16 Jun 2026

Photo credit: Nicola / Adobe Stock The Caribbean island of Montserrat has joined the Blue Belt Programme, the UK Government’s flagship international marine conservation initiative, making it the eleventh UK Overseas Territory to enter the scheme and the fourth from the Caribbean. The announcement was made on 8 June, World Ocean Day, as the programme also marked its tenth anniversary. Known as the “Emerald Isle […]

07 Jun 2022

June 8th marks World Ocean Day (WOD). To celebrate, the UN will host a special hybrid event taking place in-person at the UN Headquarters in New York and broadcast live to a global audience. This year’s theme, Revitalization: Collective Action for the Ocean, sheds light on the communities, ideas and solutions that are working together […]