The Environmental Policy and Planning Division (EPPD) of the Ministry of Planning and Development were invited by the Environmental Sustainable School Programme (ESSP) Officer of Bishop Anstey High School East and Trinity College East to assist in the preparation of an in-house environmental debate which would be held in October, 2015.
On September 29th 2015, Ms. Candace Amoroso, Biodiversity Specialist and Ms. Anastasia Gordon, Environmental Policy Analyst of the EPPD gave a brief presentation on the benefits of biodiversity and the impacts of its loss. The students and the Ministry officials engaged in a rousing discussion on the Motion: Human Population is the single greatest threat to Biodiversity.
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From L-R: Ms. Amoroso and Ms. Gordon showing students information in the National Wildlife Policy which could be used for their upcoming debate.
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The students displayed a keen interest and knowledge on their selected topic. The schools were also presented with literature from the EPPD on our national biodiversity related policies for their shared library, along with posters to be displayed on the walls of their science laboratories.
Ms. Sindy Singh and Ms. Candace Leung Woo-Gabriel, Research Analyst of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit (MEAU), EPPD also visited the school for a presentation and discussion on Climate Change on September 30th, 2015. This fulfilled the request to assist the students in preparation for another motion of their upcoming debate. The motion asked for arguments for or against the question of whether (anthropogenic) climate change is a myth or scientific reality. The students were also given material produced by the MEAU and the National Climate Change Policy to add to their library.
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