Learning about environmental issues firsthand

Secondary School students in St.Kitts and Nevis have been taking part in a number of activities to give them a voice in developmental, environmental and social problems.

These activities are part of what is dubbed "back chat week" and the highlight of the week was a safari rain forest tour on Friday.

Students from St. Kitts and Nevis were taken to the Wingfield Nature trail.

They were also introduced to the Bloody Point River, including the Carib drawings as well as the Romney Manor Estate and other historical and environmental sites in the area.

The tour is part of the UNESCO initiated project, "Small Islands Voice".

According to a release from the Small Islands Voice National Coordinator, Antonio Maynard, this activity was carried out in order to give students an opportunity to learn about their environment so they can be in a better position to exchange their views more convincingly on environmental and developmental issues in small islands such as St.Kitts.

Other SIV activities included speeches to their peers to spread the word about SIV and the presentation of a video documentary about the small islands voice project.

ZIZ Newsroom 31st May 2004

Bloody Point Canyon

One of the huge rocks in the rain forest

Students taking a break in the rainforest

Looking up through the forest canopy