Nature Foundation Attends UNESCO Meeting in Jamaica. Push to Get Man of War Shoal Marine Park Listed as a Man and Biosphere Reserve.

Posted on 3 May 2018 by Christian

Managing director of the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation Tadzio Bervoets recently attended the regional UNESCO Man and Biosphere meeting held in St. Ann, Jamaica. The meeting, hosted by the Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO, was held in order to move attending islands and their representatives to have areas listed under the Man and Biosphere (MAB) … Continue reading Nature Foundation Attends UNESCO Meeting in Jamaica. Push to Get Man of War Shoal Marine Park Listed as a Man and Biosphere Reserve.

Nature Foundation Warns About Potential for Increased Sargassum Invasion

Posted on 2 Mar 2018 by Christian

COLE BAY - The St. Maarten Nature Foundation is again warning of a potential influx of Sargassum seaweed in the coming weeks: “We have been coordinating our monitoring efforts with our partners in the region and based on weather predictions and aerial surveys there is a significant amount of the seaweed headed in our general … Continue reading Nature Foundation Warns About Potential for Increased Sargassum Invasion

Seagrass

Posted on 11 Apr 2016 by Christian

Seagrasses are found in shallow marine waters. They are fully submerged and are attached to the ocean floor by thick roots and rhizomes.