Tag: Department of Environment
Fishing line recycling can save turtles
(CNS): Given the serious threat that lost and discarded fishing line poses to marine life, and turtles in particular, the Department of Environment is starting an initiative to encourage the community to recycle old lines and will be installing bins across the islands to collect it. Alongside the recycling programme, the department is launching a competition […]
Reef preservation, not recovery, priority for Cayman
(CNS): With some 80% of the National Conservation Law now implemented, the Department of Environment has emphasized the importance of protecting local coral reef systems and not depending on restoration to save them in the future. When it comes to damage from ships’ anchors, the NCL will help the DoE to enforce the law but it […]
DoE urges pedal power to cut carbon footprint
(CNS): The use of bicycles as a means of transport in the Cayman Islands is nowhere near as high as in many other jurisdictions, where cycling has become a legitimate form of transport for many people. In an effort to try and boost the use of pedal power because of its obvious direct and significant […]
DoE officers get power to protect
(CNS): With the commencement on Earth Day (Wednesday 22 April) of the bulk of the National Conservation Law, important local flora and fauna across the Cayman Islands are now, finally, after years of waiting, lawfully protected. Species like the banana orchid, the country’s national flower, and the silver thatch palm, its national tree, have protection under […]
DoE urges public to re think their car use
(CNS): The Cayman public is being asked to think about alternatives to cars as a means of getting around the island. For Earth Month, the Department of Environment is asking people to use the bus, bikes, car pooling or even their feet on at least some of the journeys they take to help in the long […]
Public views wanted on cutting barriers to a greener Cayman
(CNS): The Department of Environment is calling on the public to take part in a number of surveys to help raise the country’s environmental consciousness. The DoE said it wants to find out what the barriers are to a more sustainable local lifestyle, as well as to understand public perceptions about being more eco-friendly and […]
