The New York resident’s ...

A much-liked rubber tree along the Railway Trail is earmarked for destruction despite getting a temporary reprieve after workmen had started chopping off branches. However, a nearby resident explained that the felling is unavoidable, since the tree’s...

Legislation allowing the elimination of pest birds has been passed with support throughout the Senate — except for Independent Senator James Jardine, who voiced strong misgivings. “I have a real problem with this Bill, as a nature lover,” Senator Jar...

A towering rubber tree dear to walkers along the Railway Trail in Warwick could be axed — but felling work by the Department of Parks has been called off for now after a rash of complaints. “It’s an absolute shame how little regard we have for the en...

The Global HSBC Water Programme has received funding to support two conservation projects in Bermuda. The programme is a five-year, $100 million partnership with Earthwatch, Water Aid and the World Wildlife Fun to provide a combination of water prov...

The uncertainty surrounding the origins of the Island’s mulberry trees has been solved thanks to a combination of tireless conservation work and cutting edge technology. The question over whether the mulberries that grow in Bermuda today had been int...

A full-time, deep sea culling programme to help to control the number of invasive lionfish is being created by the Ocean Support Foundation. The marine conservation charity is seeking corporate and individual contributions to help cover the cost of t...

Greenrock will partner with Waterfront Properties and a number of other organisations on March 28 to host the seventh annual Celebration of Earth Hour in Bermuda. Also involved are the Government of Bermuda’s departments of Energy and Sustainable Dev...

Sustainability groups have welcomed Government’s move to provide tax breaks for people who want to grow their own food. The Customs Tariff Amendment Act 2015 provides duty relief for people wanting to import “mushroom spawn, strawberry plants and tre...

The Island’s plant population is being archived for posterity and DNA barcoded as part of a pioneering conservation project to create a genetic library. The initiative has seen experts from Columbus State University join forces with conservationists ...