BEST - Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce

Handle with care: Bermuda’s construction boom

The Royal Gazette – Opinion Article by Kim Smith, Executive Director, BEST – September 24, 2026 Bermuda’s construction industry is booming and the pipeline of major projects is growing. This includes hotels, affordable housing projects, seniors housing projects, new-build homes […]

Government outlines bolstering of marine management

The environment department has shared details of three recent projects to demonstrate how it is strengthening marine resource management in Bermuda — including more prosecutions for illegal fishing. In the quarterly online Envirotalk newsletter, the Department of Environment and Natural […]

What happens when preservation is inconvenient

The Royal Gazette – Mile Darrell – September 21, 2026 Walter Roban recently asked an important question in The Bermudian: “What if preservation was profitable?” It is a question worth asking. Mr Roban makes a compelling case for recognising the […]

Protecting our greatest natural resource – the ocean

The Royal Gazette – Fae Sapsford – September 11, 2026 Land hermit crabs are now extremely rare in Bermuda. To see one is a delight — the heavy white shell bumbling through the grass atop strong red legs. These slow-moving […]