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March 5th, 2021 – Nassau, Bahamas Representatives from the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund present The Bahamas National Trust with a cheque at BNT’s Headquarters A Bahamas Protected Areas Fund grant agreement was signed today to aid the Bahamas National Trust (BNT) in efforts to restore marine and terrestrial protected areas in Abaco that were devastated [...]

February 9th, 2021- Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) notes the Bahamas Petroleum Company’s (BPC) recent press release stating that no commercial volumes of oil were found during the drilling of its Perseverance #1 well in The Bahamas. The press release also stated that this well will now be permanently plugged and abandoned. The

December 10th, 2020- Nassau, Bahamas: The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) is in direct opposition to the proposed South Abaco: Hotel, Marina, and Residences development based on a thorough review of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project. As stated by our allies, Sustainable South Abaco, the proposed development will directly reduce the quality and

November 25, 2020, NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Since the release of its last statement on proposed oil exploration in The Bahamas, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) has closely followed the national and international discussion on this issue. A growing number of Bahamians are clearly opposed to and not willing to accept the risks associated with an oil