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Netherlands Antilles Dept. of Environment & Nature (MINA)
Biological Inventory of St. Maarten - Published 1997
SXM Pride Foundation News
Nature Foundation News
Simpson Bay Lagoon
Development and Destruction
SXM PE Blog Post - Crematorium discussion
Destruction of Dawn Beach - SXM Pride awareness video
Keep St. Maarten Clean Video
The Great Salt Pond Dump
Main Stories
SXM PE Blog - Poisoning the People - 30th July 2008
SXM Pride Foundation explains scientific reasoning behind landfill fires - 28th July 2008
New local company starts producing bio-diesel fuel - 3rd June 2008
St. Maarten considering use of third party's weather radar - 16th May 2008
Being Green doesn't require rocket science - 8th May 2008
St. Dominic High sweeps prizes at Annual Science Fair - 21st April 2008
French Side Dump open house - 4th April 2008
French side opens Eco Dump week - 27th March 2008
SXM PE Blog Post - Another one bites the Dust. - 28th march 2008
NAf. 7,000 fine suggested for destruction of old trees - 27th March 2008
YouTube Video - Nature destruction at Over the Bank in St. Maarten
Interns carry out water quality tests - 26th March 2008
Flamboyant tree planted to mark first Tree Day - 25th March 2008
Police take swimmers off beach due to high swells - 20th March 2008
Fishermen still not 'swimming' with Marine Park Ordinance - 18th March 2008
Marine Park ordinance talk for fishermen tonight - 17th March 2008
Eco-friendly bags given to shoppers - 18th March 2008
Environmental awareness focus of third Performance of the Arts event - 12th March 2008
New method being explored to get rid of nuisance midges - 8th March 2008
Today O and C - A Bad Smell - 4th March 2008
Virtual Herbarium online - 4th March 2008
Today O and C - Leadership - 3rd March 2008
SXM PE Blog Post - Marine Ordinance, Zoning and Water Testing - 1st March 2008
Pride repeats call for plastic bags - 1st March 2008
Today Editorial - Coliform - 27th February 2008
EPIC to release lagoon pollution results - 27th February 2008
Blue Flag workshop for marinas, boatyards today - 19th February 2008
Nine marine park buoys damaged, coral at risk - 2nd February 2008
Pride Foundation lobbies for staff to be certified as extraordinary police - 23rd January 2008
Heineken donates to nature organisations - 19th January 2008
Coliform Bacteria high, swimmers urged to beware - 3rd january 2008
Fuel spiller stopped from leaving, enquiry pending - 3rd December 2007
EnviroWeek attendance Good and passion high - 27th October 2007
Youth want govt to step up environmental protection - 22nd October 2007
EnviroWeek opens Sat with packed programme - 19th October 2007
Home owners fined for environmental violations - 12th October 2007
Dumpsite will last only about 18 more months - 4th October 2007
Report tells of health/pesticide ‘disaster’ in French Caribbean - 18th September 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - St. Maarten International Coastal Cleanup results - 16th September 2007
Curacao Plan to get rid of plastic bags - 13th September 2007
Boat owners get two weeks before lagoon cleanup - 7th September 2007
More research into lagoon clean up efforts - 1st September 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - International Coastal Cleanup Day - September 15th 2007 - 1st September 2007
State to purchase Le Galion land - 1st September 2007
Beach policy, tax holiday revision being discussed - 20th August 2007
Grand Marche sends paper shopping bags back to china - 31st July 2007
Garbage collection mystery - 31st July 2007
Pond level causes stink - 30th July 2007
Theo - Dumpsite full, collection must include processing - 30th July 2007
Suitable areas identified for Aquaponics System - 27th July 2007
Riding club distressed by rampant littering at beach - 25th July 2007
Concerns raised about lagoon fish - 25th July 2007
Pride: Don’t dump trash near Great Salt Pond - 24th July 2007
Cement truck fined for spilling on the road - 21st July 2007
Letter - Ronald Peterson - Grassroots - 21st July 2007
Environews plagiarizes again - 20th July 2007
Garbage collection better, cleaners clearing roadsides - 17th July 2007
Great Bay channel opened - 16th July 2007
GB Channel opened - 16th July 2007
8 contractors clean up garbage piles - 16th July 2007
French Side - Water quality at most beaches ‘excellent’ - 14th July 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Competence in Action - 11th July 2007
Exco may keep Mooij on St. Maarten - 11th July 2007
Zagersgut pollution case postponed - 7th July 2007
Enviro cases in court - 7th July 2007
Environews faces legal action - 7th July 2007
Garbage pileup - 6th July 2007
Garbage contracts extended, new routing still in the works - 3rd July 2007
Glitches in garbage contacts - 3rd July 2007
SXM Pride calls for Protected Areas Conservation trust fund - 28th June 2007
SXM Pride Press Release about Little Key & Trust Fund - 28th June 2007
St. Maarten Pride wants protected areas trust - 28th June 2007
SIMARC conducts archaeological test in Cay Bay ordered by VROM - 28th June 2007
Frans suggests 50 cents per passenger for environment - 27th June 2007
Cruise passengers head tax increase by one dollar - 27th June 2007
Indigo Bay Estates to save trees, keep light low for turtle - 25th June 2007
SXM Pride Press Release about Little Key & Trust Fund - 28th June 2007
Indigo Bay Estates to save trees, keep light low for turtle - 25th June 2007
More signatures to save Mullet Pond - 22nd June 2007
Today Editorial - New prosecutor must protect our environment - 19th June 2007
Enviro groups - Mooij will be missed - 19th June 2007
Nisbeth: Green groups’ advice should be sought more often - 19th June 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - EnviroNews Magazine plagiarizing? - 18th June 2007
Saba gets a solar system - 18th June 2007
Reef monitoring system needed - 16th June 2007
Nature Foundation hopes for marine park ordinance soon - 15th June 2007
Caribbean Airlines helps to cut emmissions - 14th June 2007
Enviro groups want new prosecutor with enviro background - 12th June 2007
Students call for ban on TBT paints - 12th June 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Barbaron to fill part of Belair Pond - 11th June 2007
Roy promises resolutions to enviro group priority concerns - 8th June 2007
Today Editorial - Developing an enviro friendly culture - 7th June 2007
Youth important to enviro struggle - 7th June 2007
Roy - Gov pursuing solutions for landfill - 7th June 2007
De Weever donates reusable shopping bags - 7th June 2007
Tourism Bureau St. Maarten sponsors Ecofest, calls for collective efforts - 6th June 2007
Schoolchildren briefed about protecting their environment - 6th June 2007
Legislation, more awareness needed to protect environment - 6th June 2007
Enviro advisor - SXM not beyond saving - 6th June 2007
Lively discussion follows slow Ecofest opener - 6th June 2007
Voges urges community to join enviro groups - 5th June 2007
Parts of Landfill shocking says expert - 5th June 2007
Today Editorial - Landfill a possible time bomb - 5th June 2007
Letter - We are destroying this island - 5th June 2007
St. Maarten Soon to Loose Environmental Prosecutor - 5th June 2007
Barbaron plans first botanical garden - 5th June 2007
Eco Fest starts today - 5th June 2007
Trash biology expert to speak at Eco Fest- 4th June 2007
Nature Foundation still awaiting Marine Park Ordinance - 2nd June 2007
Bureaucracy hinders enviro cases - 1st June 2007
Prosecutor - Sewage in ponds not an isolated case - 1st May 2007.
World Tobacco Day: "Smoke-Free Environments"
Nature alliance hold meeting - 31st May 2007
Curacao to develop Seru Spano - 30th May 2007
Fresh pond polluter busted - 30th May 2007
Pond pollution being investigated - 29th May 2007
Old pottery found at Little Bay Pond - 28th May 2007
Pinel modifications pushed back - 26th May 2007
AMFO back in town - 26th May 2007
Prosecutor - Cay Bay is 'one big mess' - 26th May 2007
Fresh pond filling for cleaning - 26th May 2007
Roy Marlin Clueless - 25th May 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Drowning in our own crap.- 25th May 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Drowning in our own crap. - 25th May 2007
Judge orders shacks to be demolished - 25th May 2007
Old photos needed of salt pond, lagoon - 24th May 2007
Editorial: It stinks - 21st May 2008
SXM PE Blog Post - Fresh Pond Cess Pit Redux - 20th May 2007
Queen now patron of Dutch Nature Alliance 19th May 2007
Nature Foundation urges dive operator to protect coral reefs - 17th May 2007
Sahara sand causes haze - 16th May 2007
Judge gets his nose full at Dollison's apartment - 16th May 2007
Dive operators drop anchor and destroy reefs - 15Th May 2007
Judge visits sewage problem apt - 15th May 2007
Tribute to Belair Pond - 14th May 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - 'Green' SMART show at Westin? - 12th May 2007
Local environmental expert to open consultancy here - 9th May 2007
Underwater and beach cleanup at Little Bay Resort - 8th May 2007
Mullet Bay coalition releases enviro video - 28th April 2007
Liens may be used in battle against pollution - 27th April 2007
Ocean Care collects Reef Check coral reef monitoring protocol - 26th April 2007
Ocean Care checking SXM reefs health - 26th April 2007
Nominations wanted for Crystal Pineapple awards - 26th April 2007
Today Editorial - Church should try save old trees - 25th April 2007
Enviro groups: Elections were not green enough - 25th April 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Earth Day 2007 - The Tipping Point - 22nd April 2007
Terrestial conservation study being carried out - 18th April 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Barbaron Approved? - 17th April 2007
EPIC's Love the Lagoon newsletter Volume 1 Issue 1 - April 2007
Daily Herald supplement on Environment Matters - 16th April 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Polluter Pays - A suggestion - 15th April 2007
First Ecofest takes place June 5 and 6 - 11th April 2007
Judge and prosecutor visit site of sewage problems - 4th April 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - The Polluter Pays - 15th April 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Mankind's headlong rush to the future - 8th April 2007
Island Vision - Enviro awards 2007 - 8th April 2007
Prosecutor’s Office backs Love the Lagoon project - 4th April 2007
Pride and prosecutor applaud LU students - 3rd April 2007
LU Students and science project - 3rd April 2007
LU and degradable bags - 30th March 2007
Judge goes into the field - 30th March 2007
Scrap cleanup crews - 27th March 2007
Rotavirus reported on decline - 27th March 2007
Nominations for Enviro awards - 26th March 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - St. Maarten World Water Day - 26th March 2007
EPIC Lagoon project starts - 27th March 2007
18,000 tons of scrap shipped off island - 22nd March 2007
Rotavirus in St. Maarten - 22nd March 2007
Rotavirus detected in St. Maarten - 22nd March 2007
Dutch enviro standards sent to exco - 20th March 2007
Nature Foundation receives buyback funds from SHHC - 14th March 2007
SPCC laments untidy residents - 12th March 2007
Car wrecks from French side to be shipped - 8th March 2007
First shipment of car wrecks leaves island for recycling - 16th March 2007
Letter - Chamba Chada - Save Energy Island wide - 15th March 2007
Sarah - Enviro tax mulled, if necessary - 15th March 2007
Enviro law suggestions sent to policial parties - 15th March 2007
Enviro and Cultural Foundations - Recommendations for politicians - 13th March 2007
Enviro offenders get fines and warnings in crackdown- 10th March 2007
Prosecutor has hands full with envirocases - 10th March 2007
Fresh Pond Iguanas - 7th March 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - The 'Fresh Pond' cess pit. - 7th March 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - Belair Pond - Fiddling with the permits - 6th March 2007
Bush Road drain sewerage - 6th March 2007
Terry Peterson ecology course - 5th March 2007
Isla to comply with Environmental norms say's judge - 3rd March 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Dump - Make it an election issue - 3rd March 2007
Big Dump Fire - 3rd March 2007
Roy - No draft zoning plan for Mullet Bay - 1st March 2007
Roy and sewerage plant - 1st March 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - For You St Maarten - 1st March 2007
Roy: Trucks allowed to dump only oil and grease on landfill - 1st March 2007
SMNN - Marlin Confirms Malfunction at Ilidge Road Sewerage Plant - 1st March 2007strong>
SXM PE Blog Post - Great Salt Pond RIP - 25th February 2007
Nature Foundation - Culture and Environment must connect - 24th February 2007
Today Editorial - Midges - Tough job paying off - 23rd February 2007
Pond level falls, midges decrease - 23rd February 2007
Nature Foundation links environment and culture - 22nd February 2007
Local trucks remove car wrecks - 22nd February 2007
First phase of wreck removal almost complete - 21st February 2007
St Peters residents urged to cooperate with wreck collection - 21st February 2007
Reserve naturelle welcome plans for French Caribbean Marine sanctuary - 21st February 2007
New ‘flat’ spider found on island - 21st February 2007
Fresh Pond water turning greener and smellier daily - 20th February 2007
Fresh pond stinks photo - 20th February 2007
Letter - Traffic worse by the day - 20th February 2007
Buncamper - Removing wrecks takes more than one week - 20th February 2007
Car crushing continues - 19th February 2007
SXM PE Blog Post - See the trees? Now there are nun.- 19th February 2007
Letter - Midge nightmare continues - 15th February 2007
Roy - Meeting with fishermen soon on Marine Ordinance - 13th February 2007
New law regulates maritime management for Antilles - 15th February 2007
Nicolai visits dump and Red Pond - 14th February 2007
Rotaractors tour Adventure of Seas - 6th February 2007
Rotarians want to raise envirnmental awareness - 3rd February 2007
Isla case continues - 3rd February 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Wetlands - 2nd February 2007
Fisheries under threat on World Wetlands Day 2007 - 2nd February 2007
Heineken, nature groups to protect environment - 2nd February 2007
Roy and Garbage contracts - 1st February 2007
Public Works to carry out cleanup - 1st February 2007
Illegals partially responsible for septic problems - 1st February 2007
New head of VROM - 1st February 2007
Isla pollution case continues - 31st January 2007
Today Editorial - Scarring our hills - 31st January 2007
Food trucks and midges - 30th January 2007
Pride protests hill scarring - 30th January 2007
Pride - Stop hillside scarring - 30th January 2007
Govt finalizing details on scrap cleanup - 30th January 2007
Theo echos UN call for planting trees - 30th January 2007
Theo says plant trees against GW - 30th January 2007
Public urged to ask public works to remove old wrecks - 27th January 2007
Pride lobbies for deposit on bottles - 26th January 2007
Sewerage trucks illigal dumping - 25th January 2007
French taxi drivers clean Orient Pond - 25th January 2007
Midge invasion continues - 25th January 2007
Car wrecks to be collected by local operators - 24th January 2007
Compacting of wrecks begins - 24th January 2007
Daily Herald Editorial - Mullet Bay Restoration - 20th January 2007
Today Editorial - Equipment - Striking a balance - 20th January 2007
Heavy equipment unhappy about car wreck deal - 20th January 2007
New midge solution - 20th January 2007
Commune to increase tax on commercial waste - 20th January 2007
Enviro offenders cleanup their act - 20th January 2007
Albino Starfish - 20th January 2007
Salt photo - 19th January 2007
Court seeking way to stop wastewater problems - 19th January 2007
Salt added to pond to stop spread of midges 19th January 2007
Theory on midge explosion - Pond filling - 18th January 2007
The RBTT garbage company - 17th January 2007
Mayor starts clean up campaign - 17th January 2007
Car wreck recycling gets underway on French side - 12th January 2007
Prosecutors pursuing environmental cases - 12th January 2007
Today Editorial - Let's end pollution now - 6th January 2007
Four honoured by Pride Foundation - 8th January 2007
Antillian Governor annuls two Exco decisions on development - 4th January 2006
Observations on the renewed sealife of Orient Bay - 4th January 2007
Garbage contracts up for bidding next year - 30th December 2006
Midges under control says Hygene Dept - 30th December 2006
Hygene dept monitoring midges - 29th December 2006
Philipsburg residents complain about midges - 27th December 2006
Interim Sous Prefet announces sticker environmental control for the Reserve - 22nd December 2006
SHTA Voice - Time for a change - 20th December 2006
SHTA Voice - Cutting down the money tree - 20th December 2006
SHTA Voice - ECODEC - 20th December 2006
SHTA Voice - Incinerator - 20th December 2006
SHTA Voice - Zoning - 20th December 2006
Paul Mooij named 2006 Environmental Person - 20th December 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - The Brown Lagoon - 17th December 2006
Lagoon polution could be algae - 9th December 2006
Prosecutor and judge deal with sewerage water cases - 8th December 2006one
Antillian Nature Foundations share 10 million nafs - 7th December 2006
Concerns raised about polluting of Lagoon - 7th December 2006
Isla refinery suit postponed - 2nd December 2006
Roy - Improved garbage collections soon - 1st December 2006
Car donated to ROB - 28th November 2006
Inconvenient Truth - Al Gore comes to St. Maarten - 28th November 2006
Belvedere cleanup - 27th November 2006
Belvedere Cleanup - Sunday 26th November 2006
Car wrecks to be history say Govt - 23rd November 2006
IC to meet with local fishermen on Marine Park ordinance - 23rd November 2006
Airport donation to Nature Foundation - 22nd November 2006
Environment authorites investigatiing sewerage discharges - 21stNovember 2006
Environmental groups make deal on Aquarius - 20th November 2006
Volcanic, seismic activity monitoring in Windwards - 17th November 2006
Spontaneous combustion is cause of dump fire say fire dept - 17th November 2006
Nature Foundation confident about Marine Park ordinance - 16th November 2006
Dump fire photo - 16th November 2006
Correction about Bobby's Marina - 16th November 2006
Mullet Bay Pond to be filled? - 15th November 2007
Reserve Naturelle fees start Jan 1st - 15th November 2006.
Sewerage runoff on Front Street - 14th November 2006
Mooij signs one year contract - 14th November 2006
Mooij - If legistlation isn't enacted the taxpayers suffer - 14th November 2006
Investigation into boat oilspill raises questions - 14th November 2006
Enviro offenders fiined - 14th November 2006
Marlin - Joint waste disposal system on the books 13th November 2006
EDODEC - Incinerator not good idea, recycling better - 9th November 2006
Isla Refinery polutes again - 8th November 2006
Health Minister concerned about Health Care costs - 8th November 2006
SXM Pride and Chamber of Commerce host recycling lecture - 4th November 2006
Curacao Govt allows Isla Refinery to kill 180 citizens over next 10 years - 4th November 2006
EPIC to tackle lagoon polution - 4th November 2006
An alternative to incineration presentation - 2nd November 2006
Environmental Job Vacancies - Apply Within - 2nd October 2006
Restaurants causing sewerage problems - 27th October 2006
SHTA holds forum on environment - 24th October 2006
Heavy Rains - 20th October 2006
Flooding picture - 20th October 2006
Continuous rain saturates ground and floods streets - 20th October 2006
Bees problem in hands of SMHDF - 18th October 2006
Prosecutor waiting for report on 'Jason' sinking - 19th October 2006
Kooymann apologises - 19th October 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - Kooyman to enter SXM market with a splash! - 16th October 2006
Biorock project gets launched - 14th October 2006
New environmental cases in court, more coming says Mooij - 14th October 2006
Boat sinks causing oil spill in Great Bay - 14th October 2006
Judge gives owners time to fix sewerage problems - 14th October 2006
300 litres of diesel spills in Great Bay after boat sinks - 14th October 2006
SHTA to talk about the Environment - 13th October 2006
Biorock project for Little Bay - 13th October 2006
Marine Park law proposal ready - 13th October 2006
Prosecutor’s office, Sector ROB step up inspection of premises - 13th October 2006
ExCo approves Foundation for Infrastructure - 12th October 2006
Today - ExCo receives final draft of Marine Park Ordinance - 12th October 2006.JPG
SXM PE Blog Post - Ocean Care to create first SXM Bio Rock Reef = 11th October 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - Safari Car Rentals - Beaches are for Quad Bikes? - 11th October 2006
Garbage tax proposal being drafted - 11th October 2006
Results of Coastal Cleanup - 9th October 2006
Daily Herald - Fogging starts - 9th October 2006
Sewerage problem in Mary's Fancy for several months - 7th October 2006
Fogging starts next week - 7th October 2006
Sea And Learn - Groupers - 6th October 2006
Friars Bay pond filling halted - 4th October 2006
Garbage mixing machines now at Cul de Sac Landfill - 4th October 2006
Roy plans to make building permit procedure shorter - 4th October 2006
Roy plans to make building permit procedure shorter - 4th October 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Dump Fires - 2nd October 2006
Scavengers set fire to dump, choking residents with smoke - 2nd October 2006
Gas explosions in dump fire - 30th September 2006
Govt faces penalty if land is not provided by Sept 30 - 30th September 2006
Aruban consultant to help with waste to energy plant - 29th September 2006
Govt to solve sewerage problem - 28th September 2006
Sewerage system by MPC will be closed - 28th September 2006
SXM Pride Foundation objects to Salt Pond filling - 26th September 2006
Sucker Garden residents complain about dust - 25th September 2006
SXM PE Faux News Report - Who needs hills anyway? - 23rd September 2006
Antilles Coral Reef initiative gets grant - 23rd September 2006
8,000 square metres of salt pond being filled in for BBW - 22nd September 2006
Sewerage problems being addressed - 22nd September 2006
Public works blames Garbage - 21st September 2006
Streets become rivers as rain floods Philipsburg - 21st September 2006
Letter - Serious health risks for MPC students and teachers - 20th September 2006
Cruise ship painting in bay worries Ocean Care - 19th September 2006
Sewerage main issue in environment cases - 16th September 2006
Environmental cases heard - 16th September 2006
Oil-based paint pollutes lagoon - 15th September 2006
Kids nature hike on Saturday - 14th Spetember 2006
Today Editorial - Another warning - 13th September 2006
SXM Pride dismiss claims of 'red tide' - 13th September 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Reassuring - 13th September 2006
Debris poses threat during rain - 13th Septsember 2006
Firemen kept busy with rains - 13th September 2006
Heavy rains cause panic - 13th September 2006
Heavy rain causes flash flooding in St. Peters - 13th September 2006
Crew members catch a nurse shark and kill it = 13th September 2006
Great response for National Meet and Greet Day - 12th Spetember 2006
Nature Foundation launches new water education program - 12th September 2006
Letter - Environmental advisor offers view - 11th September 2006
Nature photogtaphy winners - 9th September 2006
Lagoon runs red with paint - 8th September 2006
Vacancy for Turtle tagger - 7th September 2006
Enviro News Sept Issue - 7th September 2006
Enviro News - Philip Van Delden - Wrong place wrong time - September 2006
Enviro News - Roy Marlin - Wake up and smell the progress - September 2006
Enviro News Editorial - Learn our place - September 2006
Enviro News - Dje Robert - Should I say - September 2006
SXM Pride and Oyster Bay staff clean Tintamarre - 4th September 2006 - (With photos)
Garbage collection fee coming - 25th August 2006
Belair sewerage problems reported to inspector - 23rd August 2006
Aruba - Refinery to invest for environmenatl reasons - 23rd August 2006
Today Environmental Page - 18th August 2006
Polluters targeted - 18th August 2006
Offensive launched against environmental offenders - 18th August 2006
Curacao - Isla refinery health costs 28 million nafs a year - 9th August 2006
5 Million for Curacao beaches - 4th August 2006
Cuban Tree frog found in Saba - 31st July 2006
Curacao - Judge remits ExCo in refinery case - 22nd July 2006
Nature Foundation photography competition - 22nd July 2006
Passenger tax to boost income of Reserve Naturelle - 20th July 2006
30 wrecks removed in St. Peters - 18th July 2006
Junior Nature Foundation Club - 15th July 2006
Letter - Dwight Barran - Thank you - 11th July 2006
ESPN Catch and release program good for island exposure and marlins- 11th July 2006
Mooij warns sewage water offenders - 10th July 2006
Theo - Car pooling worth a try to concerve energy - 8th July 2006
Island Vision Environmental Awards - 8th July 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - Only Together - 8th July 2006
Dwight Barran wins Environmental Lifetime Award - 8th July 2006
Zoo foundation receives 40,000 naf grant - 8th July 2006
Letter - Philip van Delden - A Job well done, shame about Roy - 8th July 2006
Today Editorial - We're all winners - 7th July 2006
Beverly Nisbeth new Marine Park Manager - 7th July 2006
VKS campers clean beach with Pride - 6th July 2006
Publicizing Curacao's Public beaches - 4th July 2006.
Enviro Awards on Thursday 6th - 3rd July 2006
Letter - Dwight Barran - Thank you ExCo - 28th June 2006 - Comments
SXM PE Blog Post - "But you are part of this world, aren't you?" - 22nd June 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - International Whaling Commission Meeting - St. Kitts - 21st June 2006
Environment day noted by Government - 5th June 2006
Dump burns again - 5th June 2006
World Environment Day observed today - 5th June 2006
Daily Herald Editorial - At stake - 5th June 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - Talking Garbage II - 4th June 2006
Garbage problem being addressed - 27th May 2006
Garbage Tax coming? - 27th May 2006
Abandoners to be fined - 27th May 2006
"Nominees needed for Environmental Awards - 22nd May 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - Explorer Island - Great Key - 22nd May 2006
New garbage treatment for French side - 19th May 2006
New TV programme ‘Enviro Close-Up’ - 18th May 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - Crematorium discussion - 17th May 2006
SUNFED downsizes due to limited funds - 16th May 2006
SXM PE Blog Post - Whatcha' doing Bobby?? - 13th May 2006
Greenvoice Foundation dismantled - 12th May 2006
Rainfall increased in 2005 - 6th May 2006
Truck problems cause large garbage pile-up - 5th May 2006
St. Maarten residents annoyed about change in boatyard layout - 5th May 2006
Rain causes minor flooding in districts - 4th May 2006
Governor Richards welcomes warning system for the Windward Islands - 26th April 2006
Global warming behind record storms in 2005 - 26th April 2006
St Peters Gut needs clearing says resident - 25th April 2006
Caribbean Sea - A space for cooperation - 22nd April 2006
Large oil spill in the lagoon - 10th April 2006
Multitude of Midges - All clippings are here.
Salt Bags working extremely well against pollution - 4th April 2006
Seismic warning system to be built in the Windward Islands - 4th April 2006
Fire department issues fire warning due to dry spell - 3rd April 2006
Students challenged to think about impact of garbage on life - 27th March 2006
Glass recycling plant inaugurated Tuesday - 16th March 2006
Commissioner Marlin meets with Fishermen, Dive operators, ordinance soon - 28th February 2006
SXM Pride and Ocean Care letter on anti fouling paints- 27th February 2006
Budget sells tin based paints that are banned in the US.
Letter - Robbie Ferron - Lagoon polution report is inaccurate - 25th February 2006
Marine ordinance discussed with fishermen - 25th February 2006
Salt Pond circulation not optimal - 24th February 2006
Author seeks help on animal sightings - 24th February 2006
10 Million Euros for Dutch Caribbean Nature Foundations - 24th February 2006
Simpson Bay Lagoon highly poluted say enviro groups - 22nd February 2006
Hospital incinerator not functioning optimally - 22nd February 2006
Dolphin sighted in Simpson Bay - 21st February 2006
Barge carrying sand sinking in Great Bay - 20th February 2006
SXM PE Blog post - Lagoon Life (sic) - 18th February 2006
Netherlands Antilles NGOs face funding crisis - 17th February 2006
Marine Park Ordinance discussed - 15th February 2006
New fish and seaweeds found on atoll off Saba - 15th February 2006
Ras Bushman - Farming is our only hope - 10th February 2006
SHTA - Tourism and Quality of Life - 8th February 2006
Marlin takes waste trip to Aruba - 4th February 2006
Revamp of garbage collection coming - 3rd February 2006
Environmental group shops for land on island to protect - 1st February 2006
No buyback money for EWE - 1st February 2006
Give a toast to ExxonMobile - 30th January 2006</A
Mooij tackles illegal garages - 27th January 2006
UNEP press release - Coral and Mangroves good the the economy - 25th January 2006
Govt seeks new management for the dump - 19th January 2006
Management plan for dump being considered - 19th January 2006
No oil should be at the dump says Fire dept - 17th January 2006
Salt Pond bird population rises - 17th January 2006
EPIC guide birdwatching group at Belair Pond - 17th January 2006
Teachers get environmental tour of Adventure of the Seas - 16th January 2006
Fire at the Dump again - 16th January 2006
Bobbys seeks environmental advice to replant mangroves - 13th January 2006
Lowland property owner responds to allegations - 12th January 2006
Waste Watchers’ starts in schools - 12th January 2006
Guana Bay developers claim an 'environmental' image - 11th January 2006
Letter - The real St Maarten - 10th January 2006
Enviro Magazine awards Alita Singh Person of the Year - 9th January 2006
Mooji - Enviro Conference being planned - 9th January 2006
SXM Pride honors Bosch and Patrick - 9th January 2006
Letter- Bijnsdorp - Megaplex, Megayachts and Megatraffic - 7th January 2006
Lowlands resident considering legal action over excavations - 6th January 2006
Mooji - The Salt Pond is a Dump - 4th January 2006
Smooth start to operation to increase pond’s saline level - 31st December 2005
Salinity of Salt Pond being increased to combat insects - 29th December 2005
SHTA - Vision for the Future - 22nd December 2005
Megayacht fined for spilling fuel in the lagoon - 17th December 2005
W. Marlin: Govt ‘blinded’ by construction boom - 16th December 2005
Energy discussed at expo - 5th December 2005
Student wetlands art contest - 26th November 2005
Boat sinks in Bobby's Marina close to proposed Dolphinarium - 30th November 2005
Roy holding back TNO (waste) report - 26th November 2005
Environmental controls, fines on island increasing - 25th November 2005
Too many vehicles on island, says Roy Marlin - 24th November 2005
SXM Pride conducts workshop at Caribbean Academy - 22nd November 2005
Nature Foundation objects to EWE development - 19th November 2005
Mooij and Buncamper to tackle St Peters environmental concerns - 19th November 2005
Daily Herald Editorial - Our Garbage - 18th November 2005
Montessori kids reward environmental experts - 18th November 2005
TNO (waste) report delayed - 18th November 2005
Waste Management study report expected next week - 18th November 2005
Curacao Beach cleanup funds denied by USONA - 12th November 2005
SXM Pride takes students on landfill tour - 12th November 2005
Concious Lyrics president calls for ban on releasing ballons - 12th November 2005
Daily Herald Editorial - Everyday Struggle- 5th November 2005
Coastal clean up nets 1,639 kg of garbage - 5th November 2005
SXM PE Blog post - A shark bite, a stabbing and a new house - 4th November 2005
SXM Pride and Regina School students clean up Guana Bay beach - 2nd November 2005
First batch of turtle eggs hatches on Guana Bay beach - 2nd November 2005
TNO to report on waste management and incinerator soon - 31st October 2005
SXM PE Blog Post - Things you should know about the Green Voice Foundation - 29th October 2005
Today Letter - SXM Pride - Any long term plans for waste management? - 28th October 2005
Green Voice Foundation seeks new members - 28th October 2005
Windward roads and govt make new deal on dump - 26th October 2005
Scholastic team discover harmful marine toxin - 26th October 2005
Prosecutor Paul Mooij calls for hindrance permit for dumpsite - 26th October 2005
Letter - Dump fire a serious health hazard - 25th October 2005
Curacao Enviro groups take refinery to court - 18th October 2005 - Updated 22nd October 2005
Letter - Stop the smoke from the dump - 17th October 2005
Rough seas continue to affect power plant - 18th October 2005
Turtle tracking project swims off - 17th October 2005
Heavy swells belt island, damage hotel and road on French side - 17th October 2005
Letter - A little respect - 15th October 2005
Can Government be sued for poisoning its people - 15th October 2005
Holland freezes AMFO funds - 13th October 2005 - Updated 14th October 2005
Environmentalist Barran resigns from Cole Bay Community Council - 14th October 2005
Flash floods round up - 30th July 2005. Updated 10th October 2005
Laws needed to curb polution - 3rd October 2005
Daily Herald Letter - Open Letter to Roy Marlin - 5th October 2005
Green Voice:companies should be more environmentally accountable - 3rd October 2005
Environmentalists talk with students - 26th September 2005
Marine Park reps complete project management workshop - 23rd September 2005
Mooij undertakes lagoon inspection - 20th September 2005
International Coastal Cleanup 17th September 2005
Resort manager denies sewerage leaks into the sea - 16th September 2005
Nature Foundation urges government to protect Red Pond - 14th September 2005
Police investigating Dawn Beach pollution - 13th September 2005
SXM Pride - Environmental affairs in shambles in St. Maarten - 10th September 2005
Lt Governors message to the gullible, nieve and blind - 9th September 2005
Cupecoy Beach Wall - Updated 29th August 2005
Letter - Environmental concerns - 24th August 2005
Daily Herald Editorial - Protest - 23rd August 2005
Peaceful protest against lack of open governance on Wednesday - 23rd August 2005
SXM PE Blog - Peaceful protest Wednesday! - 22nd August 2005
SXM PE Blog - Columbia Sucksit - 21st August 2005
Daily Herald Editorial - Taking Stock - 18th August 2005
Nature Foundation speaks out on destruction of island's wetlands - 16th August 2005
Little Bay pond Clean up planned by SXM Pride and cruise ship - 13th August 2005
Exco presented with more Enviro info they couldn't care less about - 11th August 2005
Cupecoy - Destruction in name of progress - 11th August 2005
Court case against GEBE postponed - 11th August 2005
GYM sees improvement in SEMSAMAR's environmental practices - 10th August 2005
SXM Pride donates trees to I Can Foundation - 10th August 2005
Great Bay sunken ship saga - Updated 10th August 2005
Concerns about water quality in Great Bay - 6th July 2005
Shuttle Commander Sees Wide Environmental Damage - 5th August 2005
Ben White passes away - 31st July 2005
French side water quality report - 23rd July 2005
BSL saving old Tamarind trees - 22nd July
Researcher presents report to Exco on ponds - 16th July 2005
Eco Day - Le Galion - 17th July 2005
Increasing protests against pollution in Curacao - 7th July 2005
Ocean Care prevents oilspill - 7th July 2005
Land does not grow - 6th July 2005
University of St Martin to hold panel discussion on Tourism - 22nd June 2005 Updated 4th July 2005
French side identifies over 100 waste outlets to the sea - 1st July 2005
Cement Bagging Plant operations to fall under ISO 14000 Environmental Regulations - 1st July 2005
Eulogy to The Great Salt Pond by Tadzio Bervoets - 30th June 2005
Oil spill in Statia - 29th June 2005
Mooij on a crusade to make St. Maarten enviro-friendly - 28th June 2005
Three-mile oil spill affects Simpson Bay to Cupecoy - 14th June 2005 - Updated 28th June 2005
Environment reports presented to TourMap Work Group - 27th June 2005
Sint Maarten Pride objects to Dawn Beach permits - 24th June 2005
Talking Garbage - Updated 23rd June 2005
Sint Maarten Pride calls for environmental impact studies - 22nd June 2005
Nature Foundation Press Release questions future of Gibbs Bay/Red Pond and calls on government to set up procedures for environmental studies before development - 16th June 2005
RESEARCH REPORT: Reefs at Risk in the Caribbean
WRI Report Says Increasing Human Activities Threaten CaribbeanCoral Reefs - March 9th 20005
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