Government has to act now regarding Ramsar areas
WILLEMSTAD - Klein Curaçao has recently become a Ramsar area. These are areas that are of particular value to ecology, especially nature. The appointment of Klein Curacao to Ramsar area currently has few consequences. More...
Klein Curaçao declared a Ramsar Site
The Netherlands has designated Klein Curaçao as its 55th Wetland of International Importance. The Site (Ramsar Site no. 2355) consists of the small, uninhabited island and the surrounding sea. The eastern shore More...
Attention for innovations at the Hato caves
WILLEMSTAD - Last week renovations were completed at the Curacao Hato Caves. These renovations and innovations were necessary to provide a safe and pleasant environment for the continuously growing cruise tourists More...
Ascension free of Sargassum seaweed
WILLEMSTAD - The bay at Ascension is clean. This is according to the Unique Curaçao foundation. The organization has been working on the Sargassum seaweed for a week or so. In addition, they have received help More...
Spear fisherman caught
WILLEMSTAD - The Coast Guard caught a spear fisherman. He received a fine and his catch was confiscated and destroyed. The man was caught in the act at Marie Pampoen. The destruction of the fish was recorded on More...
Morena Resort: An island resort with a heart of gold
WILLEMSTAD - The luxurious and tranquil Morena Resort is the only eco-resort on the island of Curaçao. Morena is a unique place to spend a wonderful Caribbean vacation for anyone who has the environment at heart. More...
U.S. Ambassador visits CARMABI research station
WILLEMSTAD - The Ambassador of the United States in The Netherlands, Peter Hoekstra, visited the Carmabi Research Station this week. The visit was planned because of the growing collaboration between Curacao and More...
More Sargassum in Curaçao again
WILLEMSTAD - Once again large quantities of Sargassum seaweed have washed ashore on Curaçao. Among others at Shete Boca and Groot St. Joris. Since March of this year, the stifling seaweed washes ashore on the coast More...
Platform in Boka Tabla cave offers spectacular underground view over the ocean
WILLEMSTAD - One of the ‘Boka’s’ in National Park Shete Boka has been transformed as part of the planned improvements that are being completed in 2018 for the park. The team of the Carmabi foundation placed More...
Masses of seaweed assaulting Caribbean islands
In retrospect, 2011 was just the first wave. That year, massive rafts of Sargassum—a brown seaweed that lives in the open ocean—washed up on beaches across the Caribbean, trapping sea turtles and filling the More...
