Photo courtesy of Chelle Koster Walton
Leo Tolstoy’s grandson, coral reefs and a rare iguana: What do they have in common? They all contributed to the creation of the Bahamas National Trust in 1958, which resulted in the first Bahamas National Park in the Exuma Islands. Today, that figure has grown to 32 parks throughout the Bahamas chain.
As travelers are yearning to return to Caribbean-area islands, the Bahamas remains the closest option for much of the United States. Although Nassau is the typical destination, the archipelago’s national parks offer the safety of being outdoors and distanced for an island getaway.
File photo of a Sandals Foundation volunteers planting a tree.
Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International, has intensified its Caribbean conservation efforts by committing to plant 10,000 trees by June 2022.
The effort forms part of a wider Caribbean Tree Planting Project coordinated by the Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance in collaboration with Trees That Feed Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative, and other partners to plant one million trees across 14 Caribbean countries by June next year.
Over the last 12 years, the Sandals Foundation has engaged local schools, community groups, partners, team members, travel agents, and guests to plant more than 17,000 trees across the Caribbean.
Sandals Foundation Ambassador Samantha McPherson (left) and teen volunteer Kayla Farquharson plant timber trees as part of conservation efforts to commemorate Earth Day 2019 in Jamaica. (PHOTO: SRI)
EXUMA, BAHAMAS As organizations around the world mobilize their networks to commemorate Earth Day on April 22, Sandals Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sandals Resorts International (SRI), is intensifying its Caribbean conservation efforts by committing to plant 10,000 trees by June 2022.
The effort forms part of a wider Caribbean Tree Planting Project coordinated by the Caribbean Philanthropic Alliance in collaboration with Trees That Feed Foundation, the Clinton Global Initiative and other partners to plant one million trees across 14 Caribbean countries by June next year.
Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas. (PHOTO: RCI)
NASSAU, BAHAMAS With Royal Caribbean International’s Adventure of the Seas on target to set sail June 12 on its historic inaugural Nassau homeporting voyage, the company’s vice president today predicted a boon to a variety of local businesses in Nassau and on Grand Bahama.
Russell Benford, the Royal Caribbean Group vice president responsible for government relations in the Americas, said: “We at Royal Caribbean are excited about this next step in our journey not just because we will be able to sail again in The Bahamas, which remains our number one destination, but because of the opportunities that homeporting unfolds for so many Bahamian businesses and attractions, including our many Bahamian partners.
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