Women have always been the “heart and soul” of conservation and environmental work on the Caribbean island of Antigua and Barbuda.

That’s according to Helena Brown, A Technical Coordinator in the state’s Ministry of Health and Environment.

She is in Pyeongchang, Korea for the 12th Conference of the Parties (COP12) of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.

Ms Brown spoke to Florencia Soto Nino about the importance of women on the island.

Duration: 2’12’’