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Kingdom Report Sounds Alarm on Biodiversity Conservation in the

Dutch Caribbean

Only Four of Twenty Biodiversity Targets On Track to Achieve Goals in the Dutch Caribbean

Continued from Page 13 tropical cloud and rain forests, dation that works with dedicated Collaboration and knowledge
and caves all with a high level of nature management organiza- sharing is critical in maximizing the
biodiversity (number of plant and tions on the six Dutch Caribbean efficiency of these efforts.
Urgent call for support to all islands animal species). These islands are islands to protect biodiversity and
The CBD report highlights both the highly dependent on the health of stimulate sustainable nature con- The full report for the Kingdom of
successes and failures of current these ecosystems both economi- servation efforts. Every island in the Netherlands can be found
environmental policies and man- cally and socially. For all Dutch Ca- the Dutch Caribbean has its own here: https://www.dcbd.nl/docu-
agement practices in the Dutch ribbean islands to meet the Aichi unique natural habitats but faces ment/sixth-national-report-king-
Caribbean. The six Dutch Carib- Targets will not be possible without similar challenges to keep them dom-netherlands. Resources: Min-
bean islands are a part of the continued support from local con- protected. Climate change, de- istry of Agriculture, Nature and
larger Caribbean Islands Biodiver- servation groups, public volunteers forestation, overfishing, sargassum Food Quality. 2019. Convention
sity Hotspot including many natu- and governmental aid. influx events, rampant construction of Biological Diversity Sixth Nation-
ral habitats including coral reefs, The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alli- and the effects of unsustainable al Report of the Kingdom of the
mangrove forests, seagrass beds, ance (DCNA) is a non-profit foun- tourism are only a few examples. Netherlands.q

Aruba will raise mosaic wall at San Nicolas
Awareness about malnutrition of our children

San Nicolas, Aruba’s town of bad customs to choose shops to create your own
of art and culture. The for unhealthy food and hand of mosaic which
wall is part of a store for because of financial is- are on November 1st and
children’s articles which sues. November 8. Every hand
is the Patrice Store. Many of mosaic that is created
hands are needed to re- Everyone can decorate will be part of the official
alize the wall and that their own ‘hand of mosa- wall of mosaic. For more
reflects in the image that ic’ These will be placed in information you may con-
will be used: the hand. The a design of a ‘watapana’ tact Cosecha San Nicolas
hand symbolizes the child tree symbolizing that we by phone: +297 5878708
asking for healthy food need to stay grounded or Cosecha Oranjestad
and the hand that gives and go in the right direc- at +297 5878709. You can
the alimentation. The im- tion. The design comes also email to cosecha-
age focusses on the child from illustrator Ria Arrin- workshop@gmail.com or
that receives malnutrition dell-Broeks. visit the Facebook page:
because of social or eco- www.facebook.com/Aru-
nomic problems, because Cosecha offers two work- ba-Cosecha. q
ORANJESTAD — Soon Aru- spired by the work of this
ba will have its first mosaic foundation an Argentin-
Wall to create awareness ian journalist launched the
about malnutrition of our ‘Organization of walls for
children. Creative center a Argentina without mal-
Cosecha works together nutrition of children’.
with local artists to make
this wall happen. Also the The goal of this organiza-
foundation ‘Ban uni man tion is to create aware-
pa cria nos muchanan’ or ness on the topic as well
Let’s unite to raise our chil- as asking attention for the
dren’ is part of the team foundation Conin and
behind this project. their work. From here the
project collaborated with
Aruba is the first one within internationals artists and
the region to have a mo- in that light Aruba was
saic wall that at the same approached too. With
time carries a social mes- Aruba’s participation the
sage. Aruba wishes to island is part of a world-
contribute to the world’s wide project that focusses
community of mosaic on this topic. To build a
walls as worldwide com- mosaic wall also means
munities are building choosing for a sustainable
mosaic walls to create way because no paper
awareness about certain is used, the environment
social issues. For example is lifted by a colorful wall
in Argentina the foun- and there is attention for
dation Conin is fighting the topic.
malnutrition of children
already for 25 years. In- The wall will be created in