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October 10, 2012
VIDEO: Students Join The 'Ride To Save The Wetlands'

An innovative and cutting edge programme initiated by Sandals Foundation in partnership with Experiential Education, Young Marine Explorers and the Bahamas Sport Fishing and Conservation Association, called Sandals Ride to Save the Wetlands, is off to a good start.

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February 02, 2012
World Wetlands Day: Important for our Tourism

Every year on February 2, World Wetland Day is celebrated and this year the Ministry of Tourism & Aviation's Eco / Sustainable Tourism Committee is taking time out to record this day that is very important to our eco system.

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February 06, 2024
Children of Fresh Creek Primary School, Andros, recognize World Wetlands Day

Fresh Creek Primary School children, in Andros, were reminded of the importance of environmental awareness and conservation by Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources the Hon. Vaughn Miller and State Minister the Hon. Zane Lightbourne during their World Wetlands Day (February 2) visit to Andros.

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February 06, 2024
Ministers underscore environmental awareness and conservation values to students in Andros on World Wetlands Day

The Hon. Vaughn P. Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, the Hon. Zane Lightbourne, State Minister for the Environment, along with government officials led by the Bahamas Forestry Unit, encouraged environmental awareness and conservation values during a visit to Fresh Creek Primary and Central Andros High schools on World Wetlands Day (celebrated February 2nd). Both ministers ...

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February 02, 2023
BRON Celebrates World Wetlands Day

“It’s Time for Wetlands Restoration” is the 26th annual World Wetlands Day theme.

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January 27, 2016
BNT observes World Wetlands Day

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is showcasing selected national parks in observance of World Wetlands Day on February 2.

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January 03, 2012
US Embassy announces the Launch of the 2012 World Wetlands Photo Contest

U.S. Embassy Nassau, The Bahamas is pleased to announce the launch of the 2012 World Wetlands Photo Contest in commemoration of the Convention of The Wetlands held in February 2, 1971.

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July 15, 2011
BNT and Baha Mar team up on wetlands sanctuary

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) and Baha Mar are pleased to announce they have recently met and begun very positive discussions about their possible collaboration on the 71.4 acre Wildlife and Wetlands Sanctuary at the Baha Mar site.

A key point to be publicly clarified relates to the recent statements in the media about Baha Mar making a donation of one million dollars to the BNT. Regarding ...

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April 24, 2024
Woods wins 2024 Young Reporters for the Environment National Competition

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Reef Environment Educational Foundation (BREEF) has announced that Dejae Woods, a 19-year-old from the University of the Bahamas, is the first-place winner of the 2024 Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) National Competition.  The winning photo entry, "Confronting the Devastating Effects of Marine Pollution in The Bahamas, " calls attention [...]

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March 08, 2024
Letter to the Editor: Cultivating environmental awareness

Editor, Many of us grew up in the Caribbean in the last century believing that bushes and weeds were awful sights that needed to be gotten rid of whether on land or water. Similarly, we never gave much thought to land, water, or air because we assumed that they would always be there in more [...]

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