LONDON – Commonwealth Secretary General, Patricia Scotland, says while Guyana is fortunate that deforestation is very low, Commonwealth countries with an estimated 900 million hectares of forest land need to ensure policies are in place to support the livelihoods of millions of people while tackling climate change.,

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has named 12-year-old environmental advocate, Maria Marshall, as its youngest Youth Advocate in the Eastern Caribbean.

On Sunday, the Environmental Protection Agency in Guyana(EPA) said it was investigating claims of an offshore oil spill in Guyana.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia –The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission will later this month host a webinar on geothermal energy, saying the use of the product has been an ongoing subject of research and exploration within the sub-region.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Belize is to benefit from a BDZ$1.6 million (One Belize dollar=US$0.49 cents) grant being made able through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) as it prepares for a new program being developed by the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada is implementing a new strategy to deal with the croton scale disease that is affecting several fruit trees causing them to die and produce fewer fruits.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana Tuesday urged the international community to live up to its commitment in helping small island developing states (SIDS) deal with the impact of global change, even as Georgetown indicated its preparedness to help the region in that regard.

ROME, Italy – Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to benefit from projects aimed at addressing land degradation, biodiversity and sustainability of marine resources, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has announced.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Scientists attached to the UWI Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) have ended their tour of duty in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados-based Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPMN) Monday said that many Caribbean countries will be starting the new season “with a deficit in water resources” as the region continues to be affected by a “relatively dry” period.

NEW YORK, New York - A top Caribbean prime minister who just led her country to Republic status, has been named a UN 2021 Champion of the Earth.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, – The Barbados-based Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) says the potential for floods and cascading hazards should be moderate to high in the Caribbean during the three-month period December to February next year.