This page will eventually become a collection of my reviews of Environmental Impact Assessments conducted in the Bahamas. The links lead to a Science and Perspective copy of the EIA as published, then a link to my comments on the EIA as submitted to the developer and the Department of Environmental Planning and Protection. I will also include a brief summary of the EIA. Enjoy.
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Bahamas Protected Areas Fund has a position available
Please follow the link to the position advertisement for a Grants and Programs Officer with the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund. help to access and coordinate funding to support our Bahamian conservation efforts. https://bahamasprotected-my.sharepoint.com/personal/kpanton_bahamasprotected_com1/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fkpanton%5Fbahamasprotected%5Fcom1%2FDocuments%2FBPAF%5FPosition%20Description%5FGrants%20%26%20Program%20%28G%26P%29%20Officer%5FFinal%20Aug%204%2C%202020%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fkpanton%5Fbahamasprotected%5Fcom1%2FDocuments&originalPath=aHR0cHM6Ly9iYWhhbWFzcHJvdGVjdGVkLW15LnNoYXJlcG9pbnQuY29tLzpiOi9nL3BlcnNvbmFsL2twYW50b25fYmFoYW1hc3Byb3RlY3RlZF9jb20xL0ViYmdoVHF3WGVKTnRpZ1ExT1R6OVpjQkRwN1RvaE80VUFLZTlOSU81VkZyS1E_cnRpbWU9NnFMNFJfMDkyRWc Ancilleno Davis, PhD Principal/ CEO Science and Perspective twitter: @SciPerspective Instagram: @SciPerspective
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Voting and the Environment
Generally, voting in a #democracy is simply a matter of numbers. Politicians seek to gain the majority of votes. Party politics require this to happen for them to win their seat and for their party to win the election if they gain enough seats. This allows them to dictate what the country does for 5…
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Conservation Genetics in Red Mangroves
Huge congratulations to Agnessa Lundy, who has part of her Master’s degree work published on conservation genetics in Red mangroves. These a an important species in coastal protection and create fish and crustaceans nursery and spawning sites around the world and in the Bahamas. You can read or download the article using the link below.…
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People change, people remember
Trigger warning: physical abuse/child abuse. I have a near photographic memory for certain things. 1992. My brother and I with a friend tried to burn a wasp nest because we thought we were doing “justice” as we’d seen it performed. We (my brother and I) were not at choir practice because our ride had left…
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Cicadas
Cicadas in the USA are special insects that spend most of their lives underground and emerge once every 17 years or so to breed and disperse. the grubs climb out of the soil and up onto trees grass and walls. normally, we find the golden husks all over the place some time during the summer…
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