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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, …

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

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 ...

By Robin Mahon At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Barbados gave several cruise ships permission to anchor off Barbados. In extending this helping hand, mistakes were made that have cost Barbados dearly. The anchoring has destroyed extensive areas of live coral reef on the South and West coasts. This is the conclusion of recently published research carried out at The University of the West Indies. The report also notes that this is an opportunity for Barbados and the region to learn from its mistakes, which is the purpose of the research report. The project obtained data on the 2...

TAYLOR THE INTRODUCTION of innovation together with a relook at alternative livelihoods have emerged among a suite of recommendations to realise a Caribbean more prepared for the impacts of a changing climate. This is reflected in the book chapter written by a group of noted local scientists in the book called The Caribbean Blue Economy and edited by Peter Clegg, Robin Mahon, Patrick McConney, and Hazel A. Oxenford. In it, researchers Professor Michael Taylor, Professor Mona Webber, Dr Tannecia Stephenson, and Felicia Whyte note the need for innovation and alternative livelihoods to help the...