United Nations Caribbean 12d ago

On 24 May 2026, the United Nations Information Centre for the Caribbean Area (UNIC) joined over 100 people at the Shorelove Beach Cleanup — Chaguaramas Boardwalk, Tembladora, Trinidad and Tobago — to take action ahead of World Environment Day 2026. The Caribbean is on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Stronger hurricanes, rising temperatures, coral bleaching, coastal flooding and record sargassum levels are signals the region knows all too well. Community-led action like Shorelove is proof that the signals we send back matter too. World Environment Day, observed on 5 June, focused on the theme "Inspired by Nature, For Climate, For Our Future" — a global call to respond to the urgent signals our planet is sending with meaningful climate action at every level. ShoreLove was one of 15 events across the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean registered on the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) official World Environment Day Global Map for 2026.