On February 28, 2025 the Caribbean Center for Rising Seas explored the challenges and opportunities that sea level rise and other impacts have on Puerto Rico’s biodiversity. The Caribbean Center for Rising Seas participated of an extended discussion with the Center for Tropical Biodiversity, ISER Caribe, Dr. Neftalí Ríos, Ciudadanos del Karso, Sociedad Ambiente Marino, the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, CARICOOS, ‘Para la Naturaleza, Tetra Tech, El Puente, Ambienta Inc., and specialists like Pedro Cardona Roig, Marconi Campos, Elvira Cuevas, Angel Acosta, Christopher Nytch, and Omar Saadé.

The discussion was led by the Puerto Rico Research and Innovation Meetup. A program of the Puerto Rico Science, Technology and Research Trust.

About the Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust:

The Puerto Rico Science, Technology, and Research Trust, as described in Public Law 214, is a private nonprofit organization established in 2004 to promote the Island’s participation and job creation in the global knowledge economy by promoting investments and financing for research and development in science and technology. It invests, facilitates, and develops capacities that continually advance Puerto Rico’s economy and the well-being of its citizens through research and development-based enterprises, science and technology, public health, and innovation, aiming for Puerto Rico to be a globally recognized center of innovation. For more information: www.prsciencetrust.org.