Bahamas
My subject from The Bahamas is Kristal Ambrose, marine scientist and anti-plastic pollution campaigner and educator
Geography
The Bahamas, is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic. The archipelagic state consists of more than 700 islands, cays, and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, and is located north of Cuba and northwest of the island of Hispaniola (split between Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and the Turks and Caicos Islands, southeast of the American state of Florida, and east of the Florida Keys. The capital is Nassau on the island of New Providence.
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Environmental issues
The major environmental concerns in The Bahamas are climate change, industrial and domestic waste pollution, water pollution and the negative impacts of tourism
About Kristal
Kristal Ambrose is an environmental scientist studying marine debris and plastic pollution in The Bahamas. After sailing across the Pacific Ocean in 2012 to study the Western Garbage Patch, Kristal was inspired to return home to The Bahamas to spark a plastic pollution revolution. Her career in the environmental field spans over a decade and for the past six years she has been working diligently on plastic pollution research and education in her country
Her passion for the issue led her to develop and launch Bahamas Plastic Movement (BPM), a non-profit organization geared towards raising awareness and finding solutions to plastic pollution.
In 2018, Kristal and her youth delegation successfully engaged the government of The Bahamas in banning single use plastics (SUP), styrofoam and balloon releases in the entire country by the year 2020.
To see the full painting process and hear more of Kristal’s story, please click on the link below