Bonaire, Netherlands
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Published Date: 27 February 2025
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Bonaire, Netherlands
Distance from Bonaire to Netherlands: 7,800 Km (Straight line distance Capital-to-Capital in Km, Map Developers)
Bonaire has been a Colony of the Netherlands since 1623 when the Dutch West India Company started its trade activity in Bonaire, mainly to export salt, still, Bonaire serves as a plantation island that was operated with slaves. After WWII, Bonaire has transformed into tourism hub, still, it still has a salt production and oil storage facility (see The Surprising Story Of Bonaire's Salt Pyramids - Forbes). Bonaire was part of the Netherlands Antilles from 1954 until 2010 when it was dissolved. Following that, in 2011, Bonaire started to use the US Dollar as its formal currency instead of the Euro like in the Netherlands. Currently, Bonaire has the status of a special municipality of the Netherlands namely, Bonaire has an elected local parliament, but does not have an elected Premier, and instead, Bonaire runs by a Governor that appointed by Netherlands.
Governor of Bonaire: John Soliano (since August 2024)
John Soliano sworn in as Governor of Bonaire https://english.rijksdienstcn.com/latest/news/2024/august/3/john-soliano-sworn-in-as-governor-of-bonaire
Island of Bonaire https://bonaireisland.com/
Population
Source: Statista
One of the Prominent Religious Sites
Kralendijk, Bonaire
Key Figures of the Territory, Global Position, Alliances, and 2024 Global Survival Rank (GSR)
Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Yearly Rank to Compare the Global Political Power among Countries to Survive Long Conflicts and Wars at the Military Level and Economic Level Global Survival Rank by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/global-survival-rank-zrb
Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher: Monitoring Military, Political, Economic and Trade Alliances that Have an Impact on Global Order and Geopolitics Monitoring Alliances by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher https://www.rozen-bakher.com/monitoring-alliances
Key Figures of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
Source: EURO EXIM BANK, Year 2022
Source: Volza
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity
Source: Statista
Profile
Bonaire - Britannica https://www.britannica.com/place/Bonaire
Bonaire History https://infobonaire.com/about-bonaire/history/
The Governor of Bonaire
Research Papers and Research Books
An integrated assessment of climate change impacts and implications on Bonaire Van Oosterhout, L., Koks, E., Van Beukering, P., Schep, S., Tiggeloven, T., Van Manen, S., ... & Buijs, S. L. (2023). An integrated assessment of climate change impacts and implications on Bonaire. Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 7(2), 147-178.
The total economic value of nature on Bonaire van der Lely, J. A. C., van Beukering, P., Muresan, L., Cortes, D. Z., Wolfs, E., & Schep, S. (2013). The total economic value of nature on Bonaire. IVM Institute for Environmental Studies, Amsterdam.
A nature inclusive vision for Bonaire in 2050 Verweij, P., Cormont, A., Nel, J., de Rooij, B., Jones-Walters, L., Slijkerman, D., ... & Mücher, S. (2020). A nature inclusive vision for Bonaire in 2050 (No. 3023). Wageningen Environmental Research.
User fees as sustainable financing mechanisms for marine protected areas: An application to the Bonaire National Marine Park Thur, S. M. (2010). User fees as sustainable financing mechanisms for marine protected areas: An application to the Bonaire National Marine Park. Marine policy, 34(1), 63-69.
Documentation of the impact of Hurricane Ivan on the coastline of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) Scheffers, A., & Scheffers, S. (2006). Documentation of the impact of Hurricane Ivan on the coastline of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles). Journal of Coastal Research, 22(6), 1437-1450.
Coral community decline at Bonaire, southern Caribbean Sommer, B., Harrison, P. L., Brooks, L., & Scheffers, S. R. (2011). Coral community decline at Bonaire, southern Caribbean. Bulletin of Marine Science, 87(3), 541-565.
The blue destination strategy in a small island tourism oriented society: The case of Bonaire van Bremen, D. (2021). The blue destination strategy in a small island tourism oriented society: The case of Bonaire.
An integrated assessment of climate change impacts and implications on Bonaire Van Oosterhout, L., Koks, E., Van Beukering, P., Schep, S., Tiggeloven, T., Van Manen, S., ... & Buijs, S. L. (2023). An integrated assessment of climate change impacts and implications on Bonaire. Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, 7(2), 147-178.
Inclusiveness in the Caribbean-Locals' Perceptions about Nature, Tourism and Recreation in Bonaire Soma, K., Verweij, P., Angel, E., & Naranjo, M. A. (2022). Inclusiveness in the Caribbean-Locals’ Perceptions about Nature, Tourism and Recreation in Bonaire. Sustainability, 14(21), 14167.
Language use, language attitudes and identity on Bonaire. Kester, E., & Buijink, S. (2022). Language use, language attitudes and identity on Bonaire. Journal of Postcolonial Linguistics, 6, 38-68.
The Vulnerable Future of Bonaire Koks, E., de Boer, M., van Oosterhout, L., & Buijs, S. (2022). The Vulnerable Future of Bonaire.
Protecting Bonaire against Coastal Flooding Tiggeloven, T., Buijs, S., & van Oosterhout, L. (2022). Protecting Bonaire against Coastal Flooding.
Historical Background and Historical Perspective
Damage to the leeward reefs of Curacao and Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles from a rare storm event: Hurricane Lenny, November 1999 Bries, J. M., Debrot, A. O., & Meyer, D. L. (2004). Damage to the leeward reefs of Curacao and Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles from a rare storm event: Hurricane Lenny, November 1999. Coral Reefs, 23, 297-307.
Coastal stratigraphies of eastern Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles): New insights into the palaeo-tsunami history of the southern Caribbean Engel, M., Brückner, H., Wennrich, V., Scheffers, A., Kelletat, D., Vött, A., ... & May, S. M. (2010). Coastal stratigraphies of eastern Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles): New insights into the palaeo-tsunami history of the southern Caribbean. Sedimentary Geology, 231(1-2), 14-30.
Bonaire: A History of Slavery, a Present of Social Inequalities van Mourik, A. (2024). Bonaire: A History of Slavery, a Present of Social Inequalities.
A short history of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam Goslinga, C. C. (2012). A short history of the Netherlands Antilles and Surinam. Springer Science & Business Media.
National Bird
Caribbean Flamingo
