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Group wants legislation to protect wetlands and swamps

The Land Conservancy Barbados (TLC) is hoping to go to Parliament with a petition for protection of the Graeme Hall National Park. President Geoffrey Ramsey noted during the launch on Thursday at the Carib Beach Bar, Worthing, Christ Church, that TLC was a non-profit organisation established to promote and facilitate environmental awareness and conservation in Barbados. He said since physical development was ongoing in small island developing states, the environment, … ....

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New conservation body proposes wetlands use for eco-tourism

By Marlon Madden
A new organisation dedicated to conservation and biodiversity protection has mooted the idea of using some of Barbados’ wetlands and landscapes for eco-tourism gains.
Executive Director of The Land Conservancy (TLC) Lani Edghill gave that indication on Thursday as she officially introduced the not-for-profit organisation whose mission is “to protect and enhance precious natural landscapes and watersheds in Barbados ....

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Environmental laws woefully lacking, says expert

Senior fisheries and marine specialist Professor Robin Mahon is calling on Government to introduce environmental protection and management legislation, as he raised concern that Barbados was falling short on the protection of some of its natural wetlands.The Professor Emeritus of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), was reacting to a recent proposal for a major marine development planned for the St Lawrence Gap area.“I think we are falling short,” Mahon told Barbados TODAY, as he questioned how Barbados could be about addressing climate change when such a development on the popular south coast area was being considered.“The Prime Minister has certainly done a lot of talking about climate change and saying really good things on the world stage, yet still, here we are not walking the walk. We are still willing to consider digging out, and all be it, a very small swamp, but it has climate change implications,” he indicated.The respected marine bio ....

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