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A group of Bermuda’s young people have signed a declaration committing themselves to protecting the Sargasso Sea.
Students taking part in the 2014 Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS) Environmental Youth Conference collaborated on the declaration and sig...
DATE: Mar 19, 2014
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Environment
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Hazardous waste from the Hamilton Seabright sewage pipeline has been contaminating the waters off South Shore beaches, according to a 2013 water-quality study — but only during rare, sustained weather patterns.
The final report of the study — a copy ...
DATE: Mar 18, 2014
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Environment
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More than 80 Island schoolchildren are taking part in the biennial Bermuda Zoological Society’s (BZS) Youth Conference this week.
The conference is aimed at middle and secondary students who have demonstrated “interest and leadership in conservation ...
DATE: Mar 13, 2014
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Environment
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Premier Craig Cannonier signed the Hamilton Declaration yesterday at the Tucker’s Point resort, which included Bermuda in a collaboration of nations who have joined forces to conserve the environment of the Sargasso Sea ecosystem.
A last-minute chang...
DATE: Mar 12, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Bermuda Audubon Society is seeking planning permission to create a nature trail at Seymours Pond and establish a long-term conservation plan for the reserve.
Society secretary Karen Border said the project, conceived as a way of marking the socie...
DATE: Feb 22, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Catlin Bermuda and the Bermuda End-to-End Charitable Trust have announced a new grant aimed at supporting projects linked to marine education and conservation.
The Catlin Marine Grant will offer a total of $100,000 in funding over the next three year...
DATE: Jan 31, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Department of Environmental Protection has issued guidelines to the public on how to correctly identify black and brown widow spiders.
In the latest edition of the Department’s Envirotalk newsletter, plant protection officer Claire Jessey describ...
DATE: Jan 21, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Sam Strangeways
Following complaints from Marsh Folly workers of illegal dumping at the facility, Government has issued a reminder that the offence now carries a $10,000 fine.
The Department of Waste Management is also installing cameras to watch “dumping hot spots ...
DATE: Jan 06, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
While many scientists have been warning about potentially dire consequences of the ocean’s increasing acidity, a recent scientific paper suggested that coral reefs — such as those around Bermuda — might actually help offset ocean acidification.
They ...
DATE: Nov 29, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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An environmental group has called on Government to ensure a maintenance yard being erected in Botanical Gardens doesn’t mar the park.
Stuart Hayward, chairman of the Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce (BEST) said he did not believe the si...
DATE: Nov 27, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
