~Big Live Nature Quiz takes place this month~
This year’s edition of BioNews Kids is here! This edition focusses on climate change and its effects on the islands of the Dutch Caribbean, using stories and characters to help young readers understand how changes in the climate can affect nature, animals and places around them. Some of the questions explored throughout these pages are: What does climate change mean for an island, and who are the heroes and “supervillains” in the climate story?
BioNews Kids is a free educational magazine launched by the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA) for children ages 10 to 12, and this is the sixth edition. The magazine also helps students to prepare for the Big Live Nature Quiz, which will take place on October 30. The yearly quiz sees primary school students from across the Dutch Caribbean testing their knowledge of the region’s natural environment, in a fun and interactive game-show format.
BioNews Kids encourages children to look at climate change through the environment they know, while also introducing them to people and organisations working to protect nature and the factors that can put it at risk. The DCNA said the islands are particularly sensitive to changes in the climate, making it important for children to understand the relationship between the climate and the natural environment around them.
Through BioNews Kids, children can explore how changes in their surroundings are connected to broader environmental issues and consider ways they can contribute to protecting nature. The magazine supports nature education programmes run by Protected Area Management Organisations on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St. Eustatius and St. Maarten.
On St. Maarten, the Nature Foundation St. Maarten is among the organisations involved, alongside STINAPA on Bonaire, CARMABI on Curaçao, the Aruba Conservation Foundation, STENAPA on St. Eustatius and the Saba Conservation Foundation.
Available across the Dutch Caribbean, BioNews Kids is available online in English, Dutch, Papiamentu and Papiamento. Schools across the Dutch Caribbean also receive free printed copies for use in classrooms. Printed copies are available through the DCNA’s conservation partners on each island. This is part of the DCNA’s wider nature education work, which brings together resources and expertise from across the six islands to support local programmes and help children learn more about the region’s natural environment.
The 2026 edition was produced with support from Postcode Lottery. For more information about BioNews Kids, the Big Live Nature Quiz and other DCNA initiatives, have an adult visit www.dcnanature.org/nature-education.
