Nominees needed for conservation gongs
(CNS): The National Trust for the Cayman Islands is now accepting nominations for the Governor’s Conservation Awards, which recognise outstanding achievement among individuals and corporations that demonstrate an active role in the fields of historic preservation and environmental conservation across all three Cayman Islands. There are five categories and nominations will be assessed by a panel of judges approved by Governor Martyn Roper.
The categories are:
- Conservationist of the Year – Individuals who have implemented or significantly contributed to a conservation project aimed at protecting biodiversity, wildlife, endangered species or places of environmental significance.
- Corporate Conservation Award – Organisations that have made major strides to reduce their environmental impact and carbon footprint.
- Tourism Industry Conservation Award – Organisations or individuals who offer environmentally-friendly visitor services and easy access to outdoor nature activities.
- Heritage Preservation Award – Organisations or individuals who demonstrate a commitment to the preservation of built, written or cultural elements of Cayman’s history.
- Lois Blumenthal Youth Conservationist Award – A young person between the ages of 15 and 25 years old for his or her conservation work with native species.
Finalists and distinguished guests will be invited to the awards ceremony on Tuesday, 26 October at the Government House.
For Nomination Guidelines, click here
or collect hard copies from the National Trust office at the Dart Park.Nominations must be submitted via email to director@nationaltrust.org.ky or dropped off at the National Trust office located in Dart Park by 5:00pm on 10 September.
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Category: Land Habitat, Science & Nature
Michael Ryan for his awareness of the limited space at the dump. It was genius to just pump the waste material from the excavation of the Fin saltwater lagoon over the coral.
Shirley Roulstone, for saving our coral reefs
I would like to nominate Fin, the developers of the “Chrome from Chrome” condos for a BONG for cramming so many units into the property that landscaping had the same priority as retaining the natural ironshore. Such a stark contrast to Keisha and Seaview either side of them.
1. Kenneth Dart – conservationist of the year for his exemplary leadership
2. Dart Corporation – Corporate Conservation for it work with styrofoam and the garbage dump
3. Dart Corporation – Tourism Industry Conservation for the beautiful Camana Bay facilities
4. Morne Botes – Heritage Preservation for his heritage preservation plans for Barkers
5. Mangrove Rangers (a group but deserving winners) – Youth Conservationist Award for trying to keep Dart, Morne Botes, the Turk, Michael Ryan and Dale Crighton, the CPA, the Cabinet, and all the other environmental destroyers at bay.
The best was when Jackie Doak handed out trees at the Chamber luncheon, to prove that Dart was all about “sustainability”. Because ripping out all those mangroves for a stupid Duran Duran concert was a great way to show how much Dart values the environment. My blood boils every time I drive past that empty barren gravel pit.
Fro what I heard from people there, Duran Duran were a pile of steaming 💩
Ditto. Or should it be Sh*tto?
Mark vandevelde and his chronies at dart corporation
I nominate the iguana.
time for more backslapping…
cayman..the best self-backslappers in the world.