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Caribbean Tree Planting Ambassador Programme

ApaNa January 6, 2021

ONE MILLION NEW TREES IN THE CARIBBEAN BY JUNE 2021. The Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance (CTPP) and its partners are implementing an ambitious project to protect the environment and livelihoods in the Caribbean. The CTPP aims to mobilise philanthropy, promote climate change awareness…

USAID Announces Private Sector Engagement Projects for Disaster Preparedness

ApaNa December 7, 2020

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced pilot projects with the private sector in Caribbean countries, Indonesia, and Vietnam to advance innovative solutions to reduce the risk and impact of natural disasters. “These projects are aimed at helping the humanitarian…

The Natural Environment Is Also a Casualty of War, UN Warns

ApaNa November 6, 2020

“If we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we need to act boldly and urgently, to reduce the risks that environmental degradation and climate change present for conflict and commit to protecting our planet from the debilitating effects of war”, António Guterres…

MEASURES NEEDED TO STOP 200,000 TONNES OF PLASTIC POLLUTING THE MEDITERRANEAN

ApaNa October 31, 2020

By Rosie Frost – More than 200,000 tonnes of plastics are being leaked into the Mediterranean Sea every year, according to a new report from the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Microplastics make up 94 per cent of this…

The Arctic Sea Ice Has Yet to Refreeze for the First Time on Record

ApaNa October 31, 2020

By Gwynne Dyer – Historically, the Arctic Ocean would freeze right out to its edges (the northern coasts of Canada, Greenland, Russia, and Alaska) each winter — 14-million square kilometres of ice — and then melt back to about half that area…

A Bright Energy Future Beckons Many Developing Nations

ApaNa October 6, 2020

Africa is a vast and diverse continent with great untapped economic potential, yet extreme poverty continues to blight the lives of hundreds of millions of people. As many as 600 million Africans still lack access to electricity, according to the World Bank.…

Creating A Circular Economy For Toys

ApaNa October 3, 2020

Solutions to design out waste and pollution

Is Plastics Recycling A Lie?

ApaNa September 23, 2020

Is plastics recycling a lie? That’s the question at the heart of a new investigation into whether Americans have been filling up their blue bins with misplaced hope. The evidence on the side of recycling doesn’t look good. As far back as…

CANARI Ready to Support Caribbean Governments Strengthen Environmental Governance

ApaNa September 23, 2020

Port of Spain, September 22, 2020 – September 26, 2020 marks the end of the official period for signatures on the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Justice in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean (widely known…

Coral Reef Restoration Alliance Protecting Coral Reefs in Barbados

ApaNa September 21, 2020

Interview with Susan Mahon, President, CORALL,, Barbados