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MP Wescot Welcomes Nature Foundation Appointment as Ecosystem Authority

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June 1, 2022

SINT MAARTEN (PHILIPSBURG) – Member of Parliament (MP) Sarah Wescot Williams considers the appointment of the Nature Foundation as the Ecosystem Authority for Sint Maarten great news and wants to know if the “Authority” has all the tools to execute this responsibility, and the teeth to enforce measures, the MP said in a media statement on Wednesday evening.

The MP had tabled an amendment to the budget 2021 to increase the subsidy of the Nature Foundation, which was passed by parliament. The amendment to increase the foundation’s subsidy, specifically mentioned the management of the invasive vervet monkey.

MP Wescot Williams: ...

Source: http://www.sxm-talks.com/?guid=906ccd2f22f026865a62afe75ab34fdc

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