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May 28, 2011Bee Farmer Weighs In On Climate Change
- A BEE farmer for some 15 years, Florizel Thompson is well aware of the potentially devastating impact of climate change on his profession. "With the large-scale cutting down of trees for charcoal, you have less flowering. Then, because of the less flowering, you have less pollination for people who plant pumpkin and other stuff who depend heavily on pollination. So less bees, less pollination. Less trees, less bees," he said in summing up the issue.
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May 22, 2011Group Pushes Rainwater Harvesting Project
- Rainwater harvesting, a strategy used by Jamaicans over many decades, especially in rural Jamaica, to ensure adequate supply of water for domestic and agricultural purposes, is being promoted on a wider scale by the Caribbean Coastal Area Management (C-CAM) Foundation, as it seeks to educate Jamaicans about adaptable and alternative livelihoods in the face of climate change.