Topic: mangrove
95-apartment complex planned for low-lying mangrove forest
A 95 apartment residential complex is being proposed for a low-lying area of mangrove forest, to the dismay of neighbours who remember storm damage caused by Hurricane Ivan.
Gun club plans to build shooting ranges on mangrove wetland
Several shooting ranges may be built on one of the last remaining Crown-owned plots of mangrove forest on North Sound - if the Central Planning Authority gives it the thumbs up.
Highway extension would be ‘insanity’, group claims
Amplify Campaign has launched a campaign video, featuring startling drone footage of Cayman's traffic problems, arguing that a planned highway extension will not solve the issue.
Mangrove water run-off turns Sound Sound shore red
Foul smelling dark red water currently flowing into the sea from a culvert near the South Sound boardwalk is not pollution but mangrove run-off from the nearby wetlands caused by increased rainfall from recent storms, Department of Environment Deputy Director Tim Austin has confirmed.
Development of wetlands prompts flood warning
Overdevelopment of mangrove wetlands in South Sound has created an increased flood risk to homes in the area, prompting calls for a new national approach to stormwater management.
