SAINT LUCIA / GUTERRES SARGASSUM

The Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today visited the Praslin Bay in St. Lucia, where he saw first-hand the devastating effects of Sargassum seaweed and heard from fishermen and sea moss farmers on the impact it is having in their community. UNITED NATIONS

Description

STORY: SAINT LUCIA / GUTERRES SARGASSUM
TRT: 2:06
SOURCE: UNITED NATIONS
RESTRICTIONS NONE
LANGUAGE: NATS

DATELINE: 4 JULY 2019, PRASLIN BAY, ST. LUCIA

Shotlist

1. Various shots, Praslin Bay landscape
2. Various shots, Guterres walks towards the pier surrounded by Sargassum seaweed
3. Wide shot, boats surrounded by Sargassum
4. Wide shot, St. Lucia’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Education and Gender Environmental, Gale Rigobert explains effects that Sargassum is having in the community to the Secretary-General
5. Med shot, Guterres speaks to a fisherman
6. Med shot, Guterres speaks to an entrepreneur who is using Sargassum as a fertilizer

Storyline

The Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today visited the Praslin Bay in St. Lucia, where he saw first-hand the devastating effects of Sargassum seaweed and heard from fishermen and sea moss farmers on the impact it is having in their community. The Secretary-General, who was accompanied by St. Lucia’s Minister of Sustainable Development, Education and Gender Environmental, Gale Rigobert, was also briefed on national and regional efforts to tackle this issue. This includes not just large-scale clean-ups but also using alternative solutions such as using Sargassum as a fertilizer.

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Production Date: 4 July 2019
• Alternate Title: unifeed190704a
• MAMS Id: 2147631