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PUERTO RICO: Pollution warning for Bacardi ...Agency (EPA) to comply with the Clean Water Act with regard to waste water discharges into the Atlantic Ocean from its distillery in Catano, Puerto Rico. ... Click here for More... | |
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Penalize Culprits Stiffer penalties and greater public education need to become part and parcel of coastal management in Barbados. That is the view of Public Relations Officer (PRO), Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), Tonia Skeete, in an interview with the Barbados Advocate yesterday. Click here for More... | |
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Overdevelopment, pollution threaten billion-dollar Caribbean dive tourism The Caribbean's billion-dollar dive tourism industry is under serious threat from coastal and marine pollution, according to latest reports released by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS). Click here for More... | |
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An Introduction to Sea Turtles Sea Turtle information An Overview Sea turtles are large, air-breathing reptiles that inhabit tropical and subtropical seas throughout the world. Their shells consist of an upper part (carapace) and a lower section (plastron). Hard scales (or scutes) cover all but the leatherback, and the number and arrangement of these scutes can be used to determine the species. Click here for More... | |
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Animal groups take on dolphin-themed parks / Caribbean resorts increasingly offer swims with animals With their permanent smiles and playful manner, dolphins have long been the friendly creatures of the deep. But as the Caribbean gears up for another tourist season, they are bein... Click here for More... | |
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Coral Reefs May Be Healthier Than Thought An inspection of deeper-water Caribbean coral reefs found them healthier than previously believed, scientists said. Click here for More... | |
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The dolphin traders: Islanders see mammals as resource A Sept. 5 Close-up examined the controversy surrounding a Mexican aquatic park's dolphin attraction. Today we look at the group of Solomon Islanders who captured and supplied those dolphins, a people Click here for More... | |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Trucks loads of deforestation Hoy newspaper highlights the depredation of removing gravel and sand from the Haina River by trucks that are under the custody of military. The newspaper said that while the extraction of the construction materials is prohibited, more than 15 trucks were seen transporting truckloads of sand. Click here for More... | |
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World's coral reefs struggle for survival 'Sea rainforests' may disappear in a few decades, experts fear Click here for More... | |
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The high life Scientists in America believe that clouds have a dark secret: they're created by viruses and bacteria as a means of global transport. Fred Pearce reports on a controversial theory. Click here for More... | |
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Caribbean Islands Will Be National Parks Three Caribbean islands home only to sea birds and turtles are soon to become national parks in the British Virgin Islands, the natural resources minister said Thursday. Click here for More... | |
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Study Finds Coral Decline in Caribbean In a study of Caribbean reefs, British researchers find that coral has declined by about 80 percent in some areas, a loss that may take many decades to recover. Click here for More... | |
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Wetlands under attack Yesterday's DR1 News reported on the story carried in El Caribe, which told of the extraction of beach sand in the areas of Gaspar Hernandez. Click here for More... | |
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THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY - July 2002 Reports Our U.S. Virgin Islands Regional Office opened in March 2001 to help lead our increasing work in the Caribbean. This office focuses on creating a unified and thorough approach to conserving the islands' marine ecosystems and the important living resources they sustain. Our top priority is to develop an effective network of marine protected areas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and surrounding waters. Press Releases & Statements Download our new report: Health of the Oceans To access reports"Click here" Click here for More... | |
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Environmentalists in Puerto Rico mobilize protests against rampant development "They want to put a slab of cement on top of Puerto Rico," 24-year-old Fernando Cabrera said Monday night as more than a dozen activists gathered... Click here for More... | |
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Tiny Lizard Illustrates Big Lessons on Habitat The world's smallest reptile can sit on a dime and lives on a tiny, scrub-covered Caribbean island that larger predatory species -- including humans -- either couldn't find or didn't want. Click here for More... | |
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Fragile Coral Reefs Are Dying The underwater garden off the small island of Culebra is among the healthiest in the Caribbean Sea.... Click here for More... | |
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Environment Ministers to Meet RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil Nearly 10 years after the world's leaders gathered in Brazil to discuss the Earth's future, environmental ministers from across the region are to return Sunday to take stock of progress since then. Click here for More... | |
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House Considers Coral Reef Nill Latin American and Caribbean countries who protect coral reef habitats would get debt relief under a bill passed by the House Tuesday. Click here for More... | |
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