BAHAMAS: Campaign against oil drilling

When exploratory oil drilling took place in the waters of the Bahamas in late 2020, people protested against the likely environmental damage, calling attention to potential impacts on protected marine areas and fish stocks, the risk of oil spills and increase in emissions; the Bahamas is a low-lying island group vulnerable to sea-level rise. The Bahamas National Trust and Greenpeace came together with over 130 organisations, businesses and individuals to call for the unique ecological heritage of the islands to be protected.