The BAHAMAS CHRONICLES: 1st Annual Bahamas Youth Summit on Plastic
By Marcus Eriksen on February 11, 2012
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These kids are cool. They live on an island, swept by plastic pollution from the North Atlantic Gyre, and are tired of seeing their beaches trashed. 5 Gyres Institute spent a week with them to do science at sea, beach surveys, and speak with local leaders about solutions. Thanks to the principal, and long time friend, Dr. Joanna Paul, we gave talks at the Cape Eleuthera Institute, Rotary Club, Central High School, and a few more public events.
All of this led up to the Youth Summit. At the Bahamas Youth Summit we’re spreading awareness, showing our local citizen science findings, and meeting with community leaders to talk about banning Styrofoam containers on the island. What we find is that when young people stand up and speak to the community with good information and good solutions, leaders will listen.
We give a huge shout out to Deep Creek Middle School, a green school in the Bahamas.
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