🌿 Welcome to Green Caribbean Chronicles 🌿

 Exploring Environmental Realities & Resilience in the Caribbean

The Caribbean is more than just turquoise waters and picturesque sunsets—it's a vibrant, living tapestry of ecosystems, cultures, and communities deeply connected to the land and sea. But beneath the postcard-perfect surface lies a reality we can no longer afford to ignore: our region is on the frontline of the climate crisis.

Welcome to Green Caribbean Chronicles, a blog born from love. As a Saint Lucian and a passionate advocate for sustainability, I created Green Caribbean Chronicles to shine a light on the environmental issues impacting both Saint Lucia and the wider Caribbean. This blog is more than just a platform—it's a call to action, a place for connection, and a space where our stories can be told through an eco-conscious lens for nature. I created this space to explore environmental issues, celebrate sustainable efforts, and amplify Caribbean voices advocating for climate resilience.

From coastal erosion in Saint Lucia to coral reef degradation, food insecurity, and the push for renewable energy throughout the whole Caribbean, this blog will dig into the heart of the environmental challenges we face. But it won’t stop there. We’ll spotlight the innovators, grassroots efforts, and bold policies reshaping our islands for a greener, more sustainable future.


🌎 Why This Blog?

Our region is on the frontlines of the climate crisis—rising sea levels, stronger hurricanes, food insecurity, and disappearing coastlines are just the tip of the iceberg. And yet, we are also home to incredible resilience, innovation, and grassroots action.

Through Green Caribbean Chronicles, I aim to:

  • Highlight environmental challenges across the Caribbean, from island to island

  • Celebrate local and regional efforts toward sustainability and climate resilience

  • Share facts, stories, and solutions from Saint Lucian communities and beyond

  • Amplify Caribbean voices in the global environmental conversation

📝 What to Expect

This blog will feature:

  • In-depth articles on environmental issues affecting the Caribbean

  • Features on local eco-heroes, organizations, and community projects

  • Discussions on green energy, climate justice, policy, and innovation

  • A fresh, honest look at what it means to live sustainably in a vulnerable region

Whether you’re an educator, student, policymaker, activist, or simply someone who loves the Caribbean—I invite you to join me on this journey. Let’s learn, reflect, and grow together as we work toward a more sustainable future for our islands.

Together, we’ll learn, unlearn, and grow.

🌴 Thank you for being here.
Let’s protect paradise—one post at a time.

With love and purpose,

Z. C

Founder, Green Caribbean Chronicles


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