A report by Gemma Handy for the BBC. There are no resorts, no beaches, no amenities, and its contribution to the national GDP is practically zero. Yet the mile-long rocky isle of Redonda in the Caribbean Sea is deemed one of the most valuable spots in the region. Virtually untouched by humans for centuries, Antigua […]
Redonda: The Caribbean island transformed into an eco haven — Repeating Islands
Scarlet Macaw, Peru, South America Orange-fronted Parakeet, Costa Rica, Central America There are approximately 398 species of parrots in the world. They live primarily in tropical and subtropical countries. Let’s immerse ourselves in this wonderfully garish and charismatic bird. Parrots are classified under the Order Psittaciformes and this includes cockatoos, lorikeets, parakeets, macaws and of […]
Wild Parrots — Jet Eliot
Due to the rising popularity of sea moss on the international markets, Saint Lucia is experiencing an increase in demand. Jonathan Stuart (Loop St. Lucia) reports: Following a meeting held with sea moss farmers from the community of Aupicon, officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Natural Resources, and Cooperatives, visited the sea moss plots […]
St. Lucia: Govt meets with sea moss farmers as international demand grows — Repeating Islands
A report from the Caribbean National Weekly. Jamaica has launched a National Tree Planting programme that will aim to plan three million timber and ornamental trees over the next three years. The programme that was recently launched by Prime Minister Andrew Holness, is being managed by the Forestry Department and will see the foresting of 3,000 […]
via Jamaica Government Plants to Plant Three Million Trees in Three Years — Repeating Islands
One million of the planet’s eight million species are threatened with extinction by humans, scientists warned Monday in what is described as the most comprehensive assessment of global nature loss ever. Their landmark report paints a bleak picture of a planet ravaged by an ever-growing human population, whose insatiable consumption is destroying the natural world. The global rate of species extinction “is already tens to hundreds of times higher than it has been, on average, over the last 10 million […]
via One million species threatened with extinction because of humans — WPIX 11 New York
Tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico will face water rationing due to increasingly dry conditions in a U.S. territory still struggling to recover from Hurricane Maria. Gov. Ricardo Rossello said Monday that seven municipalities in the island’s northwest region could be without water for up to 24 hours at a time starting next week. […]
via Puerto Rico implements water rationing measures amid drought — Repeating Islands
A report by George Alleyne for Caribbean Life. Barbados will on April 1 begin a phased ban on plastics entering the country for use in sale of goods or to complement sold items, rounding up to an almost total prohibition nine months later. This means that within six weeks the island will no longer import or […]
Jason Rodríguez Grafal (La Perla del Sur) reports that 11,000 cuerdas [around 10,683 acres] of dry forest is at risk. This is the case of the protected dry forest of Guánica, on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico. Rodríguez Grafal says that only three full-time employees cover an area of almost 40 kilometers in length, […]
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