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Lecture On Bermuda’s Waste Management
The community is invited to attend this free lecture on Thursday, February 27th, to discover more about Bermuda’s waste management system, with Solid Waste Manager, Mark Husdan. A spokesperson said, “Mark Husdan has 20 years of experience working within waste […]
Read moreHidden risks of an understaffed Civil Service
Royal Gazette Opinion Article by Kim Smith, Executive Director, BEST. February 18, 2025 In a Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce op-ed last month, we highlighted the need for stronger enforcement by the Department of Planning, the weakness or absence of which has […]
Read moreStrong enforcement demanded of planning department
The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce is an environmental watchdog whose mission is to preserve and enhance the quality of life on island for present and future generations. We engage with the community to advocate for sustainable management and development of […]
Read moreRoban: island to drop single-use plastics
The Attorney-General’s Chambers will soon draft legislation to phase out single-use plastics, the Minister of Home Affairs said yesterday. Walter Roban made the announcement as he addressed the fourth annual Youth Climate Summit. He said that a draft version of […]
Read moreLecture to explore sustainable interiors
People can learn about creating sustainable environments and products at the Bermuda College on Thursday. Eimeir Johnston will deliver the free lecture, Sustainable residential interiors and the built environment Bermuda, in the College’s Athene Room H100 from 1pm to 2pm. Ms […]
Read moreSustainable Design Lecture On November 21
BEST and Bermuda College will hold a free lecture on sustainable design by expert Eimeir Johnston on Thursday [Nov 21] from 1.00pm to 2.00pm. A spokesperson said, “The community are invited to attend this free lecture on Thursday, November 21 to discover how […]
Read moreLand abuse at industrial levels
In April this year, the Bermuda Environmental and Sustainability Taskforce wrote an opinion-editorial in The Royal Gazette highlighting sites across the island where industrial-type activities are occurring on land not zoned for such use. One notable example is the site at 6 Tribe Road […]
Read moreBEST Presenting Free Environmental Lecture
BEST is getting set to present a free lecture by Rachel Parsons on the topic of ‘Microbial Oceanography, Microbiomes, and Microplastics’ at Bermuda College on October 31. A spokesperson said, “The community is invited to attend this free lecture on Thursday, October 31 […]
Read moreLecture to explore the role of Earth’s first life forms
A free lecture about the vital and continuing role of microbiomes, the first forms of life on planet Earth, will take place at the end of this month. The Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce will present the talk at Bermuda College […]
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