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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Bukit Timah, Singapore
When Sir Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore in 1819, he found an island covered in lush forests. The rainforest at the highest point on...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Castries Water Works Reserve, St Lucia
The Castries Water Works Reserve comprises a total area of 1392.93 hectares. Much of the forests within the Castries Water Works Reserve...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Dolphin Head Forest Reserve, Jamaica
Dolphin Head Forest Reserve is approximately 1167 hectares, covering six forest estates in the north-western part of Jamaica....
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
The Arena Forest Reserve, Trinidad and Tobago
The Arena Forest Reserve of 3797 acres of tropical evergreen forest. Until the 1970’s the reserve was largely used for thatching and...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Victoria Park Botanical Gardens, Antigua and Barbuda
Established in 1893, Victoria Park Botanical Gardens (VPBG) have remained at the forefront of cultural history in Antigua & Barbuda as...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Chimaliro Forest Reserve, Malawi
Chimaliro Forest Reserve was designated and gazette as a forest reserve by the Malawi Government in 1926. It is a beautiful forest...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Troodos National Forest Park, Cyprus
A project titled 'Restoration and Sustainable Management of the Amiantos Asbestos mine in the Troodos National Forest Park' has been...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Belize
The Chiquibul Forest, in the Maya Mountains, is Belize’s largest protected area. The forest provides critical habitat for countless rare...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
The Garden Route National Park, South Africa
The Garden Route National Park (GRNP) straddles the border between the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces, covering the coastal...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Mount Elgon, Uganda
The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Kitutu Kimono Mary Goretti, committed Uganda to the QCC, nominating two projects in the Mt...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
‘Eua National Park Reserve, Tonga
The Chief Executive Officer for Agriculture, Food and Forests, Dr Viliami T. Manu, on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture, Food,...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
St. Kitts and Nevis
The Central Forest Reserve (CFR) was designated a National Park by the Government of the Federation of Saint Christopher (St. Kitts) and...
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William Bolton
Nov 15, 20211 min read
Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Malaysia
Conservation and rehabilitation of Raja Musa Forest Reserve, Bestari Jaya, Selangor. The reserve is a peat swamp covering an area of...
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William Bolton
Nov 8, 20211 min read
20 Million Trees Programme, Australia
The 20 Million Trees Programme is an Australian Government commitment under the National Landcare Programme to deliver 20 million trees...
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William Bolton
Oct 17, 20211 min read
Orangerie Bay, Papua New Guinea
The Orangerie Bay Community Project is a partnership between 136 families in Papua New Guinea and the UK based NGO Cool Earth, to protect...
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William Bolton
Oct 10, 20211 min read
Ilot Gabriel Nature Reserve, Mauritius
The Ilot Gabriel Nature Reserve is relatively flat and consists of open grasslands, with the soil being coralline sand. Much of the...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 3, 20213 min read
Winners Of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021
In 2021 we were thrilled to announce that a record-breaking 25,648 children entered The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021 from...
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William Bolton
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Bulburin National Park, Australia
Bulburin was set aside in 1901 as a reserve for the purposes of timber production, and subsequently dedicated as a State forest and...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 4, 20203 min read
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020
The 2020 competition attracted nearly 13,000 entries on the theme: Climate Action and the Commonwealth. 130 volunteer judges, drawn from...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 6, 20192 min read
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2019
From more than 11,000 entries, five pieces were selected as the winners and runners-up of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition...
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