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About Bruce

Work for sustainable development of small islands and the Chesapeake Bay; ex-Peace Corps (Volunteer and staff) in LA & Caribbean; cruised Caribbean on S/Y Meander for three years; like small tropical islands, French canals, Umbria, Tasmania, and NZ. Married 52 years to the late Kincey Burdett Potter (see Kincey.org). President of the now-sunsetting Island Resources Foundation.

Jenny Daltry: Antigua Clears Alien Mammals from 15 Offshore Cays

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Bruce

An Article by Dr. Jenny Daltry, the Fauna & Flora International (FFI) expert who has worked with the Antigua Environmental Awareness Group (EAG), and other partners to clear rats, mongooses and similar alien species from offshore cays in Antigua-Barbuda in … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Copyright Coup: Jamaica’s Public Domain Plundered

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Bruce

from a post on the Civic e-mail group JULY 24, 2015 | BY JEREMY MALCOLM HTTPS://WWW.EFF.ORG/DEEPLINKS/2015/07/ANATOMY-COPYRIGHT-COUP-JAMAICAS-PUBLIC-DOMAIN-PLUNDERED A bill extending the term of copyright by an additional 45 years—almost doubling it, in the case of corporate and government works—sailed through the … Continue reading →

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Last Saturday on the South River . . .

Posted on July 25, 2015 by Bruce
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Kincey’s Kit

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Bruce

Kit, growing into his ears, on Childs Point Road, 15 July 2015

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Intelligent Tourism Talk from VietNam

Posted on July 14, 2015 by Bruce

from the English-language VietNam News <http://vietnamnews.vn/sunday/features/273049/limited-tourism-helps-keep-island-green.html&gt; Updated July, 12 2015 08:38:00 Limited tourism helps keep island green Still pristine: Many visitors to Hoi An City cannot resist the unspoilt beauty of Cham Island, which they can reach in just 25 … Continue reading →

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Coral Bleaching Threat Increasing in Western Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Bruce

Coral bleaching threat increasing in western Atlantic and Pacific oceans Rising ocean temperatures threaten spread of major heat stress to Hawaiian reefs [For added information on this topic, see Nick Robson’s Climate Change blog.] July 6, 2015 Bleached and dead Acorpora … Continue reading →

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Who Is the Greatest Threat to Western Civilization?

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Bruce

A note from Bruce Potter

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What Happened to the Uyghurs Who Went to Palau . . .

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Bruce

A great story from the Globe and Mail . . . <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/after-guantanamo-life-on-pacific-island-was-difficult/article25172787/&gt; After Guantanamo, life on Pacific island was difficult NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE BEIJING — The Globe and Mail Published Sunday, Jun. 28, 2015 10:24PM EDT A piece of plywood seals … Continue reading →

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Conservation Magazine: Science-based Biodiversity Conservation for the Continental USA

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Bruce

The kind of approach to conservation planning that needs to be extended to lots of areas, including multi-island/transnational planning for island areas. From the April edition of Conservation Magazine —  conservationmagazine.org http://conservationmagazine.org/2015/04/the-us-could-save-its-unique-wildlife-by-protecting-9-areas/ The US Could Save its Unique Wildlife by … Continue reading →

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Complexities of the Foreign Assistance Game — from the US Side

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Bruce

from DevEx <https://www.devex.com/news/does-ird-have-a-case-against-usaid-86379&gt; INSIDE DEVELOPMENTSUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT Does IRD have a case against USAID? By Molly Andersmollyanders_dev19 June 2015

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