News from Bonaire, St. Eustatius & Saba
KRALENDIJK - On Sunday 22nd May 2022 it is World Biodiversity day. A day of international celebration to draw attention to the immense importance of biodiversity for our nature and future. Also for Bonaire biodiversity is hugely important. That is why the Mangrove Maniacs, for the first time on Bonaire, will organize an unique event filled with fun and educational activities. A great number of nature organizations will participate as well ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- On May 11th, Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire (RRFB) celebrated their 10-year anniversary. The event welcomed many of the people that contributed to the success of this ambitious project, which grew from a dream to an incredible example of coral ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) has recently highlighted their successes and struggles of 2021 and gave a brief preview of their Multi-Annual Corporate Strategy 2022-2031. The overview was presented during the Dutch Caribbean Nature ... Lees verder
In the first week of April, the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance, has organized a workshop about the growing of sea urchins (Diadema Antillarum) on Saba. The workshop was led by Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL). During the workshop 21 ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- It has been 10 years since the first coral nursery was installed in Bonaire, kick-starting the island coral restoration project and giving a helping hand to our beautiful and endangered coral reefs. Fast forward to today, and Reef Renewal ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - Adopting a sea turtle nest at Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire (STCB) supports over 30 years of research and conservation on hawksbill, green and loggerhead turtles. Your generous donation helps fund STCB’s ongoing research, including the ... Lees verder
The whale and dolphin research program Ti Whale An Nou was started March 25, 2022 and the objective is to study the diversity, distribution and quantity of whales and dolphins in the Caribbean. Six scientific expeditions of 15 days will take place between ... Lees verder
Edrieënna Brandao, born on St. Eustatius, will this year be presenting the Big Live Nature Quiz on April 21, 2022. The Big Live Nature Quiz has a new theme every year. This year's quiz focuses on endangered species on the Dutch Caribbean islands and the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) invites all residents on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten, and Sint Eustatius to participate in the Big Live Nature Quiz on Thursday 21st of April, 6-7 pm. It’s free, online, live, interactive ... Lees verder
THE BOTTOM- The Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF) fears that it will end the current year with a significant operating deficit. “Although the Nature and Environment Policy Plan (NEPP) for the BES islands foresees new projects to drastically improve the ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK - This month, marine park rangers confiscated an illegal spear from a visitor. Spearfishing has been banned in the Bonaire National Marine Park since 1971. To protect the fishing communities for future generations, extra measures have been ... Lees verder
Written by Foundation Save Plantation Bolivia, Wilma Nijland. Recently we were able to take note of the ‘Woningbouwonderzoek Bonaire – Plantage Bolivia’, written by ‘Bureau Stedelijke Planning’ (Bureau Urban Planning) located in Amsterdam and Gouda on ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- The first Fishing Line Clean-up Dive of 2022 was a success. About 40 volunteer divers collected a lot of fishing line, several hats, bottles, plastics and other trash at the North Pier in Kralendijk on Sunday morning. The Sea Turtle Conseration ... Lees verder
ORANJESTAD- Access to the iconic heart of The Quill volcano has been officially restored as of Friday, March 11, 2022. About a year and a half ago, a landslide closed the popular trail into The Quill National Park. The past few months, STENAPA has been ... Lees verder
KRALENDIJK- After an intervention at Bachelor Beach, requested by the Police Department, the popular beach is left looking extremely unattractive to visitors and beach goers. Large blocks but also rows of dirt have been poured along the roadside. According ... Lees verder
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