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Marine/Coastal Issues
« Previous EntriesIDB Support for Colombia’s Climate Change Work / BID apoya esfuerzos de Colombia sobre el cambio climático
Thursday, October 1st, 2009From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
IDB supports Colombia’s climate change agenda
Reforms linked to new loan will help reduce vulnerability to climate change and take advantage of emerging carbon markets
Colombia will implement an ambitious climate change program that includes reducing vulnerability and strengthening climate-related institutions, as part of a financial package approved yesterday by the Inter-American [...]
Chile to Ratify the London Dumping Protocol
Friday, September 18th, 2009President Bachelet has sent the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention on Dumping to the Chilean Congress for ratification, and initial indications are that both houses view ratification favorably. If they do so, it will change Chilean law on disposing of wastes at sea and make Chile only the sixth Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) [...]
An Online Database of Marine Protected Areas / Un base de datos online sobre las áreas marinas protegidas
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009From the UN Environment Programme (UNEP):
UNEP launches new online system to view and study the world’s marine protected areas
UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, UK
At a time when the world’s oceans are facing unprecedented pressures from human impacts in the marine environment, a new decision-making tool is being launched to provide the most current [...]
World Bank: Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services Severely Undervalued
Monday, April 6th, 2009From the World Bank:
Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services Severely Undervalued
New World Bank Review Calls for Action to Protect the Marine Environment
Properly valuing coastal and marine ecosystem services is critical to sustainable development, according to the World Bank publication “Environment Matters 2008” launched today.
Titled: “Valuing Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services”, the review argues that while we [...]
EPA to Study Virgin Islands Coral Reefs
Tuesday, February 24th, 2009From the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
EPA to Study Coral Reefs in U.S. Virgin Islands
For nearly three weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will study coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea around the U.S. Virgin Islands. Starting today, EPA’s ocean survey vessel, the OSV BOLD, will conduct a series of scientific observations to help [...]
EPA to Study Puerto Rico Waters
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009From the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA):
EPA to Study Puerto Rico Waters and Marine Habitat
For nearly two weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will study water, reefs and marine habitats in the Caribbean Sea around Puerto Rico.
Starting today, EPA’s ocean survey vessel, the OSV BOLD, will conduct a series of scientific studies aimed at [...]
Mini-Bins Make for Cleaner Beaches
Sunday, February 8th, 2009In the first few months after I launched The Temas Blog, I came across a an article in regional Brazilian periodical about a couple of professors in a Paraná university who had this interesting idea. Cognizant of data showing that a large percentage of trash found on beaches consists of small items such [...]
Bahamas Finally Acts on Marine Protection
Friday, January 23rd, 2009Nearly two years ago I did a post about a terrific National Geographic article on the dangers of unchecked real estate and tourism development on the Bahamas’ marine habitats, and how in the end, the Bahamas may lose far more than they’d gain from ripping up mangroves to build hotels, golf courses and marinas.
Thanks to [...]
Panama Ratifies the Bunker Fuel Pollution Liability Convention
Saturday, January 17th, 2009On 14 January Panama’s National Assembly ratified the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage (“Bunker Convention”). The Convention, negotiated under International Maritime Organization (IMO) auspices, was adopted in 2001 but did not come into force until last November. Until Panama ratified, the only Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) nations that [...]
What a Shame
Thursday, January 15th, 2009Just two months ago a study was released putting a dollar value on the preservation of Belize’s reefs. Now comes a report that a cargo ship wandered (reportedly while on autopilot) onto a barrier reef 32 miles from Belize City in an area near Caye Glory.
Experts say that the grounding may have permanently destroyed 10,000 [...]