St Kitts and Nevis’ efforts at combatting climate change came into sharp focus during a meeting between the Commonwealth Secretary General the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland and the Federation’s Environment Minister the Hon Eric Evelyn on Thursday November 4, 2021. During the meeting Minister Evelyn took the opportunity to outline some of the climate related […]
As climate vulnerable countries continue to push for meaningful outcomes from the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) taking place in Glasgow Scotland, representatives of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) met on Tuesday November 2, 2021 to finalize the position of the group going into negotiations. Areas of focus included climate financing, a cap […]
St. Kitts and Nevis will be joining the rest of the International Community at the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland from 31st October to 12th November. It was due to take place in Glasgow, Scotland in November last year with more than 200 world leaders due to attend, […]
There are often tales of deer on the island of St. Kitts but for many who have never glimpsed the spritely animal, the presence of the white-tailed deer remains a myth. As it turns out deer in St. Kitts is a very real phenomenon, so much so, that they are the only mammal protected by […]
21st September 2021: Representatives and partners from the ten Caribbean countries participating in the Global Environment Facility-funded UN Environment Programme-implemented Integrating Water, Land and Ecosystems Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (GEF UNEP IWEco) Project will meet virtually on 23rd and 24th September 2021, for the Project’s 5th Regional Project Steering Committee Meeting (RPSCM […]
Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 20, 2021 (SKNIS): The Honourable Eric Evelyn, Minister of Environment and Cooperatives in the Federal Government is currently chairing the 8th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers: Environmental Sustainability (COM: ES) which takes place virtually from May 20-21 under the theme “Unlocking a Green, Resilient and Inclusive […]
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 26, 2021 (SKNIS): The Department of Environment in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Environment, UNEP DTU Partnership and its regional collaborating centre, the University of the West Indies (UWI), recently launched the preparation of a Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) for St. Kitts and Nevis. The stakeholder consultation, which took place on […]
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 23, 2021 (SKNIS): As the discussion to ban single-use plastics gains momentum, the Sustainable Destination Council (SDC) is strengthening its partnership with relevant stakeholders to promote a clean and healthy environment. Kenney Manning of the Sustainable Destination Council in the Ministry of Tourism said one such stakeholder is the Ministry of Environment […]
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 23, 2021 (SKNIS): The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, through the Department of Environment, is spearheading a recycling project aimed at reducing waste, enhancing sustainability, and promoting a healthy environment. The project, which will be done in collaboration with the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Solid Waste Management Corporation, will investigate […]
Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 22, 2021 (SKNIS): Biosafety Officer within the Ministry of Environment, Vicia Woods, appearing on ‘Working for You’ on April 21, said that some environmentally-conscious businesses in the Federation have already begun the practice of using alternatives to single-use plastics even though a ban on single-use plastics has not yet been legislated and […]
