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Labrish: Musings on Earth and Life from a Jamaican Abroad
http://labrishjamaica.blogspot.com
Advocacy for marine life, wildlife and wild places in nature. Particular interest in Caribbean marine ecosystems, whales, dolphins and African wildlife. Various writings on ecopsychology, human rights, ecotourism and conservation issues.
- Added on: Oct 22nd, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Labrish
- Listed in: Wild Animals Caribbean
- Tags: jamaica conservation caribbean whales marine ecosystems african wildlife
Recent Posts
Diamonds to Dinosaurs: Field Museum Chicago
Her name is Sue. She lived 67 million years ago in what is now South Dakota and is the most complete fossil of a Tyrannosaurus Rex ever found. Sue is the celebrated star of the Field Museum in Chicago, a stunning natural history museum that I visit...
Green Thanksgiving
I'm heading to the Windy City for the Thanksgiving Holiday. It's not a holiday we had when I was growing up in Jamaica but I have come to love the idea of having a holiday where you give thanks for blessings and celebrate with family and friends. In...
Our Choice - Al Gore
I went to see Al Gore at the Keller Auditorium in Portland last night. He was in town to talk about his new book Our Choice and the solutions to the climate crisis. Since the publication of An Inconvenient Truth Gore held 30 “Solution Summits” ...
Vanishing Beaches of Hawaii
When I was in Hawaii (on Oahu) earlier this year, I spent time at Kailua Beach where the problems of beach erosion are hard to miss. The sea is creeping up to meet the tree line and trees are being lost as seen in these pictures that I took while I ...
Jamaica + IMF + Jamaica Kincaid = Life and Debt
I am presently deeply immersed in a study of Jamaica Kincaid's controversial book, A Small Place. Kincaid, an Antiguan, wrote this amazing polemic which in my opinion, effectively deconstructs the whole myth of the Caribbean paradise that is sold to ...
Ecotourism: Green Problem or Green Solution?
Good article on the Nature Conservancy blog today on the paradoxical issue of ecotourism. Is it good for nature and wildlife, or is it just serving to feed the desires of tourists who leave a large ecological footprint? I think Matt Miller presents...
