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Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) is an independent non-profit founded in 2000.
Did you know Cuba is home to the largest continuous mangrove forest in the Caribbean? These coastal ecosystems cover ~5,600 km², helping reduce erosion, buffer storm surge, support fisheries, and store carbon that strengthens climate resilience.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia #Cuba #Mangroves
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia #Cuba #Mangroves
February 15, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Did you know Cuba is home to the largest continuous mangrove forest in the Caribbean? These coastal ecosystems cover ~5,600 km², helping reduce erosion, buffer storm surge, support fisheries, and store carbon that strengthens climate resilience.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia #Cuba #Mangroves
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia #Cuba #Mangroves
Love doesn’t need extra waste 💕 This Valentine’s Day, skip the glossy wrapping paper and use old newspapers or reused materials instead. It’s simple, creative, and better for the planet. Small choices can make a big difference. 🌱
February 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Love doesn’t need extra waste 💕 This Valentine’s Day, skip the glossy wrapping paper and use old newspapers or reused materials instead. It’s simple, creative, and better for the planet. Small choices can make a big difference. 🌱
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We’re proud to highlight Colby Poerio, EPIC’s Project Coordinator in Sint Maarten, leading seabird habitat restoration, mangrove recovery, and community-based conservation in the field.
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. We’re proud to highlight Colby Poerio, EPIC’s Project Coordinator in Sint Maarten, leading seabird habitat restoration, mangrove recovery, and community-based conservation in the field.
Ready to Race? The EPIC SXM team was at the Caribbean Multihull Challenge hosted by Sint Maarten Yacht Club, connecting with competitors about our BESTLife2030 seabird habitat restoration work and sharing recycled goods by Perpetual Plastics. Thanks SMYC and congrats to all racers.
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Ready to Race? The EPIC SXM team was at the Caribbean Multihull Challenge hosted by Sint Maarten Yacht Club, connecting with competitors about our BESTLife2030 seabird habitat restoration work and sharing recycled goods by Perpetual Plastics. Thanks SMYC and congrats to all racers.
VI Clean Coasts joined the annual Vegan Food Fest at the Bordeaux Farmers Market to connect with the community about reuse, waste reduction, and protecting our coastlines.
Partners: VICS, EPIC, DPNR, U.S. EPA
https://viconservationsociety.org/programs/vi-clean-coasts/eco-certification/
Partners: VICS, EPIC, DPNR, U.S. EPA
https://viconservationsociety.org/programs/vi-clean-coasts/eco-certification/
February 5, 2026 at 4:02 PM
VI Clean Coasts joined the annual Vegan Food Fest at the Bordeaux Farmers Market to connect with the community about reuse, waste reduction, and protecting our coastlines.
Partners: VICS, EPIC, DPNR, U.S. EPA
https://viconservationsociety.org/programs/vi-clean-coasts/eco-certification/
Partners: VICS, EPIC, DPNR, U.S. EPA
https://viconservationsociety.org/programs/vi-clean-coasts/eco-certification/
Last weekend, volunteers helped restore Fort Amsterdam, Sint Maarten, a key nesting site for the Caribbean Brown Pelican. They planted 60 new trees in tough soil to support future nesting. Thanks to volunteers, Greenfingers, and DIVI Little Bay Resort for supporting BESTLife2030.
February 4, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Last weekend, volunteers helped restore Fort Amsterdam, Sint Maarten, a key nesting site for the Caribbean Brown Pelican. They planted 60 new trees in tough soil to support future nesting. Thanks to volunteers, Greenfingers, and DIVI Little Bay Resort for supporting BESTLife2030.
World Wetlands Day 🌿
Wetlands protect coastlines, filter our water, support fisheries, and provide critical habitat for wildlife. In the Caribbean, mangroves and marshes are frontline defenses against storms and climate change.
Protecting wetlands = protecting our future.
Wetlands protect coastlines, filter our water, support fisheries, and provide critical habitat for wildlife. In the Caribbean, mangroves and marshes are frontline defenses against storms and climate change.
Protecting wetlands = protecting our future.
February 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
World Wetlands Day 🌿
Wetlands protect coastlines, filter our water, support fisheries, and provide critical habitat for wildlife. In the Caribbean, mangroves and marshes are frontline defenses against storms and climate change.
Protecting wetlands = protecting our future.
Wetlands protect coastlines, filter our water, support fisheries, and provide critical habitat for wildlife. In the Caribbean, mangroves and marshes are frontline defenses against storms and climate change.
Protecting wetlands = protecting our future.
🌿 Regatta Goes Green 🌊
Join us for the St. Maarten Regatta Lagoon Clean-Up! We’ll be removing plastic from Simpson Bay Lagoon by kayak to protect marine life and water quality.
📍 Kim Sha Beach | 🗓 Feb 8 | ⏰ 7:30–11 AM
Scan the QR to register.
Join us for the St. Maarten Regatta Lagoon Clean-Up! We’ll be removing plastic from Simpson Bay Lagoon by kayak to protect marine life and water quality.
📍 Kim Sha Beach | 🗓 Feb 8 | ⏰ 7:30–11 AM
Scan the QR to register.
January 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🌿 Regatta Goes Green 🌊
Join us for the St. Maarten Regatta Lagoon Clean-Up! We’ll be removing plastic from Simpson Bay Lagoon by kayak to protect marine life and water quality.
📍 Kim Sha Beach | 🗓 Feb 8 | ⏰ 7:30–11 AM
Scan the QR to register.
Join us for the St. Maarten Regatta Lagoon Clean-Up! We’ll be removing plastic from Simpson Bay Lagoon by kayak to protect marine life and water quality.
📍 Kim Sha Beach | 🗓 Feb 8 | ⏰ 7:30–11 AM
Scan the QR to register.
There’s still time to sign up!
Want to help us plant trees? We will be at Fort Amsterdam this Saturday, January 31 from 8-10 helping to improve the area for our islands national bird, the Caribbean brown pelican. For more information and to register, visit the event page: https://ow.ly/bTGb50Y4R9t
Want to help us plant trees? We will be at Fort Amsterdam this Saturday, January 31 from 8-10 helping to improve the area for our islands national bird, the Caribbean brown pelican. For more information and to register, visit the event page: https://ow.ly/bTGb50Y4R9t
January 28, 2026 at 4:02 PM
There’s still time to sign up!
Want to help us plant trees? We will be at Fort Amsterdam this Saturday, January 31 from 8-10 helping to improve the area for our islands national bird, the Caribbean brown pelican. For more information and to register, visit the event page: https://ow.ly/bTGb50Y4R9t
Want to help us plant trees? We will be at Fort Amsterdam this Saturday, January 31 from 8-10 helping to improve the area for our islands national bird, the Caribbean brown pelican. For more information and to register, visit the event page: https://ow.ly/bTGb50Y4R9t
The Earth Prize Schools Competition is open 🌍
Students ages 13–19 can submit environmental solutions tackling biodiversity, climate change, restoration, and more. Winners receive mentorship and up to $12,500 to scale their ideas.
Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
🔗 Learn more: theearthprize.org/schools
Students ages 13–19 can submit environmental solutions tackling biodiversity, climate change, restoration, and more. Winners receive mentorship and up to $12,500 to scale their ideas.
Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
🔗 Learn more: theearthprize.org/schools
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 PM
The Earth Prize Schools Competition is open 🌍
Students ages 13–19 can submit environmental solutions tackling biodiversity, climate change, restoration, and more. Winners receive mentorship and up to $12,500 to scale their ideas.
Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
🔗 Learn more: theearthprize.org/schools
Students ages 13–19 can submit environmental solutions tackling biodiversity, climate change, restoration, and more. Winners receive mentorship and up to $12,500 to scale their ideas.
Deadline: Jan 30, 2026
🔗 Learn more: theearthprize.org/schools
Grenada’s Underwater Sculpture Park is more than art. Its textured sculptures create habitat for corals, sponges, and fish, helping damaged reefs recover while raising global awareness for marine conservation. Innovation and ecology working together underwater. 🌊🪸
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Grenada’s Underwater Sculpture Park is more than art. Its textured sculptures create habitat for corals, sponges, and fish, helping damaged reefs recover while raising global awareness for marine conservation. Innovation and ecology working together underwater. 🌊🪸
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
Antigua’s coastline is home to numerous historic shipwrecks, many now acting as artificial reefs (some sources report up to 200+ wrecks). Over time, corals and sponges grow on these structures, creating habitat for fish, turtles, and other marine life.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
January 24, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Antigua’s coastline is home to numerous historic shipwrecks, many now acting as artificial reefs (some sources report up to 200+ wrecks). Over time, corals and sponges grow on these structures, creating habitat for fish, turtles, and other marine life.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
VI Clean Coasts brochures were shared at a recent event with our coordinator and VICS Deputy Director, Sienna, highlighting how reuse cuts costs for food businesses and protects our reefs.
Partners: EPIC, VICS, DPNR, U.S. EPA
viconservationsociety.org/programs/vi-clean-coasts/eco-certification/
Partners: EPIC, VICS, DPNR, U.S. EPA
viconservationsociety.org/programs/vi-clean-coasts/eco-certification/
January 23, 2026 at 5:45 PM
VI Clean Coasts brochures were shared at a recent event with our coordinator and VICS Deputy Director, Sienna, highlighting how reuse cuts costs for food businesses and protects our reefs.
Partners: EPIC, VICS, DPNR, U.S. EPA
viconservationsociety.org/programs/vi-clean-coasts/eco-certification/
Partners: EPIC, VICS, DPNR, U.S. EPA
viconservationsociety.org/programs/vi-clean-coasts/eco-certification/
Join EPIC’s Perpetual Plastics for a Mangrove Kayak Clean Up! 🛶💚
🗓 Sun, Jan 25 | 7 AM 📍 Simpson Bay (Kim Sha) Beach 👥 Only 18 spots!
Help us protect our marine ecosystem. 🌊🌿
Sign up: https://www.volunteer.sx/o/EPIC1/opportunities/Mangrove-Kayak-Clean-Up/110950
#MangroveCleanup #Volunteer #SXM
🗓 Sun, Jan 25 | 7 AM 📍 Simpson Bay (Kim Sha) Beach 👥 Only 18 spots!
Help us protect our marine ecosystem. 🌊🌿
Sign up: https://www.volunteer.sx/o/EPIC1/opportunities/Mangrove-Kayak-Clean-Up/110950
#MangroveCleanup #Volunteer #SXM
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Join EPIC’s Perpetual Plastics for a Mangrove Kayak Clean Up! 🛶💚
🗓 Sun, Jan 25 | 7 AM 📍 Simpson Bay (Kim Sha) Beach 👥 Only 18 spots!
Help us protect our marine ecosystem. 🌊🌿
Sign up: https://www.volunteer.sx/o/EPIC1/opportunities/Mangrove-Kayak-Clean-Up/110950
#MangroveCleanup #Volunteer #SXM
🗓 Sun, Jan 25 | 7 AM 📍 Simpson Bay (Kim Sha) Beach 👥 Only 18 spots!
Help us protect our marine ecosystem. 🌊🌿
Sign up: https://www.volunteer.sx/o/EPIC1/opportunities/Mangrove-Kayak-Clean-Up/110950
#MangroveCleanup #Volunteer #SXM
🌍 St. Martin has launched its own Climate Impact Atlas, an interactive tool that brings together local climate data to support planning and resilience. A valuable resource for understanding climate risks in small island environments.
🔗 https://stmartin.climateimpactatlas.com
🔗 https://stmartin.climateimpactatlas.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
🌍 St. Martin has launched its own Climate Impact Atlas, an interactive tool that brings together local climate data to support planning and resilience. A valuable resource for understanding climate risks in small island environments.
🔗 https://stmartin.climateimpactatlas.com
🔗 https://stmartin.climateimpactatlas.com
From just 23 iguanas to 300+ 🦎
On Prickly Pear East near Anguilla, the critically endangered lesser Antillean iguana is breeding again after careful reintroduction and invasive species removal.
By Shreya Dasgupta
https://ow.ly/bCB950XZKfs
On Prickly Pear East near Anguilla, the critically endangered lesser Antillean iguana is breeding again after careful reintroduction and invasive species removal.
By Shreya Dasgupta
https://ow.ly/bCB950XZKfs
January 19, 2026 at 10:00 PM
From just 23 iguanas to 300+ 🦎
On Prickly Pear East near Anguilla, the critically endangered lesser Antillean iguana is breeding again after careful reintroduction and invasive species removal.
By Shreya Dasgupta
https://ow.ly/bCB950XZKfs
On Prickly Pear East near Anguilla, the critically endangered lesser Antillean iguana is breeding again after careful reintroduction and invasive species removal.
By Shreya Dasgupta
https://ow.ly/bCB950XZKfs
🌌 Caribbean seabirds navigate by the stars, moonlight, and the natural glow of the horizon. Bright coastal lights can disorient them and cause grounding, especially for fledglings taking their first flights. Reducing outdoor lighting helps keep these birds safe.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
January 17, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🌌 Caribbean seabirds navigate by the stars, moonlight, and the natural glow of the horizon. Bright coastal lights can disorient them and cause grounding, especially for fledglings taking their first flights. Reducing outdoor lighting helps keep these birds safe.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
Reuse beats single-use. In the USVI, limited landfill space means waste adds up fast. Reusable containers, cups, and utensils cut trash at the source, save businesses money, and help keep our beaches and reefs clean.
Partners: VICC, VICS, U.S. EPA, DPNR
https://ow.ly/Wyfl50XWPbj
Partners: VICC, VICS, U.S. EPA, DPNR
https://ow.ly/Wyfl50XWPbj
January 16, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Reuse beats single-use. In the USVI, limited landfill space means waste adds up fast. Reusable containers, cups, and utensils cut trash at the source, save businesses money, and help keep our beaches and reefs clean.
Partners: VICC, VICS, U.S. EPA, DPNR
https://ow.ly/Wyfl50XWPbj
Partners: VICC, VICS, U.S. EPA, DPNR
https://ow.ly/Wyfl50XWPbj
On Saturday, January 31, we will be out at Fort Amsterdam planting trees. It is important we maintain the area to keep the seabird population healthy. By planting trees, we provide pelicans with more space to make nests, lay eggs, and raise chicks.
https://ow.ly/Q7cj50XWOQ5.
https://ow.ly/Q7cj50XWOQ5.
January 15, 2026 at 2:02 PM
On Saturday, January 31, we will be out at Fort Amsterdam planting trees. It is important we maintain the area to keep the seabird population healthy. By planting trees, we provide pelicans with more space to make nests, lay eggs, and raise chicks.
https://ow.ly/Q7cj50XWOQ5.
https://ow.ly/Q7cj50XWOQ5.
Year 1 is complete for EPIC’s Seabird Habitat Restoration Project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The report documents baseline surveys and early restoration work on Battowia and the Pillories. Funded by the Deepwater Horizon NRDAR grant.
Learn more:
https://ow.ly/fnRl50XWOpZ
Learn more:
https://ow.ly/fnRl50XWOpZ
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Year 1 is complete for EPIC’s Seabird Habitat Restoration Project in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The report documents baseline surveys and early restoration work on Battowia and the Pillories. Funded by the Deepwater Horizon NRDAR grant.
Learn more:
https://ow.ly/fnRl50XWOpZ
Learn more:
https://ow.ly/fnRl50XWOpZ
Fruit bats are key seed dispersers in Caribbean forests. After hurricanes, they help ecosystems recover by carrying seeds to damaged areas. Their work supports native plant diversity, forest regrowth, and healthier watersheds that protect coastal habitats.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Fruit bats are key seed dispersers in Caribbean forests. After hurricanes, they help ecosystems recover by carrying seeds to damaged areas. Their work supports native plant diversity, forest regrowth, and healthier watersheds that protect coastal habitats.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
St. Thomas once had natural salt ponds that filtered coastal waters and supported migratory birds. These wetlands trapped sediment, protected reefs, and offered vital habitat. Many were later lost to development, making today’s coastal conservation even more important.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
January 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
St. Thomas once had natural salt ponds that filtered coastal waters and supported migratory birds. These wetlands trapped sediment, protected reefs, and offered vital habitat. Many were later lost to development, making today’s coastal conservation even more important.
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
#EPICCaribbeanTrivia
Big news for EPIC 📣 Our latest press release was picked up by six media outlets, amplifying Caribbean conservation stories! Check the Press Center at https://epicislands.org/press-center/ to see the coverage and how our work is shared across the region.
January 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Big news for EPIC 📣 Our latest press release was picked up by six media outlets, amplifying Caribbean conservation stories! Check the Press Center at https://epicislands.org/press-center/ to see the coverage and how our work is shared across the region.
As one of the most developed islands in the Lesser Antilles, Sint Maarten’s wildlife needs space to survive. EPIC SXM is restoring habitat through the BESTLife2030 project with trees, mangroves, and seabird nesting sites. Learn more at https://ow.ly/obE050XSZlr
January 7, 2026 at 4:02 PM
As one of the most developed islands in the Lesser Antilles, Sint Maarten’s wildlife needs space to survive. EPIC SXM is restoring habitat through the BESTLife2030 project with trees, mangroves, and seabird nesting sites. Learn more at https://ow.ly/obE050XSZlr
25 years of conservation built on science.
More than a decade ago, EPIC-supported surveys aboard the schooner Lista Light set the scientific baseline for seabird conservation across the Caribbean, guiding research and protection efforts to this day.
https://ow.ly/C2R950XRVkg
#EPIC25Years
More than a decade ago, EPIC-supported surveys aboard the schooner Lista Light set the scientific baseline for seabird conservation across the Caribbean, guiding research and protection efforts to this day.
https://ow.ly/C2R950XRVkg
#EPIC25Years
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 AM
25 years of conservation built on science.
More than a decade ago, EPIC-supported surveys aboard the schooner Lista Light set the scientific baseline for seabird conservation across the Caribbean, guiding research and protection efforts to this day.
https://ow.ly/C2R950XRVkg
#EPIC25Years
More than a decade ago, EPIC-supported surveys aboard the schooner Lista Light set the scientific baseline for seabird conservation across the Caribbean, guiding research and protection efforts to this day.
https://ow.ly/C2R950XRVkg
#EPIC25Years