Issues

Which Do You Prefer?

SAVE COCKPIT COUNTRY – Cockpit Country is under threat from bauxite mining. This page is intended to be a public awareness clearinghouse for information on the Cockpit Country – Bauxite Debate.

STEA’s Bauxite Activities

• STEA’s Cockpit Country/Bauxite Presentation
  (Need Adobe Reader to view. Large File – 5MB)
• Open Letter to Minister the Hon. Roger Clarke
  (The Western Mirror, October 28, 2006)
• STEA Article on Bauxite Mining in Cockpit Country
  (Jamaicans.com December 1, 2006)

Important Information Links

• Cockpit Country Stakeholders Group
• Save Cockpit Country Fact Sheet
• Minerals Information Institute
  (General information on Bauxite and it’s uses)
• U.S. Geological Survey
  (Info on U.S. bauxite Imports/USE, Including Worldwide production and reserves)
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  (Health effects of particulate matter pollution, a by-product of bauxite mining)

Articles & Letters

• Northern Jamaica Conservation Association
  (Letter to the Editor)

What You Can Do

• Support cockpit Country Conservation organizations:
  • Support Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency
  • Support Windsor Research Centre
• Organize a community meeting with STEA: Email us at stea@cwjamaica.com
• Visit Cockpit Country: Cockpit Country Adventure Tours
• SPEAK OUT!! Lobby your government representatives.