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How the High Seas Treaty Impacts Climate Change and Biodiversity

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Belize became the first Caribbean country to ratify the agreement, helping push the historic ocean governance treaty into force. By...

Mum and Daughter Team Finds Largest Coral Colony on the Great Barrier Reef

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by Climate Spotlight Recently, citizen scientist Sophie Kalkowshi-Pope and her mother, Jan Pope, stumbled upon a single coral colony spanning...

Can Technology Really Help The Caribbean Recover Faster After Disasters?

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By: Chalsey Gill Anthony, Environmental Communicator, on behalf of Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC)   In the face of a disaster,...

Belize moves to pass its first Carbon Market Bill

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The Carbon Market Bill passed its second and third readings and now moves to the Senate. It is a framework...

Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5, inches toward Jamaica

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By Marco Lopez  Hurricane Melissa grew from a tropical storm...

Connecting Communities, Government, and Markets for Smarter Climate Protection in the Caribbean

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Savings Alone Can’t Weather the Storm: Stronger Climate Protection for the Caribbean

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Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda calls for fair carbon levy on heaviest emitters

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‘Marine Protected Areas are Everybody’s Business’

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