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Tuesday 8 OcTOber 2019

Safeguarding Nature Television Program-

Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius

duction and much more. sion prevention, improving and had to be modified or
the sustainable use of na- amended. Nevertheless,
These nature television pro- ture, and/or improving the between October 2013
grams are the crowning synergy between nature, and October 2017 a total
glory of the successful co- land use (agriculture) and of 23 projects were ap-
operation between Dutch tourism. These funds have proved, 10 on Bonaire, 7 on
and local government and come to be known as the Saba and 6 on St. Eustatius.
local nature conservation “Nature Funds” or “Natu- This television program cel-
organizations. Let yourself urgelden”. ebrates the achievements
be inspired by their passion of each of these projects,
for our beautiful nature in The funding was provided as they all were completed
the Dutch Caribbean and to the island governments by October 1st, 2019.
learn more so you can get of the Caribbean Neth-
involved. erlands. Only they could Watch the Nature televi-
make proposals. The island sion program
Nature Funding Projects governments sought out • Bonaire.tv (kanal 23
In the wake of the constitu- projects based on consul- on Flamingo tv and 70 on
tional change in 2010, the tation with nature organi- Telbo)
Dutch Ministry of Agricul- zations and/or their own Thursday October 10th
Part of Bonaire’s safeguarding nature television program: Nerio ture, Nature & Food Qual- policy priorities. 2019 at 2:30 pm
Finies is proudly showing presentor Julianka Clarenda the walk- ity, as part of its Nature Pol- Or watch the nature televi-
ing trails around Goto Lake that were created as part of the na- icy Plan for the Caribbean The Nature Fund got off to sion program online:
ture funding project POP Bonaire. - Copyrights reserved. Netherlands, reserved an a slow start as both the for- • YouTube: DCNA
amount of $9.8 million for a mulation of proposals and communication
KRALENDIJK, BONAIRE — (Reef Renewal Foundation period of four years to fund process of review, selection • Facebook: Dutch
On behalf of the Dutch Min- Bonaire), protecting sea overdue maintenance of and contracting took a lot Caribbean Nature Alliance
istry of Agriculture, Nature turtle nesting sites (Sea Tur- nature. In particular for proj- of time, and many of the • Nos ta biba di Natu-
& Food Quality, the Dutch tle Conservation Bonaire) ects aimed at preservation original funding proposals ralesa: https://bibadinatu-
Caribbean Nature Alliance and a sustainable agricul- of coral especially by ero- did not meet the criteria ralesa.comq
(DCNA) together with lo- ture and rural development
cal organizations made a program (POP Bonaire).
nature television program
highlighting the results of Saba: Local Food produc-
some of the ‘Nature Fund- tion (Public Entity Saba),
ing’ projects of each of the Tent Reef Protection (Public
public entities of Bonaire, Entity Saba), Mount Scen-
Saba en St. Eustatius. The ery Trails (Public Entity Saba,
program premiered during Saba Conservation Foun-
Minister Schouten’s visit last dation), Saba Bank noise
month. loggers (Saba Conserva-
tion Foundation, Wagenin-
Reforestation, coral resto- gen Marine Research)
ration and much more!
The results from some of St. Eustatius: Roaming Ani-
the Nature Funding proj- mals (Government of St.
ects were proudly filmed Eustatius), Coral restora-
by B-onair TV, where each tion (Stenapa), Nature
of the project leaders were Awareness (CNSI), Hurri-
interviewed by local inter- cane Reconstruction (Ste-
viewers Julianka Clarenda napa, Made in Statia) and
(Bonaire), Angie Ignacio Rodent control (CNSI and
(Saba) and Dorette Cour- Eastern Caribbean Public
tar (St. Eustatius). Health Foundation).

Projects included The results are incredible.
Bonaire: reforestation Highlights include more
(Echo), Bonaire Caves than 13.000 newly planted
and Karst Nature Reserve native trees, more than
(CARIBSS and WILDCON- 20.000 transplanted corals,
SCIENCE), ecological resto- improved water circulation
ration of Lac Bay (STINAPA in Lac Bay, hiking, cycling
Bonaire and Mangrove and car trails, lesson-boxes
Maniacs), coral restoration for schools, local food pro-