Tag: Department of Environment
DoE hits the road to talk about marine conservation
(CNS): Representatives from the Department of Environment will begin a series of public meeting next week on the latest plans to expand marine conservation in the Cayman Islands under the National Conservation Law. With increasing global and local pressures from natural phenomena, such as bleaching incidents, and the man-made ones from over-development, the need to […]
Marine habitat first in line for NCL protection
(CNS): The marine environment is the first local habitat to be proposed for protection under the National Conservation Law. An updated version of the enhancement of the local marine parks presented by the Department of Environment more than three years ago is now open to public consultation to pave the way for more comprehensive and […]
Rescued turtle killed in failed illegal catch
(CNS): A 400lb female turtle that was rescued from poachers in June has been killed in what marine environment officials believe was a failed attempt to poach the turtle from local waters. The dead green turtle was found floating at sea near North West Point on Friday 24 July by divers from Wall to Wall […]
No silver bullet for reefs in draft plan
(CNS): Hopes of mitigating the destruction of reefs and the disruption to George Town if government presses ahead with the proposal to develop cruise berthing piers were dashed this weekend with the publication of a draft Environmental Management Plan (EMP). The 74-page document further highlights the problems associated with the development of piers and provides […]
Researchers to study falling land crab populations
(CNS): The Department of Environment has begun a local study on Grand Cayman’s white and black land crabs. There may be a wealth of knowledge among local crabbers about this local delicacy but there is very little scientific data about what appears to be declining population. Causes behind the suspected fall could be the growth in […]
Decade old law implemented to protect species trade
(CNS): A law passed in Cayman in 2004 that had not come into force has finally been implemented to manage and protect the trade of plants and animals. The Endangered Species (Trade and Transport) Law, 2004 (ESTTL) will not only prevent people from removing and selling protected endemic flora and fauna, but it will also facilitate […]
Funding secured to protect local sharks
(CNS): The Department of Environment has secured a funding award of around $300k to continue the study and conservation of local sharks and other big fish on Cayman’s reefs, which experts say are essential to the enhancement of reef resilience in the islands’ marine habitat. The two-year Darwin Plus Award will fund an ongoing project to […]
Dogs run off turtle poachers
(CNS): A 400lb female turtle was rescued from the hands of poachers yesterday morning at around 4:30am. A man walking his dogs along the shore in West Bay came across a group of men attempting to take the nesting turtle. But the concerned citizen, with the assistance of his dogs, ran the poachers off and […]
Marine park enhancement back on agenda
(CNS): The Department of Environment is back at work on the enhancement of the local marine park system. Having launched a public consultation period at the end of 2012 to gauge community support for the expansion of local marine protection, the project had taken a back seat to the implementation of the National Conservation Law. […]
Reef destruction revealed in report
(CNS): Local environmental activists and eco groups are urging people to attend a meeting being hosted by the tourism ministry tomorrow evening because coral reefs, shorelines and marine resources remain under serious threat in the face of the proposed cruise berthing facilities. Several acres of reef will be completely destroyed, according to the draft statement on […]
DoE asks for input on energy use
(CNS): Despite the small population and a mere 100 square miles of territory, the Cayman Islands has a tradition of punching above its weight in terms of progress. And while that may have proved positive for the country on the financial stage, its over-sized carbon footprint is certainly a negative. In its final public opinion survey in a series of […]
