Predicting extreme weather events to reduce impact on coastal communities
Delft, The Netherlands – 31 July 2018. An international team of researchers, led by IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, has developed adaptive risk management strategies for coastal communities. Coastal floods are regarded as one of the most dangerous and harmful of all natural disasters. The researchers have collected data from several sites More...
Nature Foundation Reiterates its Call on Parliament to Ban Single-Use Plastics
The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation is again calling on Parliament to ban single-use plastic products such as plastic bags, straws and cutlery and Styrofoam food containers in an effort to reduce marine litter and More...
Nature Foundation Develops Five Easy Steps to Reduce Single-use Plastic Pollution!
The Nature Foundation is kicking off its ‘Reduce and Reuse St Maarten’ project by releasing five easy steps businesses and residents can take to reduce their single-use plastic pollution. Plastic pollution More...
Shark Killed Illegally Within Man of War Shoal Marine Protected Area Nature Foundation, Authorities Investigating Incident
The lifeless body of a juvenile Caribbean Reef Shark was confiscated by the Sint Maarten Nature Foundation after divers reported it on a reef just within the Man of War Shoal Marine Protected Area. The intentional More...
Sint Maarten Nature Foundation Responds to Sargassum Related Fish Die-Off in Oysterpond
The Sint Maarten Nature Foundation over the weekend responded to a significant fish-die off event occurring in the Oysterpond wetland. The event is related to the present sargassum invasion the country is currently More...
Great Turnout for the Shark Week Rum Tasting Event at Buccaneer Beach Bar
The Nature Foundation organized an excellent Shark Week Rum Tasting Event at Buccaneer Beach Bar last week with about a hundred people joined the Shark Week event. The Shark Week Rum Tasting was sponsored by Buccaneer More...
Bird Festival Inspires Youth Across the Caribbean
“We’re so excited to have an event in Haiti this year!” Ingrid Flores is delighted to add a new country to her map of events. She is the coordinator of the Caribbean Endemic Bird Festival (CEBF). More...
Nature Foundation Visits Several Elementary Schools for St Maarten Shark Week
Last week, during St Maarten Shark Week, Nature Foundation staff visited several Elementary schools to educate children about sharks and their importance to both the natural and human environment. The Foundation More...
Nature Foundation Warns About Increased Potential for Large Scale Sargassum Invasion
COLE BAY — The St. Maarten Nature Foundation is warning of a potential significant influx of Sargassum seaweed in the coming days: “We have been coordinating our monitoring efforts with our partners in More...
Nature Foundation’s Kids Shark Day great success!
On Saturday the 9th of June, the Nature Foundation organized a very successful Shark Day for children at Buccaneer Beach Bar, which was attended by about 100 kids. The kids had great fun and learned everything More...
