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Commissioner Meets with Environment Foundations.
SMNN - Commissioner Frans Richardson recently had discussions with representatives of local environmental groups. The meeting addressed current environmental concerns and served as a forum to exchange views and ideas regarding current topics and proposals for sustainable development.
Montessori school earth day celebrations
PHILIPSBURG - Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation and EPIC (Environmental Protection in the Caribbean) participated in the Montessori school Earth Day celebrations on Monday. April 22nd is Earth Day and this week many schools will be commemorating this special day dedicated to the protection of our planet. Students of the Montessori school learned about the protection of our wetlands and received an opportunity to see one of the underwater documentaries filmed by Sint Maarten resident Mr.Leroy French.
Earth Day activities 2009-Sint Maarten PRIDE foundation
PHILIPSBURG - Turtle nesting signs were unveiled this morning on the Simpson Bay Beach by the Nature Foundation, a moved geared at educating and alerting beach users of the turtle nesting season and the importance for them to know how to proceed with caution during the nesting season.
Beverly Nisbeth, the manager of Nature Foundation St. Maarten, an environmental organization on the island said that these species are endangered on the island, hence the need for beach goers to be more vigilant.
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Little Key and Lagoon Dredging
The Simpson Bay Lagoon, a former Treasure of the island, like the Great Salt Pond, is a mere shadow of it's former self. Filled in, dredged and polluted, this important sea life breeding ground is now the subject of sad jokes and fear from bathers, if you fall in, be sure to rinse off as soon as possible.
Recently there have been a couple letters in the press and comments made here about what local environmental groups are doing. This blog post will give you an example and it will also show you that government is not doing it's part. When people break the laws, repeatedly and blatantly, and never suffer any consequences, then it makes the laws meaningless. It's as if permits are frivolous details.
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Dredger spotted destroying Simpson Bay Lagoon
EPIC and SXM Pride Press release
On Tuesday August 26th, 2008 St. Maarten Pride Foundation and EPIC received word that a Dredger was seen removing large quantities of sand from the Simpson Bay Lagoon and depositing it on the Island of Little Key.
Foundation volunteers arrived at Little Key to investigate the reports and took several pictures of the dredger in action before its Captain ceased operations, boarded another vessel and hurried it back to its home port in an attempt to avoid further inquires by aforementioned volunteers. The Foundations have learnt that the dredger was in the process of digging a deep channel to a Marina located behind the Airport parking lot.
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Enviro Week - EWE - 4-8 June 2008
Imagine... a park full of green products and services that will help St. Maarten become a bit more of a nature friendly island and a more livable island for the younger generation. With our eco-expo we make it a reality and you can even participate with your green products or services.
A solar cooker contest, a car that runs on water (French Lycee), a car that runs on biofuel, local biological food, green cleaning products, wood crafting, local natural art, solar heaters, water saving and energy saving products, water from air and a raffle. There will also be workshops in between with related to agriculture, solar power, energy and water saving and some interesting keynote speakers. Details, updates and press releases below.
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GEBE, EcoFest and Climate Change
Island Vision long ago lost my respect and I don't plan to be sending in nominations this year for their enviro awards, I just can't be bothered, sorry. It's not that I can't think of people to nominate, the usual crowd spring to mind along with a few newcomers like Laura Bijnsdorp and her team. There are people out there who deserve to be recognized for sure.
It's not the lack of transparency with the nominations or votes, nor is it the plagiarizing. No, it's more to do with the people he invites to present awards and make speeches, it's partly to do with Stephane's desire to 'be Someone" and his enabling politicians, officials and businesses to fraudulently portray an environmental image when they have none. I cringe and feel ill just being in the same room as some of the people he invites. No thanks.
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