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Saturday 30 July 2022

Aruba for the first time in DCNA Junior Ranger Exchange Event 2022

America’s Got Talent

Oranjestad – On July 26, gary. In January 2021, RCC The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance Building Resilience
2022, the acrobatic group Aruba participated in the (DCNA) is excited to announce the 2022 The theme of this year’s event is Eco-
RCC Aruba auditioned for world-renowned Budapest Junior Ranger Exchange event, which system Services and How They Supports
the famous television pro- Circus Festival’ in Hungary, will be held on St. Eustatius between Us All. As small islands, the Dutch Ca-
gram America’s Got Talent where RCC Aruba won the July 30th and August 5th. Junior Rang- ribbean will be forced to face some of
(AGT). third and a special prize. ers from Aruba, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eusta- the most significant impacts of climate
According to Minister Xio-
It was the first time that mara Maduro, RCC repre- tius, and St. Maarten will come together change. Protecting and improving the
to learn all about the unique biodiversity local ecosystem services available to
Aruba participated in this sents Aruba with pride and within the Dutch Caribbean, and work to each island will help build resilience and
program. much love.
develop positive, cooperative and so- ensure each island is capable of flour-
cial skills. ishing for the next generation. During
Who is RCC Aruba? Since their tour in Budapest, this event Junior Rangers will develop
RCC Aruba consists of they received numerous Island Collaboration awareness of each island’s key flora
dancers from Aruba and contracts to perform with This annual event helps build commu- and fauna, learn about the importance
acrobats from Colombia, world-renowned circuses. nity and collaboration between the of biodiversity and its preservation in re-
Cuba, and Venezuela who Dutch Caribbean islands by supporting sponse to climate change and explore
made Aruba their new They are currently perform- the next generation of nature-minded different links between humans and na-
home and have been per- ing in the Summer Circus citizens. Each year, two junior rangers ture.
forming since 2010 at vari- & Water Spectacular of between the ages of 10 and 13 are in-
ous hotels. the Hippodrome Circus in vited to come together and share what This program is funded by Prins Bernhard
London, England, a unique
RCC Aruba has been pro- venue with a stage sur- they’ve learned about the nature on Cultuur Fonds, the World Wildlife Fund
(WWF-NL). DCNA’s activities are gener-
their islands.
moting Aruba for a while rounded by water. They will ously funded by the National Postcode
now on international stag- also tour England and per- Participating organizations this year in- Lottery. Island sponsors Azure Beach Ho-
es. form in Italy in September, clude Fundacion Parke Nacional Aru- tel in St. Maarten, Winair, and Dominoes
followed by a performance ba, Stinapa Bonaire, Saba Conserva- Pizza have also graciously donated to
In 2019 RCC Aruba em- in France in October. tion Foundation, Stenapa St. Eustatius, this event.
barked on its international and Nature Foundation St. Maarten. By
tour. They participated in The Minister of Culture, combining educational and scientific To follow along, stay tuned to DCNA’s
different international cir- Xiomara Maduro, con- components throughout the exchange social media pages- Facebook (Dutch
cus festivals. In 2019 they gratulates RCC Aruba on event, participants are empowered to Caribbean Nature Alliance), Instagram
participated in the ‘China behalf of the Government share ideas and improve the connec- (dcnanature)! For interviews, please
International Circus Fes- of Aruba for their efforts to tions between the protected area man- contact Dahlia Hassell – Knijff, DCNA
tival’ and performed in promote our island inter- agement organizations and the educa- Projects Officer at projects@dcnana-
three cities in China. In De- nationally and for qualify- tional programs.
cember 2020, they had 60 ing to the second round of ture.org. q
shows in Budapest, Hun- AGT.q