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February 04, 2022
Mangroves planted in Grand Bahama

MORE than 2,000 red mangroves were planted in East Grand Bahama over the weekend in observance of World Wetlands Day, which is celebrated on February 2.

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February 01, 2022
40 Volunteers Join Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, Brave Bitter Cold to Replant 2400+ Mangroves, Help Rebuild East End Grand Bahama Shoreline Destroyed by Dorian

Saturday, January 29, 2022 dawned bitterly cold and windy…one of the coldest days on record in the northern Bahamas, but near-freezing temps did not deter Justin Lewis, Bahamas Initiative Manager of Bonefish Tarpon & Trust (BTT), a Florida-and Bahamas-based conservation organization, and nearly 40 volunteers on a mission, from joining a mangrove planting event led by BTT in East End, Grand Baham...

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December 13, 2021
Grand Bahama students help plant 2,200 Mangroves, Bonefish & Tarpon Trust, BNT, Mang Gear & Volunteers Partner in Habitat Replacement after Dorian

With the sun on their backs and the future of their island at heart, dozens of students from Bishop Michael Eldon High School planted 2,200 mangroves in East Grand Bahama recently, helping to restore what Hurricane Dorian destroyed two years earlier.

Students clambered over naked wetlands where red mangroves had flourished before being wiped out by the Category 5 hurricane that leveled entire s...

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News Article
November 29, 2021
Signs of Recovery in East Grand Bahama Habitats Scarred by Hurricane Dorian

In the pinelands and mangroves that make East Grand Bahama so distinctly unique, nature is replenishing itself from the massive destruction of Hurricane Dorian. The restoration slowly taking shape is evidence that the death and devastation that the massive storm left behind is giving way to new life, according to biodiversity experts and scientists who recently conducted field assessments.

The ...

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News Article
October 27, 2021
Climate change, pressing issue for The Bahamas Minister Mitchell tells climate conference in Rome

Climate change is a pressing issue for The Bahamas and will require international public policy changes in order for it to be properly addressed, said Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Fred Mitchell, Tuesday, while participating in the 10th Italy-Latin America and the Caribbean Conference in Rome, under the theme, ‘People, Planet, Prosperity: The Future of an Age-Old Partnership.’

He n...

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News Article
April 03, 2011
Baha Mar and Bahamas National Trust keep an eye on Cable Beach environment

By GENA GIBBS

Bahamas Information
Services

REDUCING the intensity of land use and environmental conservation is driving the partnership between The Bahamas National Trust and Baha Mar. The two aim to promote corporate social responsibility and eco-tourism throughout their revitalisation of the Cable Beach area, as well as designating the area's wetland systems.

"We take the environmental impa...

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News Article
July 07, 2014
Save The Bays urges the public to attend Clifton Town Meeting

Save The Bays (STB), the grassroots social and environmental advocacy group that is taking The Bahamas by storm, has urged all members of the public to attend tonight?s town meeting on the future of Clifton Bay...

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News Article
June 16, 2021
Equinor progress on Grand Bahama oil spill

ACTIVIST Joseph Darville is pleased with the efforts being made by Equinor to clean up the oil spill in East Grand Bahama, but has indicated there is still lots of remediation work to be done.

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