The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Caribbean Division extends congratulations to Carol Francis of the Public Broadcasting Company of Jamaica on being the primary recipient of the distinguished TNC/CBU Caribbean Media Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism – Mangrove and Seagrass Beds.
Francis was introduced with the award on the thirty fifth Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) Caribbean Media Awards Gala held at Umaya Lodge in Placencia, Belize. She and her crew ready a 15-minute documentary entitled “Defending Jamaica’s Personal,” which examines the relationships between mangroves and crocodiles in Jamaica and emphasizes that significance of mangrove as an ecosystem.
The award, sponsored by TNC Caribbean acknowledges excellent journalism that highlights vital environmental points regarding mangroves and seagrass beds within the Caribbean. Carol is an award-winning journalist with over twenty (20) years’ expertise. Awards obtained beforehand embody the Caribbean Media Alternate (CMEx) Sustainable Tourism Award for her reporting on the destruction of the coral reefs in Western Jamaica and the Press Affiliation of Jamaica Award for her protection of the Volcanic eruption in Montserrat. Presently, Carol is the Program Supervisor on the Public Broadcasting Company of Jamaica, the one public service tv broadcaster in Jamaica.
Francis’ storytelling efforts have helped to tell and have interaction the general public on the significance of preserving the Caribbean’s pure assets and inspired native residents to take motion on vital environmental points. “The successful CBU entry in 2024 is a part of a sequence known as Defending Jamaica’s Personal. In Jamaica, mangrove forests are affected by competing land makes use of, air pollution, local weather change and overfishing,” Coral defined. “Crocodiles are an endangered protected species in Jamaica. They’re additionally protectors of the mangroves. The characteristic submitted seemed on the interconnectivity between mangroves and crocodiles and the significance of defending each the mangroves and crocodiles.”
The Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s Caribbean Media Awards have a good time the most effective in Caribbean journalism and current awards in fifty-five classes, showcasing the range of media protection and journalism expertise throughout the area. TNC is honored to accomplice with CBU to sponsor two awards, in addition to to host the Coral Reef Showcase for journalists, a panel session that featured the work of Caribbean journalists’ protection of coral reef ecosystems. TNC stays dedicated to recognizing and supporting the work of journalists who’re making a distinction.
