European Investment Bank backs Caribbean geothermal energy scheme

European Investment Bank backs Caribbean geothermal energy scheme

The European Investment Bank has agreed to fund preparations for possible use of geothermal renewable energy to replace fossil fuels in the Caribbean. Potential electricity generation capacity from geothermal resources and feasibility of connections to other islands will be examined under the technical assistance programme to start shortly. The European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution, will provide …Read more

METS, Suriname’s vehicle for tourism growth turns 50

METS, Suriname’s vehicle for tourism growth turns 50

Suriname’s oldest eco-tourism company turns 50, it looks at penetrating new markets and be at the forefront of the region’s prime industry. When METS Travel & Tours in Suriname (METS) was established on January 13th 1962, this company probably stood …Read more

The 2012 IDEAS contest calls for innovative proposals

The 2012 IDEAS contest calls for innovative proposals to promote sustainable energy technologies in the Caribbean. UKAid from the Department of International Development (DFID), GVEP International, South Korea and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have launched a contest to develop …Read more

Youth Voice at Rio Plus – more important than ever

Youth Voice at Rio Plus – more important than ever

It was almost twenty years ago that a twelve year old Canadian girl enthralled the United Nations with a plea to save our planet and her future. Youth are called on to again rise up and speak for their future.In …Read more

Tobago: GEF SGP helps communities protect the Speyside Marine Area

Tobago: GEF SGP helps communities protect the Speyside Marine Area

Tobago’s coral reefs have been threatened significantly by numerous factors both anthropogenic and natural. The reefs in Speyside, however, showed little susceptibility to the natural environmental threats that have persisted over the years, namely, bleaching, eutrophication and sedimentation.It was for …Read more

Seven more countries Join the UN-REDD Programme

Seven more countries Join the UN-REDD Programme

Suriname is among seven countries recently joining the UN-REDD Programme. The UN-REDD Programme’s Policy Board agreed in a recent inter-sessional decision to welcome Benin, Cameroon, Chile, Ghana, Myanmar, South Sudan and Suriname as partners of the Programme and official observers …Read more

Caribbean Gas Trading and Supply Conference

Caribbean Gas Trading and Supply Conference

Strategies for facilitating small and mid scale gas trade in the Caribbean
25-26 June 2012, Trinidad
· Explore trends and prospects for the Brazilian offshore support sector
· Learn how to successfully navigate local rules and regulations
· Examine design solutions for safe and efficient deepwater operations

Linking nature’s contribution to national planning

Linking nature’s contribution to national planning

  Trinidad and Tobago is among five countries where research will be carried out on how to better integrate ecosystem assessment, scenario development and economic valuation of ecosystem services into national sustainable development planning. The Project for Ecosystem Services (ProEcoServ) …Read more

UNHCR project brings light, security and fuel-efficient cooking to refugees

UNHCR project brings light, security and fuel-efficient cooking to refugees

© UNHCR/S.Nambu A solar-powered lantern is put to good use in a refugee camp in Bangladesh A UNHCR programme to provide lighting and fuel-efficient stoves in African refugee camps has helped children with their studies and improved safety for women …Read more

AOSIS Chair Identifies Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation as Main Challenges

AOSIS Chair Identifies Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation as Main Challenges

In a welcome statement marking her start as Chair of the Bureau of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), Ambassador Marlene Moses of Nauru identified the Alliance’s main challenge over the next few years as working with the international …Read more

From the Editor – March 2012

From the Editor – March 2012

Busy Year Ahead 2012 is shaping up to be a busy year with significant focus being placed on environmental sustainability issues and climate change. We can only hope that with all these high level meetings that will be taking place …Read more

2nd T and T Youth Forum set for 9th June 2012

2nd T and T Youth Forum set for 9th June 2012

The 2nd Trinidad and Tobago Youth Forum on Climate Change takes place on 9th June 2012. Check out the flyer.

The Fascinating World of Spiders

The Fascinating World of Spiders

Early last year I was approached by a UK production company about appearing in an episode of a documentary series on the importance of spider silk. But this is just one aspect of spiders that make them fascinating creatures to …Read more

UNFCCC database showcases business adaptation projects

UNFCCC database showcases business adaptation projects

The secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has launched a new online tool that showcases how businesses and communities can adapt to the inevitable effects of climate change. The new Adaptation Private Sector Initiative database on …Read more

Canada, Mexico and the United States Announce Grants to Address North American Environmental Challenges

Canada, Mexico and the United States Announce Grants to Address North American Environmental Challenges

Canada’s Environment Minister Peter Kent, US EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and Mexico’s Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources Juan Elvira Quesada announce 18 new environmental grants at a special meeting in Washington, DC. More info at: http://www.cec.org/napeca(Photo: US …Read more

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