Diadema are long-spined sea urchins. They are important herbivores that graze on algae, that could overgrow the slow-growing corals on the reef. Their impact on the health of the reef is so great that several projects have focus on
Tag: Nature
Vacancies: Turtle Program
During the turtle nesting season which runs from July till December, you will be assisting the Turtle Program Volunteer Coordinator with night patrols on Zeelandia beach, monitoring nesting sea turtles. You will assist with gathering data from sea turtles that generally nest
Join DCNA’s Free Big Live Nature Quiz
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) invites all residents on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten, and Sint Eustatius to participate in the first Big Live Nature Quiz on Friday 2nd of July, 6 pm. It’s free, online, live, interactive
STENAPA Newsletter Wrap Up 2020
What a year! The coronavirus pandemic is almost a year old, so it is no surprise that the highlights of STENAPA over the year 2020 have this in mind. Imagine planting trees while keeping the necessary distance, or while going hiking, doing night patrols..
Happy International Mountain Day
The Quill is unique in the region as a perfect example of an ash volcano. The last eruption of The Quill was prehistoric and occurred before settlement of the island by Salidoid Indians, probably 1550 years before present. The unique form took shape during the
