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MANGROVE NEWS
Caribbean Partners get their “mangroove” on for World Wetlands Day
Grupo Jaragua and Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña, Inc. marked World Wetlands Day with programmes aimed at raising awareness of the value and benefits delivered by the Caribbean’s shrinking coastal mangroves. [April 09, 2013]
Protected status for Panama reinstated by court ruling
The Bay of Panama, one of the most important sites for migratory waterbirds in the America, has received a reprieve from destructive development.
[April 09, 2013]
Panama Bay: Decision Sends Mixed Message
When the Panamanian court agreed last April to strip the bay’s protections, environmentalists rose up. Fueling their ire were plans to line the shores with golf estates, country clubs, and condos. [April 09, 2013]
New website gives conservationists tools to tackle climate change
To be able to teach something, you have to have mastered it yourself. So training conservationists worldwide how to teach others to take local action for nature in a changing climate is no easy task. [March 11, 2013]
Spare a thought for water on World Wetlands Day!
Today, Saturday 2nd February, is World Wetlands Day! A day when we should all pause for at least a moment to think and remind ourselves of the vital role they play in supporting life and helping people’s livelihoods. [February 2, 2013]
UPCOMING, CURRENT AND PAST EVENTS
22 May
End of Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF); International Biodiversity Day
22 April
Beginning of Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF); Earth Day 2013
11-13 April
1st Guyana Mangrove Forum
