tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post1627876401070400621..comments2023-06-19T12:33:50.985+01:00Comments on Things I've Found In Pockets: Third World StupidityNan Sheppardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02526627128978409559noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-17314193187415787832013-05-10T09:44:02.894+01:002013-05-10T09:44:02.894+01:00Thank you! Pleased to see more great groups being ...Thank you! Pleased to see more great groups being highlighted here. I'll link them up today. Nan Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526627128978409559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-21802908090632365652013-05-06T03:23:10.137+01:002013-05-06T03:23:10.137+01:00Some other organizations doing the good work (By n...Some other organizations doing the good work (By no means all, there are lots more):<br />Caribbean Youth Environmental network (CYEN)<br />Environment Tobago<br />Nature Seekers<br />GreenTnT.org<br />Cropper Foundation<br />Point in Action<br />Caribbean Institute of Sustainability<br />Asa Wright Nature CentreUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199401635922434891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-41291403479940611772013-05-06T01:59:07.834+01:002013-05-06T01:59:07.834+01:00Really loving all the comments and I am hoping eve...Really loving all the comments and I am hoping everyone commenting here becomes proactive and does what ever they can in their circles of influence to change this. We need to start coming together to fight this together. Join Papa Bois Conservation on Facebook, join Its up to me nvironmental's Facebook page..connect with other like minded doers and DO! Every single little bit counts..and Islandgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933114293144397176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-24237709655952109412013-05-05T04:07:48.540+01:002013-05-05T04:07:48.540+01:00Nan, it's illegal to light a fire in the dry s...Nan, it's illegal to light a fire in the dry season in Trinidad. There was plenty the policeman could do! There is also a misconception that all forest fires are started by slash and burn techniques...most of them are started by people burning a little rubbish in the yard. When admonished they say "ah go watch it". Well, guess what...wben the wind whips those sparks into the Cathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08560444644910230351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-42329039034151143012013-05-04T21:26:13.297+01:002013-05-04T21:26:13.297+01:00Joanne, I once called the police because some '...Joanne, I once called the police because some 'farmers' lit a fire to clear bush near my home, and the fire got away and burned several acres - including our saplings and fences. I fought fire all day, with the kids helping. I quarrelled with the guys who lit the fire and they just laughed. I said I would call the police and they laughed more. So I DID call the police, and they said they Nan Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526627128978409559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-91315749241482902882013-05-04T20:56:57.283+01:002013-05-04T20:56:57.283+01:00To your first comment Nan, I don't think it...To your first comment Nan, I don't think it's one-sided. Not enough is happening on the educational and enforcement fronts in terms of sensitizing the population to the value of our biodiversity. A suggestion - Start EVERY school day with a lesson in the need to protect our environment and our wildlife; incorporate it into the curriculum at the Police Training College; make it a joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794966360709448442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-65087474603144645132013-05-04T14:00:38.777+01:002013-05-04T14:00:38.777+01:00Add Environment TobagoAdd Environment TobagoGeorge Leacockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797170110358166345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-25719142208094293902013-05-04T12:25:07.234+01:002013-05-04T12:25:07.234+01:00Great article, the ranting is well deserved and ve...Great article, the ranting is well deserved and very on point. Being around the environment I see all that you talk about as well as those that have not been mentioned..it breaks my heart when I go out and there is garbage in the rivers that are now full of silt due to the quarrying in the hills, animals are losing their habitat and forced to search for food and shelter near communities where Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734983097541264812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-34255728835333802602013-05-04T03:44:57.327+01:002013-05-04T03:44:57.327+01:00This breaks my heart. I have been to Charlottevill...This breaks my heart. I have been to Charlotteville, Tobago twice for extended scuba diving vacations. It is, or should I say, was a very picturesque village on Man 'o War bay - it was the shops that gave the village its character. How short-sighted to tear the down and replace them with a huge concrete monstrosity. The other stories of poisoning crawdads and frog kicking contests turned my Margie Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02959807388030004956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-66965924645841718952013-05-04T01:09:14.897+01:002013-05-04T01:09:14.897+01:00Sorry to say, but everything in this article is tr...Sorry to say, but everything in this article is true. My cousin is one of the few that try to save these wonderful animals that we have in our country. I have no idea when my people will wake and realize that we need the forests and animals to survive and they need to be protected. My heart breaks every time I see the mountains a lit with fire. I was so happy for the rain, but at the same Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07145707840334686190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-81307768684459446522013-05-03T23:08:54.037+01:002013-05-03T23:08:54.037+01:00Hi Ria, yes. See above where I say what a one-side...Hi Ria, yes. See above where I say what a one-sided post it is! Positive things are being done, but I felt very sad and angry when I wrote this. Nan Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526627128978409559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-56728917378019235412013-05-03T18:35:43.077+01:002013-05-03T18:35:43.077+01:00change can begin in the schools,at the primary sch...change can begin in the schools,at the primary school level, but there is always so much corruption in the public sector and with big business,i thought of using the ppl that scavenge the dump to sort garbage and recycle since I left school in the eighties, shame someone took this long to try it, and its failingwinstonjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145400520139933300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-71802710692611669402013-05-03T14:15:15.138+01:002013-05-03T14:15:15.138+01:00Sad, shameful and true. Most Trinis don't dese...Sad, shameful and true. Most Trinis don't deserve what we have been so blessed with... they have not one ounce of appreciation for it. Thank you for writing it and I WILL be sharing it... maybe we can shame enough of our fellow countrymen and women into supporting the efforts of the tireless few who work day in, day out to preserve what the rest of this country seems intent on destroying. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01887967106682773009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-77703665234802530182013-05-03T12:46:02.992+01:002013-05-03T12:46:02.992+01:00This is infact a one-sided post, I would like to s...This is infact a one-sided post, I would like to see another praising those who are passionate about preserving the beauty of Trinidad and Tobago and who work diligently to do so. In every country there are stupid people who lack basic appreciation for the jewels of their land. This however, DOES NOT speak for all who inhabit the land. Sadly, the acts of the bad ones always overshadow those of Ria30https://www.blogger.com/profile/12428600177563833831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-88131628166526738632013-05-03T11:53:56.478+01:002013-05-03T11:53:56.478+01:00I too share your pain, anger and for me a sense of...I too share your pain, anger and for me a sense of despair ... I fight for our marine environment especially : https://vimeo.com/61987960Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466763286726175669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-27576874031300006362013-05-02T23:18:01.871+01:002013-05-02T23:18:01.871+01:00We need some angry letters nan..I am going to shar...We need some angry letters nan..I am going to share this every way I can. Please send it in to the papers as well. I have the email addresses if you need themIslandgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12933114293144397176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-19502996198236170622013-05-01T14:48:30.460+01:002013-05-01T14:48:30.460+01:00In the first picture, that man is my GRANDFATHER.In the first picture, that man is my GRANDFATHER.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451975092420907147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-91635587417464311482013-04-21T20:51:33.613+01:002013-04-21T20:51:33.613+01:00I am crying nan... so true... so disturbing! Wow,...I am crying nan... so true... so disturbing! Wow, it is a rainy afternoon here and that is good as the earth are parched. <br />Love you sister.<br />xxxxxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15908128546060542252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-42960913909443629022013-04-17T15:20:13.416+01:002013-04-17T15:20:13.416+01:00It doesn't even make economic sense given that...It doesn't even make economic sense given that there's money to be made in preserving and sharing nature and its fruits. You cite lots to lament.Grandmother Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18169464484379536529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-33029457282980476532013-04-16T19:41:03.958+01:002013-04-16T19:41:03.958+01:00Mine is breaking too... But this is a very one-sid...Mine is breaking too... But this is a very one-sided and angry commentary I've given here. as I said, I am too vexed to be otherwise! I believe there is an increased awareness of Nature in Trinidad and Tobago - But there are still stupid people, and the law can not step in and stop them. Nan Sheppardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02526627128978409559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7230387809004080736.post-27571131603569205562013-04-16T19:05:08.687+01:002013-04-16T19:05:08.687+01:00I always thought people living closer to nature wo...I always thought people living closer to nature would naturally have more healthy respect for it. THis post breaks my heart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com