Ecology – Ecologie – Caribbean Footprint

The islands’ nature is actually always in transition. Between the distinctly dry and wet seasons, there are periods of transition that can sometimes last quite a while. Think of the Carnival season…

Ecology - Ecologie

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (17) – Help local trees and forests!

januari 15, 2026

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It’s easy to shrug our shoulders and look the other way, or to look sternly at only nature and environmental organizations when things go wrong with nature and the environment. There is a lot you can do yourself, like planting local trees in the garden.

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Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (16) – in memory of a legend

december 8, 2025

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In 2011, the legendary environmental activist Wanghari Maathai, passed away. She founded the Green Belt Movement, an organisation that is a game changer in community-based solutions for e.g. environmental issues.

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Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (15) – Invasive dangers to our forests B

november 7, 2025

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It’s bizarre how little legislation and control there is in 2025 over the import of plants, soil, building materials, and all other products in which harmful organisms can hide.

Ecology - Ecologie Fauna

Video: Endemic Three-scaled ground snake actively hunts for invasive Cuban Tree frog

november 3, 2025

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A video illustrating ongoing adaptations in nature, where an endemic Three-scaled Ground snake on Curaçao actively hunts for invasive Cuban Tree Frogs.

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Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (14) – Invasive dangers to our forests A

oktober 13, 2025

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Danger from outside, to our nature! No nature-related topic has shone so brilliantly in the media in the period from 2010-2020 as this one. Well, it wasn’t so much about the value of nature itself, but rather about the fact that

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Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (13) – Forests, natural areas in danger (B)

september 18, 2025

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The disruption of natural processes is the final blow to forests. The isolation of small patches of nature, disrupting not only animals but also plants in their natural habitat, is a common occurrence on the ABC Islands.

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Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (12) – Forests, natural areas in danger (A)

augustus 21, 2025

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Forests worldwide are under threat. This includes forests on our islands. Television and newspapers regularly report that forests are being cut down, burned, bulldozed, plundered, and so on. Terms like biodiversity, habitat destruction, impoverishment, and erosion are all used to illustrate the threats to forests. But what exactly does all this mean? What actually happens when a piece of forest is removed while many others remain? And what about this process on our islands?

Ecology - Ecologie Flora

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (11) – Cacti; special trees

juni 23, 2025

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The most picturesque plant on our islands is simply the cactus, and especially the columnar cactus. On the islands there are three different native columnar cacti that each have their own name on each of the islands. Learn how to differentiate between them.

Ecology - Ecologie Flora

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (10) – Trees in our local history

juni 10, 2025

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Our history is full of trees. Used as building materials, as a food supply for humans and livestock, to tan leather of to make quicklime, the stories are ample.

Caribbean Footprint

Categorie: Ecology – Ecologie

Titbits | Nature in February – Transition

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (17) – Help local trees and forests!

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (16) – in memory of a legend

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (15) – Invasive dangers to our forests B

Video: Endemic Three-scaled ground snake actively hunts for invasive Cuban Tree frog

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (14) – Invasive dangers to our forests A

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (13) – Forests, natural areas in danger (B)

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (12) – Forests, natural areas in danger (A)

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (11) – Cacti; special trees

Forests on the semi-arid ABC islands (10) – Trees in our local history

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