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Resiliency Training Boosts Airport Preparedness in Latin America & Caribbean

Resiliency Training Boosts Airport Preparedness in Latin America & Caribbean
10/29/2024 | Companies
The tabletop exercise sparked a flurry of activity among the participants, as they prepared for an impending disaster at an airport in Suriname. Involved were representatives from government agencies, relief organizations, and businesses from across Latin America and the Caribbean. They worked...
airport preparedness, airport resilience, C-PReP, Caribbean, CIFAL Miami, disaster relief, disaster response, FedEx, Florida International University, humanitarian aid, Latin America, OAA, Outreach Aid to the Americas, resiliency training, UNITAR

Whirlpool Employees Transform 25 Homes in Latin America for Habitat for Humanity

Whirlpool Employees Transform 25 Homes in Latin America for Habitat for Humanity
08/02/2024 | Companies
We're expanding our GroMoreGood initiative and strengthening our Pollinator Promise by launching a new bee yard, or apiary, at our Marysville, Ohio, campus. This project, a collaboration between ScottsMiracle-Gro, Ortho, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, and the Central Ohio Beekeepers Association...
100000 Floors To Play On, Caribbean, Child Development, Colombia, Community Impact, Concrete Floors, Corporate Social Responsibility, Employee Volunteers, Habitat For Humanity, Health And Wellbeing, Housing Initiative, Latin America, Local Economy, Sustainable Housing, Whirlpool Corporation

Forbes Magazine ranks Direct Relief as 5th biggest charity by private donations in 2022

Forbes Magazine ranks Direct Relief as 5th biggest charity by private donations in 2022
12/20/2022 | Companies
Direct Relief Mobilized $2.2 billion in medical resources for underserved and disaster-affected communities in countries around the globe. According to Forbes Magazine's newly released annual list of the 100 largest US charities by private donations, Direct Relief has been ranked as the 5th biggest...
biggest, Caribbean, charitable commitment, Direct Relief, disaster victims, financial assistance, Forbes Magazine, fundraising efficiency, healthcare providers, humanitarian, humanitarian medical assistance, Hurricane Fiona, Hurricane Ian, largest, medical aid, medical aid group, private contributions, private donations, underserved communities, US charities

WWF’s Living Planet Report 2022 shows staggering loss of wildlife in Latin America and the Caribbean

WWF’s Living Planet Report 2022 shows staggering loss of wildlife in Latin America and the Caribbean
10/17/2022 | Environment
It is in our vested interests to bring about positive change in natural systems since without these resources there would be no human life. According to the World Wildlife Fund's (WWF) Living Planet Report 2022, monitored vertebrate populations (mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish) have...
2030 Global Biodiversity Framework, amphibians, biodiversity loss, birds, carbon emissions, Caribbean, climate change, conservation, diseases, early warning indicator, fish, food consumption, food production, freshwater species, habitat loss, impact of humans, invasive species, Latin American, Living Planet Index, Living Planet Report 2022, mammals, natural resources, over exploitation, policymakers, pollution, reptiles, vertebrate populations, World Wildlife Fund, WWF, Zoological Society of London

JetBlue’s Attempt At Responsible Tourism Through ‘Buy Informed’

JetBlue’s Attempt At Responsible Tourism Through ‘Buy Informed’
11/30/2016 | Environment
JetBlue introduces tourists’ role on Caribbean wildlife. Dailycsr.com – 30 November 2016 – Sophia Mendelsohn reports about responsible tourism, whereby she begins by asking the question as to what really comes to our mind when we think of “an exotic Caribbean vacation”.   The answer could...
Buy Informed, Caribbean, JetBlue, Responsibility, The U.S. Fish, Tourism, Wildlife Service

Experts Seek Climate Funds To Help Caribbean Islands

Experts Seek Climate Funds To Help Caribbean Islands
07/29/2015 | Environment
Experts gathered together to discuss on the effects of global warming that the islands of Caribbean are going to face, whereby they suggest that immediate action should be taken to switch to green energy sources instead of fossil fuels. Fort-de-France – 24 July 2015 – Experts are of the opinion...
Caribbean, Climate Change, Conference, Global Warming

Rise in Global Temperatures could wipe off the Bahamas

Rise in Global Temperatures could wipe off the Bahamas
06/13/2015 | Environment
For some Global Warming and Climate Change are mere conspiracy theories. For the residents of the Caribbean Nations these ever growing threats which unless is dealt with urgently and with seriousness could end up taking their lives. “1.5 to stay alive” has become a catch phrase if not a slogan for...
1.5 to stay alive, Bahamas, Caribbean, Sustainable development, vacation

The cascading effects of tree logging in the Caribbean

The cascading effects of tree logging in the Caribbean
05/20/2015 | Environment
Climate Change and Global Warming are having a major impact on the Caribbean islands. The logging of trees in its forests, the slash and burn method of agriculture, landslides, bush fires, receding fish stocks, rising sea levels and chaotic weather, only appear to be isolated incidents; however...
Caribbean, climate change, Grenadines, marijuana, slash and burn, St. Vincent

Chinese Developers threaten Antigua’s Marine Ecology

Chinese Developers threaten Antigua’s Marine Ecology
05/20/2015 | Politics
Although Barbuda Labour Party stormed into power in June 2014 with the promise of transforming Antigua’s economy into a Caribbean powerhouse, the way it has gone about doing so could potentially be a major environmental disaster. Read on to find out more. Gaston Browne led his Barbuda Labour Party...
Antigua, Barbuda Labour Party, Caribbean, Gaston Browne, mangrove, Marine ecology


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