Alarming Amounts of Single-use Plastics Collected – and Construction Debris Found, During ICC 2023
Alarming Amounts of Single-use Plastics Collected During ICC 2023
Alarming Amounts of Single-use Plastics Collected During ICC 2023
More than 100 volunteers attended this year’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) and a little more than 2,000 pounds of trash was collected, of which 763.4 pounds were glass and plastic bottles (~40%) at Little Bay Beach & Pond hosted by EPIC and the St. Maarten Pride Foundation in collaboration with SMDF on Saturday September 16th.
International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) on September 16th at Little Bay Beach and Pond near Belair!
Join Us for the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) on September 16th at Little Bay Beach and Pond near Belair! Prizes await the teams that collect the most trash! May the “trashiest” team win! For more details, visit the Volunteer.sx event page or contact projects@epicislands.org.
Award Ceremony for Haitian Conservationist Marks 10th Anniversary of Stanford Bright Awards
For a cleaner island, “Environmental Protection in the Caribbean” Launches a Poster Campaign
Anti-littering Signage Placed by EPIC, R4CR, and Community Partners
Over the next few weeks, anti-littering signage will be placed in ten neighborhoods on Sint Maarten by Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC), assisted by community partners, and funded by Resources for Community Resilience (R4CR).
First of Ten Anti-littering Signs Placed, Starting at Maho Beach
Anti-littering signage placed by EPIC, R4CR, and community partners.
Clean-up at Fort Amsterdam, a Brown Pelican Nesting Site
Restoring Caribbean Brown Pelican Habitat with SXM DOET
Thirty volunteers gathered early in the morning at Fort Amsterdam for a clean-up event organized as part of SXM DOET on Friday 10th of March. After two hours, participants were proud of the large pile of trash collected, including car parts, beach chairs, cables and zinc debris left over from previous storms as well as bottles and parts of Styrofoam scattered in the dense vegetation.
Restoring Caribbean Brown Pelican Habitat with SXM DOET
Diablotin Bird: A No Show
Search for the Diablotin Bird
Anderson Jean, Stanford Law School’s 2022 Bright Award Winner
Launch of Sint Maarten Pelican Project
Don’t Let Plastic Ruin Our Island . . . Or Our World
Launch of the Sint Maarten Pelican Project by EPIC
EPIC has started a new project to research the status and conservation of the Caribbean Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis occidentalis) on Sint Maarten and promote conservation of the pelican through awareness raising and outreach activities. With the data collected, the long-term goal of this project is to improve management of natural resources for the preservation of biodiversity on Sint Maarten.
Launch of the Sint Maarten Pelican Project by EPIC
Ten Students Assisting EPIC Foundation as Youth Ambassadors
“Through this three-month EPIC Youth Ambassador program, we hope to inspire young people to appreciate their local environment and continue advocating for its protection,” explain EPIC project coordinators Laura Bijnsdorp and Riddhi Samtani.
EPIC & PRIDE Award Winning ICC Teams
EPIC in collaboration with St. Maarten PRIDE Foundation awarded winning volunteer teams and community organizations for their participation in International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). More than 100 volunteers collected >1,480 pounds of trash at Little Bay Beach and Pond near Belair, Sint Maarten.
Caribbean Environmentalist Wins Prestigious Award
Caribbean Environmentalist Wins Prestigious Award
Haitian national, Anderson Jean has been chosen as the 2022 Bright Award Winner through Stanford Law School, California, USA. The Bright Award is given annually to an individual who has “made significant contributions in the environmental preservation and sustainability area.”
Alarming Amounts of Single-use Plastics Collected During ICC 2022
On Saturday September 25th, more than 100 volunteers attended this year’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) at Little Bay Beach & Pond, near Belair, hosted by the St. Maarten Pride Foundation, in collaboration with Environmental Protection in the Caribbean Sint Maarten (EPIC). A total of 1480.5 pounds of trash was collected, of which 692.4lbs were glass and plastic bottles. This was excluding heavy construction material also found during the cleanup.
Alarming Amounts of Single-use Plastics Collected During International Coastal Cleanup 2022
Haiti Biodiversity Conservationist Wins 2022 Stanford Bright Award
Haiti Biodiversity Conservationist Wins 2022 Stanford Bright Award
Cay-Hill Community Council Hosts its First Community Cleanup
Opportunity: EPIC Youth Ambassadors.
First-ever Endangered Black-capped Petrel Found on Pic La Selle, Haiti
EPIC Cleanup Event in Hope Estate. Dozen More Planned.
First-ever Endangered Black-capped Petrel Nest Found on Pic La Selle, Haiti
The nest of an endangered Black-capped Petrel seabird was found for the first time on the slopes of Pic La Selle, Haiti on 24 May 2022 by a small team of Haitian biologists from Action pour la Sauvegarde de l’Ecologie en Haiti (ACSEH) and Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC). The discovery of the Black-capped Petrel nest represents only the third-known nesting area of these seabirds in Haiti. It also represents the first-ever confirmed Black-capped Petrel nest on Pic La Selle.
Island Gems Fixes Rails of Little Bay Pond Bird Observation Hut
EPIC Cleanup Event for World Bioversity Day
SXM TALKS: EPIC Cleanup Event for World Bioversity Day
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EPIC Cleanup Event for World Biodiversity Day
EPIC to Collect Data on Littering Habits of Sint Maarten Residents
EPIC: Taking Strides in Protecting the Environment
Researchers Confirm Presence of Endangered Diablotin Black-capped Petrel on Dominica, Raising Hopes of Finding Nesting Area
Researchers Confirm Presence of Endangered Diablotin Black-capped Petrel on Dominica, Raising Hopes of Finding Nesting Area
Researchers have confirmed a sighting of an Endangered Black-capped Petrel (Pterodroma hasitata), known locally as “the Diablotin bird,” in flight over Dominica earlier this year. If nesting is confirmed, Dominica would be the second known nesting island for Black-capped Petrel in the world.
Conserving the Black-Capped Petrel
From Two to Team: The Story of EPIC
Free Hike Guide Training Offered
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Free Hike Guide Training Offered
EPIC Sint Maarten invites people interested in becoming volunteer hike leaders to participate in a two-hour training session this Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 9 – 11 a.m.
Stanford Law School Seeking Nominations for Bright Award for Environmental Work
Seeking Caribbean Nominations for the Stanford Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability
The Black-capped Petrel Flies Again
Small Caribbean Environmental Organization Makes a Big Impact
Environment Protection In the Caribbean (EPIC) launches new website and logo
Conservationists Pen Action Plan to Protect Extremely Elusive and Endangered Seabird
The Endangered Black-capped Petrel is a seabird so secretive that ten years ago, only one active nest had ever been located and monitored. Despite this tremendous gap in knowledge, the International Black-capped Petrel Conservation Group created an action plan…
Conservationists Pen Action Plan to Protect Extremely Elusive and Endangered Seabird
API TV – Inside Story 25th September 2021
Island Conservation Takes Off with Drone Training
Island Conservation Takes Off with Drone Training
Monitoring wildlife can be challenging in remote or difficult to reach places. The use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, is one method …
Drone Training Program to Assist in Conservation
Representatives from government and local organizations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines will participate in training about the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles, also referred to as drones.
Grenadines’ Biodiversity Highly Threatened by Introduced Mammals
Local field researchers concluded surveys to assess the diversity of species found on remote, uninhabited islands of the Grenadines while also detecting non-native mammals.
Sing, Fly, Soar Like a Bird at Little Bay Pond this Sunday
On Sunday 9th May, EPIC is hosting an event at Little Bay Pond, Sint Maarten to celebrate World Migratory Bird day.
Working Group Addressing Grenadines Conservation Issues
A working group is exploring conservation issues affecting remote, uninhabited islands of the Grenadines and mapping out actions to protect the wildlife found there.
Burning of Protected Areas and Seabird Harvesting Prohibited
Many islands in the Grenadines are refuges for wildlife…As we enter the dry season, the public is reminded to not set fires on offshore islands as fires have negative effects on natural areas.
Waste to Art Contest Winners Announced
EPIC and SCIENCE are pleased and excited to announce the winners of their Waste to Art competition held under the theme “Amazing Seabirds: Our Birds, Our Islands, Our Future.”
Detecting Invasive Mammals on Offshore Islands
Invasive species are organisms that are purposefully or accidentally introduced to areas beyond their native ranges, where they establish and become harmful to the local environment…
Litter Removed from Offshore Islands to Protect Wildlife
EPIC has sponsored coastal litter cleanups on several uninhabited seabird breeding islands of the transboundary Grenadines. To date, hundreds of pounds of garbage have been removed by volunteers…
Slurping Pollution in Simpson Bay Lagoon
Black-capped Petrel Conservation Through Poverty Alleviation in a Haitian Community
Speaking Up for Seabirds: Talking to EPIC’s Juliana Coffey in the Grenadines
EPIC Sunset Kayak Raises Funds for Cleaner Lagoon
Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten – Adults and children enjoyed a sunset kayak Saturday evening, 7 November, at a fundraising event for Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC).
In Search of the Lost Jamaican Petrel: A Mystery
On the Verge of Locating Thought-to-be-Extinct Jamaican Petrel — Scientists
A New Mangrove Forest Growing in Simpson Bay Lagoon
On Sunday, 26 July, Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) began the removal of PVC pipes installed to protect mangrove seedlings planted in Simpson Bay Lagoon after hurricane Irma.
Spreading their Wings: Grenadines Seabird Guardians Unite to Conduct Surveys at Remote Islands
With their remarkable adaptations and abilities, seabirds are the only animal to unite the air, land and sea. Their long-distance migrations also unite nations as they cross borders…
Observations of Seabird Harvesting Increase Despite Covid-19 Restrictions
Although seabird harvest and egg collection are prohibited by legislation of both Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, research by EPIC shows that the practice continues to occur…
Be an EPIC Hiker
Get away from technology and the business of our normal lives and enjoy the sights, smells and sounds of nature on one of Sint Maarten’s many hiking trails.
Preserving Nature in the Grenadines
Project Coordinator Juliana Coffey noted “If there is anything to be learned from the current global crisis, it is that we must begin to adjust our relationship with nature and wildlife…”
New Short Film Explores Lives of Seabirds in the Grenadines
Wildlife Reserve Sign Installation on Remote Grenadine Islands
Although the Grenadines span approximately 100 kilometers and contain more than 70 islands, rocks and cays, EPIC is bringing people throughout the region together through a shared resource – seabirds…
EPIC and Soulcraft Allstars Announce the Premiere of The Diablotin Festival Film: The Fourth in the “Save the Devil” Film Series
EPIC Awarded Grant by Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds for Plant Catalog
Maho, Sint Maarten: EPIC Sint Maarten is pleased to announce receipt of a grant award from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds Caribisch Gebied (PBCCG) to conduct a bio-inventory of all locally found vascular plants.
Study Highlights Importance of Restoring Simpson Bay Lagoon, Sint Maarten
Mayreau Community Consulted on Seabirds
Thousands Learn About Seabird Conservation
EPIC and SCIENCE partnered to reach over 4,000 participants with outreach activities aimed at supporting seabird conservation in the transboundary Grenadines archipelago of the nations of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada.
Adam Brown: Saving the little devil from extinction
Petit Martinique Students and Community Learn More About Seabirds
Community Consulted on Managing Seabirds
EPIC continued its community consultation and planning session regarding the seabirds and offshore islands of the Grenadines, this time with a dozen fisherfolk and other interested residents on Mayreau, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Record Number of Seabird Surveys in Grenadines
Partnering with Multiple Sectors for Seabird Conservation
On 20 September, EPIC held a seabird monitoring training workshop for the Sandy Island Oyster Bed Marine Protected Area (SIOBMPA) staff on Carriacou.
EPIC Hosts Grenada Birding Club First Seabird Trip to the Grenadines
On the 4th of August 2019, executive members of the Grenada Birding Club were invited to the first-ever seabird-specific excursion in the Grenadines, through the EPIC seabird training program.
Raising Awareness of Grenadines’ Seabirds
The Silent Threat of Plastics
Imagine there being more plastic than fish in the ocean. Researchers have predicted that unless we change our behavior, this tragic situation would come true by 2050.
Respecting our Seabird Neighbours in the Grenadines
Residents of the Grenadines and fishing communities depend on the ocean, as do seabirds. It is a shared common space.
Dutch Representation Offices support EPIC’s programs
Members from the Dutch Representation Offices of Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten picked up 460 pounds of trash on Mullet Bay Beach during a cleanup organized by EPIC.
Alien Invasive Species Threatening Seabirds in the Grenadines
Alien Invasive Species Threaten Seabirds in the Grenadines
Mass migrations and movements of humans worldwide over many millennia have enabled the transport of species, both purposefully and incidentally, into new regions.
New Grenadines Intitative: Saving Our Seabirds
US Non-Profit Organization Set to Help SVG Protect Grenadines Seabird
Saving Our Seabirds
A new year-long initiative called “Conservation of Key Offshore Island Reserves” aims to develop long-term strategies to protect Grenadines seabirds.
Petite Martinique Schoolchildren and Community Members Participate in Seabird Presentation
EPIC is committed to teaching younger generations about biodiversity issues in the Grenadines, especially seabirds and their role in the marine ecosystem.
Little Bay Pond Cleanup a Success
This past Sunday, over 80 volunteers joined EPIC for a litter cleanup at Little Bay Pond and beach. Participants filled 30 large garbage bags with litter.
Breeding Again After 153 years: Black-capped Petrel Returns to Dominica
Restoration of Key Biodiversity Areas of St. Maarten
Black-Capped Petrel Survival on Dominica
The Danger of St. Maarten’s Disappearing Wetlands
EPIC to Assess Monetary Value of Wetlands
EPIC and SHTA sign Collaborative Agreement towards Sustainable Tourism
Rare Seabird Found in Dominica
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Local ornithologist finds rare sea bird in the Caribbean
Confirmation of a New Nesting Site for Black-capped Petrel
Rediscovery of Black-capped Petrels (Diablotins) on Dominica
EPIC identifies Lesser Antillean IBA’s
BirdLife has contracted EPIC to identify Important Bird Areas (IBAs) using existing information and through EPIC surveys in the Lesser Antillean islands of Saba, St Kitts, St Eustatius and St Maarten/Martin.
