After years of work by environmental groups, the Bahamian government has finally established a Marine Protected Area off of North Bimini Island. This designation will mean strict new environmental standards, which will help protect delicate ecosystems as tourist development continues in the region.
Greengrants supported the path towards this victory with a $2,500 grant to Earthcare, an environmental education organization that works on issues facing the Bahamas. The grant supported the creation and implementation of a legal strategy to halt a major hotel development: the Bimini Bay Resort and Marina. Several parts of the resort have already been built, but the new Marine Protected Area delineation will prevent further destruction of the mangrove forest and marine life in the area.
To read coverage of this success in the Washington Post, click here.
Congratulations to Earthcare and its partners in this victory!