Montego Bay Marine Park
In my previous blog, I wrote about the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park and the valiant efforts of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust to protect and conserve them. In this blog, I’d like to profile Montego Bay Marine Park and the remarkable group of volunteers who have dedicated themselves to its protection and restoration.
Organization of Eastern Caribbean States Biodiversity Curriculum Project Update
I have just returned from two weeks spent in St. Lucia, Barbados and Jamaica where I met with team members, the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) and representatives of several non-government organizations, including Panos Caribbean and Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust. These meetings were exceptionally beneficial on many fronts. It was the first time that team members were able to meet with and get to know each other.
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park of Jamaica
Yesterday was an awesome day! With the business meetings associated with the biodiversity curriculum project completed, I spent the day exploring the Hollywell Recreation Area within the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park with Susan Otoukon, executive director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust, the ngo charged with the responsibility of managing this protected area.
Glimpses of St. Lucia
As I write this, waves slam against the sand beach just metres from my hotel room in the wake of a tropical storm that passed over Barbados on its way towards St. Lucia, where I was just the day before. I’m in the Caribbean to hold meetings related to the contract that EKOS won from the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States to re-vamp high school curriculum to include biodiversity themes.
Canadian Wooden Domes - Reinventing Domed Dwellings
Think you know what a dome is? I thought I knew. I recalled the domes that some of my friends built and lived in. Funky structures that never seemed to live up to their potential as perhaps the best design for living and work spaces. Maybe okay for hippie communes of the 60s or back-to-the-landers of the 70s, but definitely not something you’d expect to find as suburban homes for the masses.
Well a company from the Southern Interior of BC has set out to change all this.
The Power of Youth
Canadian youth have a valuable role to play in the social and economic development of the nation. From their influence on political policy, to their strength in the marketplace as consumers, to their innovations and insights for the environment, youth have the power to determine the future of sustainability in Canada.
In this edition of ekosRadio, co-hosts Starr Munro and Rick Searle, chat with Justin Trudeau at Globe 2006, about the important role youth play in transforming our society’s understanding and respect for the natural environment.
Test Driving GM's New Hydrogen-Fuel Cell Equinox
Considered by many as the “silver-bullet” for achieving sustainable transportation, hydrogen can be made from water and returns to water or water vapour as it is converted to electricity to power vehicles. There are numerous technological challenges which result in few vehicles being produced and those that are come with very hefty price tags running into the six and seven figures.
Adapting to Climate Change in the Fraser Basin of British Columbia
As part of the Natural Resource Canada funded project on climate change adaptation in the Fraser Basin of British Columbia, EKOS produced two 12 min. videos designed to stimulate dialogue among local government representatives, scientists and engineers on how to adapt water related infrastructure. Each video applies peer-to-peer learning by having mayors, councilors and senior policy advisers as the main delivers of the message, supported by clips from three highly respect climate research scientists from University of British Columbia (UBC)Adapting to Climate Change in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
As part of the Natural Resource Canada funded project on climate change adaptation in the Fraser Basin of British Columbia, EKOS produced two 12 min. videos designed to stimulate dialogue among local government representatives, scientists and engineers on how to adapt water related infrastructure. Each video applies peer-to-peer learning by having mayors, councilors and senior policy advisers as the main delivers of the message, supported by clips from three highly respect climate research scientists from University of British Columbia (UBC).Designing Green Neighbourhoods: An Interview with Architect Avi Friedman
Consider these numbers. The average North American wood-frame home consumes about 0.4 hectares (1 acre) of forest to construct. The building process generates about 3.5 tonnes (8000 pounds) of waste, of which all usually goes to the dump.