Cari-Bois Environmental News Network

09/06/2025

07/05/2025

Let's learn more about the incredible lineup of presenters that took the time to empower the students participating in Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project.

During the 2024/2025 Academic Year, Cari-Bois partnered with the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation to empower students across Trinidad and Tobago with climate journalism skills as part of the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project.

We thank the following 11 presenters who took the time to hone the basic journalism skills of the students by sharing their expertise in the areas of climate change, research, story development and conducting interviews:

✍️ Dr. Lorraine Waldropt-Ferguson
✍️️ Mr. Ryan Bachoo
️ ✍️ Mr. Kalain Hosein ️
✍️ Mr. Ryan Assiu ️
✍️ Mr. Reyad Mohammed ️
✍️ Ms. Ardene Sirjoo ️
✍️ Ms. Emma Lewis ️
✍️ Ms. Christine Samwaroo ️
✍️ Ms. Daphne Ewing-Chow ️
✍️ Mr. Tyrell Gittens
✍️ Mr. Nigel Bradshaw

A very special thank you to the Scotiabank Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️

25/04/2025

For the sixth Issue of the Cari-Bois Green Gazette, students participating in Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project wrote about the effects of climate change on biodiversity.

During the second term of the 2024/2025 Academic Year, Cari-Bois partnered with the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation to empower ten (10) students with climate journalism skills as part of the third edition of Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project.

Cari-Bois' Green Gazette is a special social media campaign and digital publication that will highlight the stories written by the participants of the project.

We're pleased to share that these stories and students are featured in Issue 06 of the Cari-Bois Green Gazette:

✍️ Exploring the link between climate change and biodiversity loss (Ananyah Matthews)

✍️ The Cascadu: Freshwater Fish at Risk in Trinidad and Tobago (Jenissa Lawrence)

✍️ How does climate change affect the honeybee? (Ashada Durante)

✍️ How Climate Change is Affecting Trinidad and Tobago’s sensitive species (Salisha Nebblett)

✍️ Tobago’s corals and Trinidad’s swamps under climate threat (Amelia Puttin)

✍️ A look at the delicate biodiversity of Trinidad’s Arena Dam (Jade Gonowrie)

✍️ Assessing the effects of climate change on Trinidad and Tobago’s Biodiversity (Chinati St Louis)

Read the full stories using the following link:
https://caribois.org/author/cari-bois-youth-journalists/

A very special thank you to the Scotiabank Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️

16/04/2025

For the fifth Issue of the Cari-Bois Green Gazette, students participating in Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project wrote about the relationship between climate change and natural disasters.

During the second term of the 2024/2025 Academic Year, Cari-Bois partnered with the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation to empower ten (10) students with climate journalism skills as part of the third edition of Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project.

Cari-Bois' Green Gazette is a special social media campaign and digital publication that will highlight the stories written by the participants of the project.

We're pleased to share that these stories and students are featured in Issue 05 of the Cari-Bois Green Gazette:

✍️ Floods, droughts, heatwaves plague vulnerable Caribbean region (Ananyah Matthews)

✍️ Climate-fuelled disasters leave a trail of destruction across the Caribbean (Chianti St Louis)

✍️ A look at recent natural disasters in Trinidad and Tobago (Ashada Durante)

✍️ From historic floods to water shortages: a look at Trinidad and Tobago’s changing climate (Salisha Nebblett)

✍️A look at the Bahamas’ climate vulnerabilities (Amelia Puttin)

Read the full stories using the following link:
https://caribois.org/author/cari-bois-youth-journalists/

A very special thank you to the Scotiabank Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️

07/04/2025

For the fourth Issue of the Cari-Bois Green Gazette, students participating in Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project wrote about the effects of climate change on agriculture.

During the second term of the 2024/2025 Academic Year, Cari-Bois partnered with to empower ten (10) students with climate journalism skills as part of the third edition of Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project.

Cari-Bois' Green Gazette is a special social media campaign and digital publication that will highlight the stories written by the participants of the project.

We're pleased to share that these stories and students are featured in Issue 04 of the Cari-Bois Green Gazette:

✍️ Brazil farmer: growing conditions “unpredictable” (Kelvin Seepaul)

✍️ Farmers make efforts to adapt to changing seasons (Chianti St Louis)

✍️ From cocoa to sweet potatoes: climate change affects Trinidad and Tobago’s agriculture (Ashada Durante)

✍️ One Talparo farmer shares how climate change affects her operations (Jade Gonowrie)

✍️ The delicate relationship between agriculture and climate change (Jenissa Lawrence)

✍️ How climate change affects operations at WHYFARM in Siparia (Ananyah Matthews)

Read the full stories using the following link: https://caribois.org/author/cari-bois-youth-journalists/

A very special thank you to the Scotiabank Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️

26/03/2025

What does sustainable living look like to you? On February 22, students participating in the third edition of Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project had an opportunity to visualise what sustainable living looks like in practice as they visited Wa Samaki Ecosystems in Freeport and learnt more about permaculture.

During the tour, students:

🍅 Walked through the farm and saw how Wa Samaki transitioned from a citrus estate to a regenerative estate using permaculture principles

♻️ Discovered how Wa Samaki repurposes different materials and uses them in natural building projects

🫏 Met Wa Samaki's "famous" donkeys and chickens, as well as how these animals help enrich the farm's soil

♻️ Learned how Wa Samaki's make compost using different methods

🐟 Enjoy a walk through Wa Samaki's "Fish House," where they have many species of freshwater fish

Made possible with the support of the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation, the Cari-Bois and Scotiabank teams envisioned this field trip as an immersive learning tool to help further educate students about sustainability and an opportunity for them to gather information for their first article, which addressed the topic of "Climate Change and Agriculture."

Be sure to stay tuned to Cari-Bois' social media pages to read the articles written by the project's talented students under the "Cari-Bois Green Gazette" social media campaign.

A very special thank you to the Permaculture Trinidad - Wa Samaki Ecosystems Team for an incredible tour and the Scotiabank Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️

26/03/2025

So proud of this project - the inspiring work of our nation's farmers, entrepreneurs and sustainability champions, as well as the engaged young environmental journalists in training!

Grateful for the ongoing support of the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation in cultivating their passion, talent and a deep sense of responsibility for improving our relationship with our environment.

Stay tuned for more!

21/03/2025

On February 15, students participating in the third edition of Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project visited WHYFARM in Siparia to learn more about sustainable agriculture and their operations 💚

Made possible with the support of the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation, the day's agenda included a presentation on WHYFARM's history by Founder and Executive Director, Mr. Alpha Sennon, and then a tour of the farmland to better understand the sustainable practices used to grow WHYFARM's produce.

Mr. Sennon also took time to share inspiring words with the students in an effort to encourage them to be diligent in the pursuit of their goals.

Complementing the project's commitment to empowering students with climate journalism skills, the Cari-Bois and Scotiabank teams envisioned this field trip as an immersive learning tool to help further educate students about sustainability and an opportunity for them to gather information for their first article, which will address the topic of "Climate Change and Agriculture."

Be sure to stay tuned to Cari-Bois' social media pages to read the articles written by the project's talented students under the "Cari-Bois Green Gazette" social media campaign.

A very special thank you to Mr. Alpha Sennon for an incredible tour and the Scotiabank Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️

20/03/2025

During the second term of the 2024/2025 Academic Year, Cari-Bois partnered with the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation to empower 10 students with climate journalism skills as part of the third edition of Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project.

In the coming weeks, we will share content associated with the project and the stories written by the students under a special social media campaign titled the "Cari-Bois Green Gazette."

What can you expect?

✍️ Over 20 articles written by the project's talented students under the "Cari-Bois Green Gazette" social media campaign

🌳 Pictures from the project's field trips to WHYFARM in Siparia and the permaculture operations at Wa Samaki Ecosystems in Freeport, Trinidad

💭 A post celebrating the presenters who conducted the online training sessions during the second and third editions of the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project

Students participating in the third edition of the project represented the following schools: Brazil Secondary, Waterloo Secondary, Fyzabad Secondary and Speyside Secondary

A very special thank you to the Scotiabank Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️

25/02/2025

16/01/2025

For the third Issue of the Cari-Bois Green Gazette, students participating in Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project wrote about the importance of the UN Climate Change Conference.

During the first term of the 2024/2025 Academic Year, Cari-Bois partnered with the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation to empower ten (10) students with climate journalism skills as part of the second edition of Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project.

Cari-Bois' Green Gazette is a special social media campaign and digital publication that will highlight the stories written by the participants of the project.

You can read the full stories by using the following link:

https://caribois.org/author/cari-bois-youth-journalists/

You can also read the full stories by clicking the link in the caption of each photo.

We're pleased to share that these stories and students are featured in Issue 03 of the Cari-Bois Green Gazette:

✍️ How do Small Island Developing States navigate the UN Climate Conference? (Sidney Raj)

✍️ Why is the UN Climate Conference important? (Naomi Williams)

✍️ What role did SIDS play at the 2024 UN Climate Conference? (T’Kaiyaa Julien)

✍️ The UN Climate Conference: a space where minds meet (Paul Craig)

✍️ SIDS use UN Climate Conference to voice concerns (La Toya Le Quay)

A very special thank you to the Scotiabank Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️

04/01/2025

On November 9, students participating in the second edition of Cari-Bois' Youth Journalism Project got a guided tour of Wa Samaki's Regenerative Farm in Freeport, Trinidad 🍅🌽🍊🫏🐓♻️

During the tour, students:

🍅 Walked through the farm and saw how Wa Samaki transitioned from a citrus estate to a regenerative estate using permaculture principles

♻️ Discovered how Wa Samaki repurposes different materials and uses them in natural building projects

🫏 Met Wa Samaki's "famous" donkeys and chickens, as well as how these animals help enrich the farm's soil

♻️ Learned how Wa Samaki's make compost using different methods

🐟 Enjoy a walk through Wa Samaki's "Fish House," where they have many species of freshwater fish

The Cari-Bois and Scotiabank Foundation teams envisioned this field trip as an immersive learning opportunity to help further educate students about the principles of sustainability.

Be sure to stay tuned to Cari-Bois' social media pages to read articles written by the project's talented students under the "Cari-Bois Green Gazette" social media campaign.

A very special thank you to the Scotiabank Trinidad and Tobago Foundation for supporting the development of young people through initiatives like the Cari-Bois Youth Journalism Project ✍️