Cari-Bois News, an initiative of The Cropper Foundation and its partners, is a Trinidad and Tobago-based environmental news network that brings together citizen journalists from civil society, academia and science to tell their own stories around the environmental issues affecting the Caribbean region.
Latest posts by Cari-Bois News
How Guyana is striving towards the 30×30 conservation target
The protection of forests helps conserve biodiversity, and ensures that communities dependent on these ecosystems are able to maintain a decent standard of living as well as access to resources.
Caribbean environmental experts call for more collaboration to meet 30×30 goal
From the region’s diverse ecosystems that span from coral reefs to rainforests, the effectiveness of environmental activists’ work in the conservation trust fund space can benefit from cross-sector support.
Why St. Lucia's hosting of a regional environmental event is significant
Participants have been doing stocktaking on the progress towards the “30×30” conservation target, a key element of the recently adopted Global Biodiversity Framework.
Trinidad’s Caroni Swamp is ever-evolving
The Caroni Swamp, recognised as an important wetland under the Ramsar Convention, is Trinidad's largest mangrove wetland – a rich ecosystem of waterways, lagoons, and mangrove forests.
After the SID4 conference in Antigua & Barbuda, ‘small islands’ fight to maintain ‘special case’ status at the UN
“We are not creating these problems but they’re tremendously disruptive to our development [...] SIDS are on the frontline, and we are one of the most vulnerable groups.”
Can ‘blue bonds’ be the solution to Belize’s debt?
The country is expanding on the foundation of NGOs and private reserves that have been selling carbon for decades and swapping debt for the conservation of nature.
Is it feasible to use blue carbon to finance mangrove conservation in Trinidad and Tobago?
Despite their critical role, there is an increasing loss of mangrove forest systems because of ill-advised development and other activities.
Guyana’s rainforests play a central role in expanded eco-tourism efforts
"Even with a lucrative timber sector, the country’s annual deforestation rate averages at about 0.06 percent — a whopping 90 per cent lower than other tropical countries."
Understanding Tobago’s disastrous oil spill
The spill’s effects on the Petit Trou Lagoon – located on the coast of Lowlands, Tobago – has caused utmost concern, given the area is ecologically sensitive with dense mangrove cover.
Flying fish and bearded fig trees are on the decline in Barbados
Flying fish landings have reportedly decreased by almost 50 percent since 2011, and without strategic conservation measures, Barbados could see the bearded fig tree disappear from the landscape.
Could the Caribbean bridge the gap between culture and sustainability?
Tobago’s thriving culture, which includes farming and food festivals, is one example of the intersection of creative industries and concepts of sustainability like eating local and growing one’s own food.
The role of climate-smart agriculture in Guyana’s push to reduce food imports
To help achieve CARICOM's goal of reducing 25 percent of the Caribbean’s food imports by 2025, Guyana is turning to climate-smart agriculture techniques as a means of sustainably increasing food production.
The dynamic coastline of Trinidad's Grande Rivière Beach requires coastal zone planning
Grande Rivière is an important leatherback turtle nesting site, where meteorological events have caused changes to the course of the river and, as a result, sand movement along the beach.
Takeaways at Caribbean Gen Z Climate Conference: Consult, collaborate, and seek mentorship and stress relief
Despite working in different fields, each expert shared why these principles have been instrumental in the work they do, helping to expand their causes to a wider audience.
The effects of climate change on Trinidad's forests, rivers and seas
There is no doubt that climate change is already being felt in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) like the Caribbean.
Trinidad and Tobago is still coming to terms with this new level of heat
Climate change has increased temperatures and accelerated rates of ocean acidification and coral degradation.
Rural areas in south Trinidad pin their experiences with flooding on climate change, but there are additional push factors
"Trinidad and Tobago is already experiencing the advertised impacts of climate changes, such as the sea level rise, the increased ambient temperature and extreme weather systems."
How climate change is affecting farmers in Tobago
Decreasing yields are a result of increasingly tough growing conditions, with extremely dry weather in some growing seasons, and over-saturated soils in others, when there is extreme rainfall.
Barbados ramps up efforts to protect scarce water resources
A multi-million dollar project will strengthen Barbados’ water supply by incorporating renewable energy into systems, promoting rainwater harvesting, and raising awareness of how the climate crisis affects the situation.
One woman’s mission to protect mangroves in Belize
"We’re not only getting rain wash erosion, but [also] high impact wave erosion on the other side because we’ve removed all our mangroves and continue to do it with impunity."
Rethinking education in the context of sustainable development in Trinidad & Tobago
With little to no time to waste as climate change and other environmental issues accelerate at alarming rates, a comprehensive approach to empowering the next generation is needed.
