Our Bonaire presence has been strengthened by our new colleague Arxen Alders. He is a specialist in sustainable development and enhancing stakeholder values for islands’ public and private sector clients through strengthening and implementing corporate … Read more
Government as Shareholder Small islands, such as Bonaire, have many government owned companies that deliver public goods (e.g. water, electricity and connectivity). The economic scale is limited, so the government steps in and is either … Read more
Assist Saba Conservation Foundation (SCF), St. Eustatius National Parks (STENAPA) and the Nature Foundation Sint Maarten (NFSXM) to strengthen their ability to achieve sustainable financing of the National Parks in Saba, St Eustatius and St Maarten.
Nature & Environment policy development In 2019, the Ministries of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality (LNV), Infrastructure & Water (I&W), and Interior & Kingdom Affairs (BZK) commissioned Wolfs Company to develop the Nature and Environment … Read more
Wolfs Company’s founder, Esther Wolfs, was recently interviewed by Green Antilles, a Caribbean environment news site. In the interview she explains her personal motives to work on sustainability projects, tells about the work on Caribbean … Read more
The analysis of social media data has an enormous potential to reveal spatial behaviour of tourists and residents. It also allows us to assess the magnitude of the tourism activity in specific natural areas. A … Read more
In this master thesis research project, Annelies Sewell (intern at Wolfs Company), applies the Eco2Fin tool to the Bonaire National Marine Park in order to identify financing mechanisms to increase the financial sustainability of this … Read more
Wolfs Company strongly beliefs in the importance of the private sector to create a sustainable island economy. To investigate the opportunities and difficulties for sustainable development on Bonaire, we conducted a survey among businesses in … Read more
Whether further development of cruise tourism is desirable for Bonaire is constantly under discussion. It is thought that more cruise tourists will contribute to economic growth. But, at the same time, there is a fear that … Read more
Due to their special circumstances, Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have a rather complex path towards sustainable development. They are especially vulnerable to external shocks, characterised as having a high reliance on imports, high energy … Read more