Environmental Consortium to Focus on Conservation in Caribbean
Airlines & Airports February 15, 2018

WHY IT RATES: This important partnership, which underscores JetBlue’s recognition of the direct connection between vibrant ecosystems and revenue, will be a tremendous benefit to the Caribbean and the protection of its natural environment.—Mia Taylor, TravelPulse Senior Writer.
JetBlue, New York's Hometown Airline, has announced the development of a
Aligned with other like-minded partners across multiple disciplines, this effort will address conservation and commerce in the
In 2016, JetBlue became the first
During year one, this group will make recommendations on development and environmental issues, to help ensure that Cuba’s natural habitat is protected for future generations. With support from members including JetBlue, the New York Botanical Garden will build upon past findings regarding
“One-third of our network is in the
Under the direction of Dr. Brian Boom, vice president for conservation strategy, who leads NYBG’s
“It is very gratifying to see research results on the threatened plants in
The partnership will also include opportunities for JetBlue customers and crewmembers,
Travel to the
This study starts to link the importance of clean, intact, and healthy beaches and shorelines to tourism’s profitability in the
The New York Botanical Garden’s Scientific Research in
NYBG has a long history of research and scientific/conservation capacity-building in
Since then, in partnership with Cuban institutions, NYBG scientists have conducted more than two dozen expeditions to
Over the past two decades, NYBG has maintained a robust exchange program with Cuban scientific institutions, through which more than two dozen Cuban scientists have visited NYBG for training and to use its scientific resources.
NYBG scientists, along with their Cuban counterparts, have been charting Cuba’s most vulnerable plant species for the past decade. Data gleaned from field expeditions, databases, and laboratory analyses are revealing the probable level of endangerment of plant species on the island presently and further into the 21st century.
Preliminary results, based on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analyses of approximately 1,800 plant species, have confirmed that the flora of the Caribbean’s largest and most diverse island is indeed threatened by a changing climate in the long term and destruction of natural habitats and other threats in the shorter term.
SOURCE: JetBlue press release
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