Nature reports
Publisher: Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA)
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![Jamie Craggs and Kelly Latijnhouwers Smooth Star Coral spawning. Koraal Solenastrea bournoni, voortplanting](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/31f57169-11b2-4ef1-b01a-2b37ae5ca962.png&h=170&w=270&v=1718283218)
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) is excited to announce the upcoming Reef Restoration Workshop, happening from June 17 to 19, at its office on Bonaire. This event will unite stakeholders, experts, and practitioners from..
The world is currently experiencing a widespread coral bleaching event, the second global bleaching event of the decade, which experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and International Coral Reef..
![Andre van Proosdij Sabal antillensis Curacao Seru Bientu.](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/7737c36e-918e-4ee0-a17d-7275227596ac.png&h=170&w=270&v=1715342872)
Recent genetic studies on the Dutch Caribbean native palm species, specifically Sabal antillensis in Curaçao and Sabal lougheediana in Bonaire, have provided crucial insights that confirm these two species are endemic for their..
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On Arpil 22nd, the independent nature conservation organization formerly known as Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) used the occasion of global Earth Day to reveal its transformation to the Aruba Conservation Foundation..
![Hans Leijnse Saba land meets water](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/fa4b6d49-b22c-447d-a66e-1a11757c561a.png&h=170&w=270&v=1713964987)
The Saba Bank National Park was recently the focus of an innovative habitat mapping study. Mapping habitat types is key for environmental management, conservation and research efforts, as well as understanding long-term changes...
![T. Weber Morphotypes of Tubastraea on the platform's submerged sections, March 2017.](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/63df70e1-ced9-4a49-ad6f-b1c267a0ebc8.png&h=170&w=270&v=1712199926)
Coral ecosystems are susceptible to invasive species, that can wreak havoc on the balanced communities. Such species can be transported unintentionally by marine structures, as is demonstrated by research on a platform which was..
![STINAPA Work in progress.](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/c23b7fc6-e246-4c43-bf2d-7cbdde18dfae.png&h=170&w=270&v=1710185449)
An offshore oil spill originating off the coast of Tobago has made its unwelcome arrival on the shores of the Dutch Caribbean. Despite oil reaching Bonaire’s and Curaçao’s coast, the islands seem, fortunately, to have escaped a..
![Charles Fransen- all rights reserved. Palaemonidae shrimp (Pontonia manningi) photographed on Curaçao.](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/7aae0659-6570-4d0c-9894-45543a13987f.png&h=170&w=270&v=1706750445)
A recently published report found that the Dutch Caribbean hosts 46 species of Palaemonidae shrimp, 24 of which were recorded for the first time for one or more of the islands. These shrimp play a critical role in maintaining..
![Marion Haarsma Parrotfish- one of the species which got increased protection under the SPAW protocol.](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/04fb845a-3ca3-4a8d-ac5d-82bf3ba1680f.png&h=170&w=270&v=1705926442)
The Protocol for Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW Protocol) stands as a crucial framework dedicated to safeguarding biodiversity within the Caribbean. Recent announcements within the SPAW Protocol have extended extra..
![Sylvia van Leeuwen New Guinean land flatworm (Platydemus manokwari) on Bonaire.](https://cdn-img.newstory.nl/naturetoday/images/optimized/f0981e7e-faf0-4dcb-91f3-6c7a98e11d8c.png&h=170&w=270&v=1705683149)
During the relay expedition of Naturalis and STINAPA on Bonaire, the invasive New Guinea flatworm was found in two places. That’s bad news, because it has been listed among the top 100 of the world’s worst invasive alien species..