Biodiversity
Beth
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27 Jun 2011
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GLOVER’S REEF, Belize — As Alex Tilley powers his 15-foot skiff over the turquoise surface, a dark form slips across the white sand floor below. “Sting ray,” Mr. Tilley says.
For the next half mile, en route to the Wildlife Conservation Society research station here at Glover’s Reef in Belize, at least half a dozen rays are spotted moving beneath the surface. To Mr. Tilley, the presence of so many rays says a lot about the state of the reef here.
“The fish...
Da
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20 Jun 2011
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IN recognition of International Day for Biodiversity, celebrated on May 22, Environment Watch provides you this month with insight into some of Jamaica's endemic species -- dubbed 'Born Jamaicans' by the Jamaica Environment Trust, which has launched a campaign to promote local pride in them.
Thanks in part to Jamaica's Wildlife Treasures -- a little book produced by the National Environment and Planning Agency -- Environment Watch joins them in this effort, and at a time when...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
SVG submitted its Fourth National Biodiversity Report NBSAP to the UNCBD in 2010. The National Environmental Advisory Board (NEAB) was established in 1996 to implement the National Environmental Management Strategy (NEMS). The existing biodiversity-related environmental legislation mainly consists of the Wildlife Protection Act, the Marine Park Act, the National Parks Act, and the Environmental Management Act. In total, there are more than 1,150 species of flowering plans, 163 species of ferns...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
St. Lucia submitted its Fourth National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity (NBSAP) in 2009. There is a Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use Act for St. Lucia as well. Numerous other biodiversity and biosafety-relevant policies and legislations have also been drafted. The Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Fisheries and Forestry (MALFF) is the agency with primary responsibility for the sustainable management of biological resources in St. Lucia. The island possesses a high...
courtney
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20 Jun 2011
The National Conservation and Environment Protection Act 1987 provides guidance for the management and development of the natural and historic resources in St. Kitts and Nevis. The Act also resulted in the establishment of national parks and other protected areas of natural and cultural importance. The Nevis Resource Assessment and Zoning Plan of 1990 restricts development in certain areas that have special environmental, ecological, historic or scenic qualities. And in 2000, the Development...
