As part of its continuing efforts to help the Caribbean recover from the long-term impacts from Hurricanes Irma and María, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding a $6.2 million to the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources as the first installment of a $40 million grant for hazardous and solid waste management […]
By Rafael R. Díaz-Torres | Center for Investigative Journalism The awareness that the governments of coastal municipalities and the central government have about sargassum and the challenges that this marine species present to communities, ecosystems and businesses has not been enough to integrate how it will be managed in the mitigation plans prepared by the […]
As part of its objective of contributing to a more sustainable future through supporting community efforts focused on natural resources conservation and management, the Ford Environmental Grants program distributed $40,000 among the six winning projects of the 2019 edition. The award-winning community projects of this edition are: Bucaré Urban Garden, by the Coalition for the […]