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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 [...]
BNT Thanks the Public for Voicing Concerns Over Suspected Illegal Activity Near Bonefish Pond National Park
March 05, 2024
BNT Thanks the Public for Voicing Concerns Over Suspected Illegal Activity Near Bonefish Pond National Park
On February 25th, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) received several reports from concerned citizens about suspected environmentally harmful activities happening in the Bonefish Pond National Park area. The reports included an eyewitness account of fill being dumped into the wetland.
December 08, 2023
BNT Participates in Staff Exchange with the US National Park Service
The Bahamas National Trust's (BNT) Education Department recently participated in a dynamic six-day exchange initiative with the US National Park Service (NPS).
November 09, 2023
Fund aims to raise $30 mil to protect Bahamas' natural resources
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF) is on a crucial journey to preserve the natural resources of the Bahamas and is seeking to raise $30 million over the next five years to continue to support the programs of conservation partners, tertiary and research institutions, and the Bahamian government. The Bahamas Protected Areas [...]
July 19, 2023
Environment Minister: Global south member-state cooperation, significant factor in achieving sustainable development goals within the region
The Hon. Vaughn Miller, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, attended the recent Meeting of Ministers of High Authorities of the Environment, Science and Innovation of the G77 and China in Havana, Cuba. During his address of the meeting, he noted that cooperation among member states of the global south was important in achieving sustainable development goals within the region.
February 23, 2023
STB objects to South Riding Point sale; claims cleanup incomplete
Environmental group Save The Bays (STB) is calling for a pause in the sale of Equinor's South Riding Point facility until the company has completed the cleaning of the oil spill caused by Hurricane Dorian.
December 02, 2022
First national report card sheds light on underwater world of mangroves
After years of painstaking research encompassing drones, satellite-based survey methods and in-water surveillance from hundreds of sites across the nation, the Perry Institute for Marine Science (PIMS) has released a first of its kind report on the health of The Bahamas’ valuable but often underappreciated mangrove ecosystems.
June 15, 2021
Atlantis employees unite to protect and restore the blue planet
World Oceans Day (WOD) may have passed, but the Atlantis resort and its employees are celebrating the protection, honor and conservation of the world's oceans for the entire month of June, through various mediums. The resort's rallying cry is to unite, to protect, and to restore the blue planet.
Deepwater, Peregrine and Masterminds
October 14, 2016
Deepwater, Peregrine and Masterminds
We all remember the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico six years ago.
Waterkeepers Bahamas and Save the Bays leaders take nine teens on a week long eco tour of Grand Bahama
August 16, 2016
Waterkeepers Bahamas and Save the Bays leaders take nine teens on a week long eco tour of Grand Bahama
Tell people you?ve just spent seven days swimming with stingrays, gliding through mangroves in a kayak, horseback riding and swimming in the open water with dolphins and they might assume you?re describing an expensive eco holiday or a much-dreamed about summer vacation.
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