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On Trees That Feed…and What Feeds Them
The Prime Minister made an announcement about a major tree-planting programme on September 27, 2019 at the United Nations General Assembly. We are waiting to hear details, although I hear that the...
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A Poem for Earth Day 2020: Mother Maple by Brenda Cave-James
I am copying and pasting this from my dear friend Anne C. Bailey’s blog. The link is here. I am sorry that the tree had to be felled (I don’t believe in chain saws). It’s a lovely poem though, that...
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PM Holness, NEPA, KSAMC, NWA – Is Anyone Listening? Communities’ calls for...
I wrote recently about the “uglification” of Kingston. While downtown Kingston is (thankfully) getting some of the attention it deserves, further uptown it’s a developer’s paradise, a free for all....
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Escaping to the country
We had the opportunity for a short break, and it was wonderful. We got out of town. The weather in western Jamaica changed every moment. There was a rushing in the trees as rain approached. The fan...
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“Nature is our lifeline”: A young indigenous Surinamese woman speaks during...
Caribbean Tree Planting Week (July 5 – 11, 2021) was diverse, vibrant, packed with valuable information, and full of youthful energy. Two sessions per day for a week, it covered a great range of...
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“Keep fighting the good fight”: On World Ranger Day, a message from a...
You would not believe how much work goes on in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These beautiful mountains encircle the (not so beautiful) capital...
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Jamaica’s Kids Climate Camp plants seeds of awareness
There is a perception that younger children cannot grasp climate change issues. It’s too complicated. So, at least in Jamaica, education on climate change only begins with high school students, who...
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A passion for Planet Earth
That is all. That’s my passion, and if you read a few of my blog posts, or read my tweets (@petchary) you will quickly realize this. This was a Bloganuary prompt a few days ago; yes, I am still a few...
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The burning hills and the Kingston chain saw massacre
The hills have been burning steadily since the New Year began. The rain has gone left us. Fires in the usually green, forested hills around our capital city, where the beautiful homes of the better...
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