Guyana’s first line of coastal defence battles new issues
Mangroves, Guyana’s first line of coastal sea defence, are commonly recognised as the overgrown vegetation encumbering the view of Guyana’s ...
Country: Caribbean
When Nutrients Become Pollution
Growing up in a Caribbean household one will often hear the phrase ‘too much of a good thing, is a ...
Coral Bleaching threatens Tobago’s Reefs
Have you ever stepped outdoors and immediately felt a sweltering heat that made you feel to run back inside and ...
What does an oasis and a coral reef have in common?
No, this is not the start of a bad joke or a riddle (although the obvious answer is probably water) ...
International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture 2022 (IYAFA2022): SMALL IN SCALE, BUT BIG IN VALUE
“Our small actions can have big impacts, like a ripple effect.” Small-scale fishing and aquaculture can bring food to one ...
Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean
“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever"-Jacques Cousteau The economic and social ...
The importance of wetlands for waterbirds in Haiti
This article was written by Lens Jerry Saint-Louis and Jeffey-Mackenzy Paul and originally published on Caribaea Initiative. An edited version is republished ...
Groundwater – Out of Sight but not out of Mind
If compelled to, what aspect of our lifestyle do you think we can sustain without the input of water? The ...
The future of seagrass conservation is bright… green – interview with PhD student Terryn Constantine
In this instalment of our seagrass series for World Wildlife Day 2022, we interview Mr. Terryn Constantine, a Post-Graduate student ...
Unravelling the mysteries of seagrass reproduction – What happens when the sun goes down?
Seagrasses are the only flowering plants that live submerged in seawater. They cannot survive out of the water or in ...
