Facing Tough Times, Barbuda Continues Sand Mining Despite Warnings
Officials are dismissing warnings by environmentalists that sand mining has exceeded safe limits and that its continuation is placing Barbuda, the tiny island in the Antigua and Barbuda union, at ever-greater risk from storms and sea level rise…
No Deal On Huge Antarctic Marine Reserves
International talks on establishing huge marine reserves in Antarctica have failed to reach a consensus.
Mexico’s Cities Not Ready for Climate Change
Towns on Mexico’s Caribbean coast are behind schedule on the design and implementation of plans to face the challenges of climate change, in spite of the urgency of measures to reduce vulnerability.