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Some of you were enquiring whether locals could apply for the field volunteer position being offered by The Barbados Sea Turtle Project and I have received the following information from the Field Director, Darren C. Browne:

 Locals can most certainly apply. The process is much simpler than that for international volunteers, and the two-month time period does not apply. Simply complete the attached form and send the data back to this email address, along with a copy of your CV. You will be considered along with our other local applicants.

Please click here to download the Field Volunteer application form for The Barbados Sea Turtle Project and please email your completed form along with your CV to: thebstp@yahoo.com

The Barbados Sea Turtle Project is looking for volunteers. This position would suit English speaking students. All you need is the cost of a flight to Bim, acoomodation and cooking facilities are provided.

Field volunteers required for nesting beach monitoring programme for hawksbill turtles – Barbados – The Barbados Sea Turtle Project – environmental jobs at Stopdodo.com.

Concern about Caribbean artifacts in foreign hands

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, December 4, 2009 – Barbados’ Culture Minister has expressed concern that many valuable artifacts and collections from the region’s history remain in the hands of foreign collectors, universities and museums.

Steve Blackett says that Barbados, just like several other countries in the region and the Americas, had lost ownership of many vital aspects of its heritage, with several records still in British repositories.

He said there’s a need for the creation and implementation of a programme to restore such works to their countries of origin, a position which the Barbados government took at the Durban Review Conference in April this year.

See full article here.

The first way is saving energy, which is not only beneficial to the environment, but also easier on the pocketbook. This can be done by using compact fluorescent light bulbs, unplugging appliances when you are not using them or using a smart power strip that senses when appliances are not in use and cuts energy use and washing clothes in cold water whenever possible since as much as 85 percent of energy used in machine washing goes towards heating the water.

See full article from the Barbados Advocate.

Help save the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary for the next generation.

www.graemehall.com

Canadian investor who said he pumped US$35 million into creating an eco-tourist facility in Barbados, is blaming the government for the closure of the 35-acre property and he’s taking the matter to a higher authority.Peter Allard, developer of the Graeme Hall Nature Sanctuary, has filed a complaint alleging that the government violated its international obligations by refusing to enforce its environmental laws, and as a result allowed increased pollution and land development to damage the Sanctuary.

via Caribbean: News in the Caribbean – Caribbean360.com.

The Caribbean Youth Environment Network CYENIn Collaboration With The National Conservation Commission Invites You To Participate In The Annual International Coastal Cleanup ICC Day 2009Long Beach Christ ChurchSaturday September 19th, 2009 6:00amCOME AND JOIN US IN KEEPING BARBADOS BEAUTIFUL!PLEASE CONTACT TONIA SKEETE @ 231-0008FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

via Facebook | International Coastal Cleanup ICC Day 2009.

Come January 1st next year, Barbados will be obligated to phase out its trade in chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

Word of this has come from Project Manager at the Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Drainage, Rickardo Ward, who disclosed that the move was in compliance with the Montreal Protocol, which seeks to eliminate the production and importation of nearly 100 chemicals that have ozone depleting substances (ODS).

Caribbean: News in the Caribbean – Caribbean360.com.

Not that relevant to property I’m afraid, but certainly appropriate for an island surrounded by water with scarce free land.

The world’s very first floating fullscale offshore wind turbine has officially been inaugurated in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.

The turbine even has a name: Hywind. It measures 213 feet tall and weighs 5,300 tonnes, and it rests on a floating stand which is filled with water and rocks to provide balast. Three powerful cables anchor the stand to the seafloor.

StumbleUpon WebToolbar – World’s First Floating Wind Turbine Opens in Norway : EcoWorldly.