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Former Premier Alex Scott has decried what he sees as ongoing “disintegration” of the sustainable development initiative. And he called on Government to dust off the Sustainable Development Strategy and Implementation Plan and read it. “Take up that ...

A rare visitor to the Island, the Mimic butterfly, has stirred excitement among local naturalists. The distinctively spotted insect has been sighted around Bermuda for the first time in more than 20 years. Hypolimnas misippus, so-called because it ca...

Thousands of Bermudians came together in 2006 to draft Bermuda’s first national sustainable development strategy in an unprecedented consultation exercise initiated by then Premier Alex Scott. But today Government has nothing to say about the project...

Bermuda’s coral reefs have been highlighted in a recently published book series detailing reef systems around the world. ‘Coral Reefs of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories’ is the fourth in the ‘Coral Reefs of the World’ series, authored by inte...

A proposed marine reserve could create hundreds of jobs and add millions to the local economy, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trust. The 2012 report titled “The Economic Impact of the Bermuda Blue Halo: An Exploratory Assessment”, found ...

Global warming could have a significant and direct impact on the Island and its residents, according to environmental group Greenrock. A recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) predicted that average sea levels will rise...

Earlier this week former Premier Dr David Saul claimed that establishing a large marine reserve around Bermuda would be ‘economic suicide’ because of the untapped potential for ocean-bed mining. But why would we gamble on a slim possibility of mining...

A plan to construct a bridge over Bailey’s Bay has sparked objections from at least one area resident concerned about a lack of consultation. Elizabeth Adderley said she had submitted a written objection to the Planning Department over concerns about...

‘Chicken of the sea’ was the brand made famous by an unaware celebrity who confused tuna with (swimming) poultry. Thankfully, the disconnect between the spoils of the ocean and consumers is not nearly as great in Bermuda. Interestingly though, the Bl...

After five years the Bermuda Environmental Alliance is closing down and will complete its work early in the new year. With a tougher economic climate making it increasingly difficult to secure funding, the BEA has decided to fulfil its final commitme...