A decade of fieldwork is revealing how one of biology’s fundamental principles works in real time.
The islands’ vulnerability has roots deep in the exploitative systems forced on them by colonialism, from slave-based land policies to ill-suited development that put lives in harm’s way.
Hardening electric transmission systems and monitoring ocean temperatures are two key priorities.
A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
A leading driver of this seaweed invasion is pollution, carried down rivers and into the Atlantic Ocean from the continents.
Not all reparations involve money. Returning unique scientific resources is also a way of showing respect and righting past harms.
Water is everywhere, but freshwater supplies are limited on many Caribbean islands. Rising demand and climate change are worsening water shortages for the people who live here.
After Dominica was devastated by Hurricane Maria, it wanted a climate-resilient future.
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