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Welcome to DCNA

The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance is a regional network of protected areas set up to help and assist the park management and conservation organisations on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten to better safeguard our unique natural world.

Through this website, we seek to document our work and to provide a valuable online source of information and inspiration to colleagues, friends and supporters around the world who, like us, are united in their dedication to protecting our planet’s wealth of natural wonders.

Nature Policy Plan for Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius

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CARIBBEAN NETHERLANDS — After more than two years of intense debate and discussion, it’s finally here … The Dutch version of the Nature Policy Plan for Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius (“Natuurbeleidsplan Caribisch Nederland“) was printed this morning and sent to Parliament by State Secretary, Sharon Dijksma, of the Ministry of Economic Affairs. It provides a framework for decision making for the coming five years and context for the development …

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Species in the Spotlight

  • Hawksbill Turtle

    Featured this week is the Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), one of the four species of sea turtles confirmed in our Dutch Caribbean waters and beaches.

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