The Importance Of Damage To The Environment In The Caribbean

Register to read the introduction… There is a relationship between development and poverty, and the degradation and exploitation of the environment and natural resources (Suchak) e.g. in Haiti their poverty is directly linked to deforestation and habitat loss. (Blajchman).Thus affecting the tourist’s evaluation of the Caribbean. C. There is a need for policy intervention to concentrate and advocate for environmental protection. II. Damage to the environment is an inevitable consequence of economic development. A. “… economic development invariably happens at the expense of some part of the environment.” (Doohan 18). Many people have claimed that this is a short term traded off for long term profit e.g. tourism in all Caribbean countries usually trade off the environmental impact for the economic gain.

B. In the pursuit of high profits many companies, manufacturers and factories only consider high returns an achievement and disregard environmental protection as such many hoteliers build close to the beach this is seen in Barbados and disregard the environmental damage and degradation of the soil and the disposal of sewage into the sea …show more content…
Dr. Kavita Y. Suchak. (PhD). http://www.mkgandhi-sarvodaya.org/environment.htm
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A Guide for the Survival of Humankind, and Improving the World, Society, and Yourself! Economic Profit versus Environmental Safety. http://www.philforhumanity.com/Economic_Profit_versus_Environmental_Safety.html

Economic Development vs. the Environment Summary: Is the economic development of developing countries more important than protecting the environment? Author: The Debatabase Book (United States) Topic written specially for The Debatabase Book, 2003. Updated by the Editor of Debatabase Created: Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Last Modified: Saturday, June 19, 2010 http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_details.php?topicID=648 Haiti’s poverty Is Directly Linked to Deforestation and Habitat Loss. Amiel Blajchman. May 10 2009, Leader, Liberal, Natural Resources,