Dear Friends,
I hope this note finds you well and enjoying the last weeks of summer. For our friends in more northern latitudes, perhaps there is a hint of fall in crisp mornings and early fall colors.
I’m pleased to share with you the second edition of Caribbean Currents newsletter for 2025. It’s filled with stories that reflect our shared commitment to protecting the region’s rich biodiversity and building resilience for future generations.
We begin by celebrating a major milestone—30 years of conservation impact in the Dominican Republic. From coral restoration to large-scale watershed restoration, we have a history of authentic collaboration and progress in nature conservation. Our Caribbean Board’s successful Conservation Summit, with the theme “Financing a 2030 Nature-Positive Future in the Dominican Republic,” marked the milestone for TNC and an exciting new level of national ambition.
You will also see an update on the CoralCarib project, which is advancing coral reef restoration across four nations using climate-smart approaches. Our team is working closely with local partners to ensure these vital ecosystems thrive amid growing climate challenges such as bleaching and increasing storm intensity.
We report on our wastewater awareness campaign, which has reached more than one million people in the Dominican Republic, Grenada and Jamaica, raising public consciousness about this pervasive threat to coral reefs and other coastal ecosystems.
I am also excited about the deep-sea pelagic learning exchange jointly hosted by TNC Bahamas and The Bahamas Department of Marine Resources. This enabled experts and fishers from several Caribbean countries to come together to explore sustainable fisheries management practices and facilitate the flow of knowledge across borders.
Finally, dive into the vibrant story of the “Summer of Spawning” in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, where our team is helping to safeguard critical coral reef species during their reproductive season, particularly those corals that are demonstrating resilience in the face of climate stress.
Each article reflects the power of partnership, science and community. Thank you for being part of our Caribbean community and being on this journey with us. Together, we find a way!
Rob
Read articles featured in the Caribbean Currents Newsletter: Fall 2025.
Over the last six months, TNC’s Caribbean team has published or been published a number of times. Here we highlight some of these publications for your reading pleasure:
Impact Report 2024
The 2024 Caribbean Impact Report was perhaps the largest and most significant publication. The report, published annually, was released in April in English and Spanish.
Island Innovation Summit magazine
Executive Director of TNC Caribbean Rob Brumbaugh contributed an article to the inaugural issue of Island Innovation Summit magazine. Rob’s article focused on the “Roadmap to Securing a Nature-Positive Future for the Caribbean by 2030.”
Science articles
The Caribbean Science team was featured in an article titled “Conservationists Use Satellites and Geospatial AI to Guide Caribbean Coral Protections.” The article is based on an interview with Caribbean Lead Scientist Dr. Steve Schill about his team’s innovative work and the technologies they use.
Frontiers Journal
Valerie McNulty, conservation scientist with our Science Team, is the lead author of a major peer-reviewed article published in Frontiers online journal. The extensive article, titled “The Blue Carbon Explorer: a Google Earth Engine tool for mangrove restoration,” looks at several case studies about the use of the Blue Carbon Explorer in Jamaica, The Bahamas, Dominican Republic and Grenada.
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