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Schools in mangrove reserves participate in solid waste management, energy conservation

May 10, 2012 News

 

The Guyana Mangrove Restoration Project (GMRP) has launched its solid waste management and energy conservation awareness programme in schools located in the Golden Grove to Belfield Mangrove Reserve.
According to Chairperson of the Mangrove Action Committee, Annette Arjoon-Martins, President’s College at Golden Grove was the first school to be targeted as it is considered the premier learning institution in the area which is expected to set a high standard in the programme.
She noted that the GMRP awareness campaign, which will be opened to the community, has commenced in secondary schools in the mangrove reserve. Other levels of schools in the communities would also participate.
Arjoon-Martins said that an important aspect of the programme will be a “We’re the Cleanest” competition among the 12 schools in the mangrove reserve with a prize of $100,000, which has been sourced from a private donor.
Over the next four months judges will visit random schools- photographs will be taken to feed into the final judging. The competition will conclude in time for the winning school to be announced at the beginning of the new school term in September.
During the presentation at President’s College, GMRP utilized pictures taken of the school a week ago to demonstrate to students the need for a clean compound.
Arjoon-Martins said, “Using pictures of their own school demonstrated the value of a photo being worth a thousand words as there was no need for further explanation as to what the challenges were.”
She stated that it is encouraging that solid waste management is already being addressed by the school’s administration as larger bins had been placed in some areas and the students were urged at the general assembly to ensure that their smaller bins in the classrooms were emptied on a regular basis.
“It is this proactive response that the awareness programme is seeking to promote,” she said.
Lynne Lewis, environmental science teacher of the school, said, “It was very important that the Mangrove Project took time to come and discuss the value of mangroves and the function it serves, and to show the impact of looking after the environment.
“It was particularly effective for them to use the Power Point rather than just talking to the students; that approach got their attention on this crucial matter.”

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