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An environmental charity has pleaded with the public to follow fishing regulations to protect the island’s marine life.
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce said policies to ensure the long-term health of Bermuda’s waters should be foll...
DATE: May 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A ten-apartment building in the central parishes has been approved despite environmental concerns.
The application by developer Gilbert Lopes proposed the erection of a two-storey building on land between Middle Road and the Railway Trail near the Lo...
DATE: May 19, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Bermuda’s cahows notched up a record 134 breeding pairs this year — and the chicks were at healthier weights than 2019.
Jeremy Madeiros, the Government’s principal conservation officer, said that 68 of the endangered birds hatched in 2020.
The number...
DATE: May 12, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new solar farm at the airport has won approval to become the first independent power producer on the island.
Walter Roban, the Minister of Home Affairs, said that the Regulatory Authority had backed an operating licence for the electricity generati...
DATE: May 04, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A hurricane hindered efforts to return a native species of fern to Bermuda’s wild areas.
Efforts to reintroduce the Governor Laffan’s Fern, considered extinct in the wild, to various sites around the island had mixed results last year, after the isla...
DATE: Apr 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
An environmental group celebrated Earth Day yesterday with a tree-planting programme.
The Bermuda Climate Action Network said the reduction of travel and closure of factories in the fight against Covid-19 had resulted in an “environmental boon” with ...
DATE: Apr 23, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The second annual Bermuda Championship will embrace a new policy to reduce waste when it returns this October.
Organisers of the international golf event announced today, in recognition of Earth Day, that it would adopt the PGA Tour’s reusable cup po...
DATE: Apr 22, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A frustrated Department of Parks worker has condemned dumping at public parks.
The member of staff forwarded pictures of household trash piling up at parks, which are all closed because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The employee who asked not to be ident...
DATE: Apr 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
The worldwide Covid-19 lockdown has not deterred bluebirds from their Bermuda nesting season.
Christian Chin-Gurret, a Bermudian student and founder of the Happy Bird Company bluebird box makers, said the eastern bluebird season had already started.
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DATE: Apr 21, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A new green organisation said it aimed to make Bermuda the first carbon-neutral country in the world.
Climate Wise, founded by entrepreneur Stephen Castree, said the organisation would allow companies and individuals to fund international projects th...
DATE: Apr 20, 2020
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes