SEVENSEAS Marine Conservation & Travel February 2016 Issue 9 | Page 33

It's definitely harder… but I think it's possible to do meaningful things to decrease your environmental impact on the island.”

If your travels take you to Saint Martin or another Caribbean island, remember that you have the ability to make an impact. You have a choice: You can leave another beer bottle on the pristine sands, or you can recycle your trash and someone else’s, too. You can damage a reef or protect it. You can waste paper products at your resort, or you can ask the management to bring in recycle bins. The future of the island’s ecosystem lies in your hands and mine. Let us do our part to protect that future by managing our trash responsibly.

Read more by Breana Johnson at 3rdculturewife.wordpress.com

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