PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) –  The University of the West Indies (UWI) has joined the international community in mourning the passing of Emeritus Professor John Agard.

Agard, a colossal figure on the environmental landscape for decades, was 71 when he died on Friday.

“He was a brilliant, innovative, enterprising person who gave so much to The UWI, his community and beyond. A giant in the intellectual world, especially in relation to the environment and climate change sciences, he was committed to sharing his knowledge and worked just as tirelessly as a mentor,” said Pro Vice-Chancellor and Campus Principal at the St Augustine Campus Professor Rose-Marie Belle Antoine.