Category: The Caribbean
Eat Lionfish and Stop These Caribbean Reef Invaders
Written by Stephanie Wear | November 2nd, 2009
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My husband returns to the same reefs every year in the Bahamas, where he has been teaching a coral reef ecology class for the last 14 years. On his 2008 trip, he noticed that the reef fish were missing. The culprits were quickly identified — and during his 2009 course, he and his students were [...]
Nature Photo of the Week: Curacao Scorpionfish
Written by Darci Palmquist | October 16th, 2009
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With so many great photos from our online community this week, it was hard to pick just one… but this curacao scorpionfish by Flickr user DiamondPete has a certain “now you see me, now you don’t” quality that’s just too alluring to pass up. Check out all The Nature Conservancy’s featured daily nature images, submitted to the [...]
Hoping for a Hurricane? Coral Reefs Are
Written by Stephanie Wear | September 9th, 2009
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Having lived in the hurricane zone for most of the last decade, I have developed a bit of an addiction to The Weather Channel this time of year. Until recently, the general feeling around hurricane coverage and anticipation of hurricane season in the United States has been a fear of “the big one.” Now, and [...]
Cool Green Morning: Monday, August 31
Written by Robert Lalasz | August 31st, 2009
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Cool Green Morning, defined: 1) We find the most interesting 5 green links every weekday morning. 2) You look at them. What could be easier? Begin your half of the bargain below… Adapting to climate change will cost the world at least $100 billion per year by 2030, according to a new estimate by former [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, August 25
Written by Darci Palmquist | August 25th, 2009
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From the serious (climate change in Africa, declining reef fish in the Caribbean) to the not-so-serious (carbon-friendly ice cream? robotic fish to help detect pollution?), our round-up of Cool Green Morning news is sure to help start your day off on a green foot. It’s the new robo-cop of the underwater world: scientists have [...]
Helping Caribbean Coral Reef Managers Get Their Heads Above Water
Written by Stephanie Wear | July 23rd, 2009
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I should start by introducing myself — Stephanie Wear, Conservancy marine scientist and coral reef optimist. I just returned from Bonaire, where I co-led a coral reef resilience training for Caribbean reef managers. If you have never heard of Bonaire — an island territory that’s part of the Netherlands Antilles, just off the coast of [...]
Cool Green Morning: Thursday, July 23
Written by Darci Palmquist |
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Steven Chu www.thedailyshow.com First, we hear Steven Chu has a Facebook page. Now he’s appearing on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. What next? Read on for all the latest Cool Green News on this fine Cool Green Morning. Will farmers do [...]
Dispatch from Bonn: What Really Happens at These Meetings, Anyhow?
Written by Chrissy Schwinn | June 11th, 2009
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Round Two in the 2009 climate negotiations is underway in Bonn, Germany. The Nature Conservancy has a small team here pushing forward on our objectives for a new global climate agreement that will be finalized this December in Copenhagen. Last week I outlined why we are here and what success means for The Nature Conservancy [...]
Cool Green Morning: Tuesday, May 12
Written by Darci Palmquist | May 12th, 2009
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The birds are chirping, the sun is shining… the only thing missing is your daily dose of top green news stories. Well, look no further. You’ve seen ”The Story of Stuff” video, haven’t you? It’s become a big hit in classrooms across the country, so keep up with the kids and check it out (short clip above, full-length version at [...]
U.S.-Cuba Ties: How Will Cuban Crocodiles Fare?
Written by David Cleary | April 23rd, 2009
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Over the last week — as the Obama administration once again assumed its increasingly familiar role as polite undertaker at the funeral of a failed U.S. policy — it has become clear that a new phase in the long, intimate, but tormented, relationship between the United States and Cuba has begun. As the two countries flutter their diplomatic eyelashes [...]
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