This occasional newsletter highlights events and stories about innovation in sustainable development for rural, remote and island regions. We want to change the discourse to demonstrate how islandness can be a driver for innovation.
Sweelan Renaud
- Marine Biologist & Associate Environmental Consultant, Advisors Next Door


About Sweelan Renaud
Sweelan Renaud is a marine biologist and conservationist with an affinity towards ocean literacy, nature based solutions and the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources. She has a background in Marine Biology, Ecology and Environmental Biology and is currently pursuing her MSc in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Caribbean. Sweelan is an avid volunteer and currently serves as the Social Media and Communications manager of the Sustainable Ocean Alliance Caribbean Hub and projects intern at a creative changency and consultancy for ocean literacy at Ecovybz Environmental Creatives. She is also a part time associate environmental consultant working on climate and sustainability projects. She is poised to communicate the importance of the marine environment and provide the data, research and information— so we can all make sustainable evidence-based decisions.