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White-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

Photo credit © Steve Schnoll

Two new birds recorded on Bonaire in 2020

Bonaire
May 28, 2021
In 1983, when the second edition of ‘Birds of The Netherlands Antilles’ by Dr. K.H. Voous… Read more >
Bionews

Photo credit © Sami Kattan/Beneath the Waves

Caribbean Shark Coalition Launched to Promote Training, Impact, and Collaboration around shark protections in the Greater Caribbean Region

Aruba / Bonaire / Saba / Sint Eustatius / Sint Maarten
May 20, 2021
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) and  Beneath the Waves (BTW) have launched the Caribbean Shark… Read more >
Bionews

Monarch butterfly

(Danaus plexippus)

Photo credit: © Henkjan Kevit

Recent Publications

All DC islands
May 7, 2021
Below you will an overview of the reports and publications on biodiversity related subjects in the… Read more >
Bionews

Photo credit: © Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba

FPNA hosts first coral reef monitoring workshop

Aruba
May 6, 2021
Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) is proud to be hosting its first Coral Reef Monitoring Workshop… Read more >
Bionews

Photo credit © Ethan Cissell

Exploring species and functional diversity of coral reef benthic cyanobacterial mats

Bonaire
April 28, 2021
Benthic cyanobacterial mats, at low cover, are an important benthic component of coral reefs, but have… Read more >
Bionews

Oceanic manta ray

(Manta birostris)

Photo credit: © Peter Verhoog/DutchSharkSociety/PEW

Citizen Scientists Needed to Identify Local Manta and Devil Rays

All DC islands
March 25, 2021
DCNA is partnering with the Caribbean Islands Manta Conservation Program, an affiliate project of the Manta… Read more >
Bionews

Sabal Palm

(Sabal antillensis)

Photo credit: © John de Freitas

Intervention Needed to Save the endemic Sabal Palm of Bonaire

Bonaire / Curaçao
March 16, 2021
An update to a 40-year-old Sabal palm survey for the islands of Bonaire and Curaçao highlighted… Read more >
Bionews

Mangrove in Lac Bay

Photo credit: © Hans Smulders

Healthier Mangrove Key in Managing Our Carbon Footprint

Bonaire
March 2, 2021
Healthy mangroves act as carbon sinks, storing a variety of greenhouse gases.  As mangroves degrade this… Read more >
Bionews

Island(er)s at the Helm awarded with funding from the NWO Caribbean Research programme

All DC islands
February 9, 2021
On January 7th Minister van Engelshoven of Education, Culture and Science of The Netherlands announced that… Read more >

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