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EarthCare Joins Save The Bays Campaign

The rapidly-growing environmental movement, Save The Bays, gained more momentum when a local group with 400 members and a history of grass roots activism joined the campaign.

BNT Seeks Funding For ‘Best Kept Secrets’ Plan

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is aiming to raise $32 million to finance its latest five-year plan, its executive director disclosing it planned to unlock this nation’s “best kept secrets” for tourists.

Report Shows Golf Courses Damage Coral Reefs

Acclaimed coral scientist Tom Goreau spoke about coral reef decline at Baker’s Bay Club as a result of excessive fertilizer run-off.

BNT President Finds Endangered Species

A colony of some 20 least terns, a bird that has been on the endangered species list in the United States since 1985, have been spotted nesting in Palm Cay.

New Strategic Direction For Caribbean Fisheries

At the upcoming Ministerial Council meeting, Fisheries Ministers will approve regional policy and strategies to strengthen governance, conservation and sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture.