Pictured: Environmental actors and stakeholders from across the Dutch Caribbean attended the seminar, focused on collaborative efforts in restoration, in Saba on April 16, 2024. On April 16, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) organized a seminar on Saba on the critical role of collaboration in ecosystem restoration for the Dutch Caribbean. Aimed at promoting … Continue reading “Collaborative Conservation in the Dutch Caribbean”
Pictured: EPIC conducted thorough assessments of biodiversity across key locations and trained Nature Foundation staff in local plant identification. The foundation Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) has completed field surveys and training for the terrestrial baseline biodiversity assessment, as part of the COastal REsilience Needs Assessments (CORENA) project, with the objective to provide information … Continue reading “EPIC concludes field work for terrestrial biodiversity assessment on Sint Maarten”
Pictured: Minister of VROMI Doran and Nature Foundation Board Chairman Mr. van Es cut the ribbon of the birding platform. PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten, 15 December 2023 - The Great Salt Pond Birding Platform was officially inaugurated on the morning of Thursday, December 14, 2023, in a simple ceremony along Suckergarden Road, next to the Freedom … Continue reading Inauguration of Great Salt Pond birding platform brings out dozens for ecotourism
Pictured: Manager of the Nature Foundation introduces the CORENA team to members of the audience. On Tuesday, December 12, the Nature Foundation Sint Maarten was invited to participate in a regional Fisheries Symposium (Assises de la Pêche) in Anse Marcel, organized by the Prefecture of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. The program, a blend of presentations and … Continue reading Coastal resilience project presented at regional fisheries symposium in Anse Marcel
Pictured: The CORENA team visits Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Primary School in Dutch Quarter to teach students the importance of environmental planning. Sint Maarten will work to advance its progress towards sustainable and resilient management of the island’s coastal and marine environment through a €633,000 research-based project supported by the RESEMBID grant programme. The … Continue reading Government-led project to improve management of St. Maarten’s marine environment underway
The Nature Foundation Sint Maarten would like to clarify some disinformation currently being spread on Facebook by an internationally based organization regarding our role in the invasive species management project. This project works to control the population of non-native, invasive vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) on the island. The accusations, made largely by individuals who are … Continue reading Nature Foundation statement on St. Maarten’s invasive species management project disinformation
Pictured: A blueprint of the birding platform to be installed on Great Salt Pond. PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten, 7 August 2023 – The installation of a birding platform on Great Salt Pond is scheduled for late August, part of the Nature Foundation’s new Birding and Ecotourism project. A small section of white mangroves will be trimmed … Continue reading Progress underway for Nature Foundation bird viewing platform on Great Salt Pond
PHILIPSBURG, Sint Maarten, 6 July 2023 – Sint Maarten’s first bird guide training course was successfully held in April, thanks to a collaboration between the Nature Foundation, BirdsCaribbean, and Resources for Community Resilience (R4CR). The five-day course took place in class and on the field, as eleven participants were certified as bird guides through the … Continue reading Bird guide training certifies 11 participants on island
The Nature Foundation St. Maarten has begun presenting at local schools on St. Maarten about plastic and how to keep our environment safe and healthy. The presentations are within the In-No-Plastic Project, a European Union-funded global initiative. The presentations teach local students how to limit their plastic use and the effects plastic has on the … Continue reading Nature Foundation St. Maarten Begins School Presentations for In-No-Plastic Initiative to Reduce Plastic
Nature Foundation Project Coordinator Travels to Europe to Meet Partners Within the In-No-Plastic Project Funded by the European Commission The Nature Foundation St. Maarten recently has strengthened their collaboration with international partners for the “In-No-Plastic” Project and had the opportunity to travel to Europe to learn from several different partners. The partners reside in Italy, … Continue reading Nature Foundation Project Coordinator Travels to Europe to Meet Partners Within the In-No-Plastic Project Funded by EU
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