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mangroves

February 9, 2022

EDITORIAL: The Virgin Islands must save the mangroves

The importance of mangroves and other wetlands has been well known for more than half a century. The delicate ecosystems offer habitat for birds and marine life; they naturally prevent …

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by BVI Beacon
November 3, 2021

Mangrove efforts expand to Prickly Pear

Along the coastline of Prickly Pear Island is a stretch of mangroves that died after retaining too much salt following the hurricanes of 2017. But the area has a chance …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
May 18, 2021

Mangrove replanting passes 1,000 goal

Jost Van Dykes Preservation Society Director Susan Zaluski said in February 2020 that the group and its partners hoped to plant 1,000 mangrove seedlings. Now, government is reporting that the …

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by Dana Kampa
March 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: Mangrove planting is great, but new laws needed too

Government and non-profit organisations deserve kudos for working together recently to launch a major mangrove restoration programme, but we fear their work will be for naught if comprehensive changes aren’t …

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by BVI Beacon
Mangrove in Jost Van Dyke
February 27, 2020

Mangroves on the move: Habitat restoration efforts underway

On the eastern end of Jost Van Dyke, where sunshine beats down on expansive white beaches, is a quiet little inlet. The pool is sheltered from crashing waves by a …

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by Dana Kampa
January 2, 2019

As eco-law delayed, mangroves and wetlands left exposed

Government officials recently threatened to fine a South African businessman who removed a large swath of mangroves and other vegetation from the Paraquita Bay lagoon as part of efforts to …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Paraquita Bay lagoon
April 30, 2018

Study finds that mangroves will grow back

Clive Petrovic was disappointed by what he saw on a recent drive out to West End: the wholesale removal of a large stand of mangroves near Sopers Hole. “My guess …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
April 11, 2018

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