The Montserrat National Trust (MNT) is relaunching its children’s group Monty’s Messengers on St. Patrick’s Day Thursday, 17 March 2022. Monty’s Messenger was a program established by the MNT pre-volcano, to engage school children and develop their love for Montserrat’s target species (namely the Montserrat oriole). It was also an exciting way for children to…
Relevant stakeholders must take immediate action to combat marine pollution in the Caribbean to shift the OECS Member States to a Circular and Blue Economy. The Caribbean Islands have been crowned the world’s worst plastic polluters, producing four times the amount of plastic waste per person than China in 2019! According to World Bank data,…
The Montserrat National Trust (MNT) and the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum (UKOTCF) have worked in partnership for over 25 years, along with the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing & Environment. On 29th October 2021, we launch an exciting and ambitious three-year project, joined also by other local partners, including 664Connect Media, community groups including Cork…
The Montserrat National Trust (MNT) is pleased to launch EcoPlay, a children’s garden and play park, which aims to connect the local community with its ecological roots through play and innovative architecture. The launch event will take place on Friday, 1 October 2021 at 11am at the Montserrat National Trust. Earlier this year the Montserrat National…
The Council of the Montserrat National Trust is pleased to announce that Dr. Archibald Piper and his family are donating four parcels of land (approximately 13 acres) in the village of Friths to the Trust, to assist with our work in biodiversity projection and habitat restoration. Hailing from the village of Cork Hill, Dr. Piper,…
The Montserrat National Trust in collaboration with the Department of Environment and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds are making progress in their efforts to restore wetlands in the Belham Valley. The Belham River has surfaced at the mouth to create ponds that have proven to be self-sustaining with a habitat that attracts migratory birds and…
THE PASSING OF DR ERICA GIBBS (1970-2018) The Montserrat National Trust mourns the loss of one its main benefactor members and longest serving volunteer spanning the years 1970-2018. The Trust was formed and signed into law in 1970 by her husband dennis gibbs a former administrator(governor equivalent) of Montserrat. They came to Montserrat in 1965. Erica…
At the opening ceremony of the Exhibition “Montserrat Natural Treasures” on June 8th 2018, the Montserrat National Trust and the Waitt Institute officially launched the opening of the Montserrat Ocean Fund. On this occasion, His Excellency the Governor and the Director of the Environment Department underlined once again the importance of the conservation of the environment.…
From June 11th to August 31st, Montserrat National Trust is hosting a biodiversity exhibition at the Natural History Center in Olveston. The Montserrat National Trust decided to organise this exhibition to meet its deliverables as part of the two EU BEST Projects: “Building a nursery for endemic and native key species in Montserrat” and “Securing…
