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While Seine Bight is only seven miles north of Placencia, their views on the
environment display differences. There are four themes that emerge in Seine Bight
compared to only three in Placencia. The themes include infrastructure, garbage, the
physical and fauna environmental landscape and the emergence of class-consciousness
displayed in statements and overt displays of resistance.
Seventeen of the respondents of Seine Bight stated that their views of the
environment had changed. Garbage in the village is a concern for many in the village as
can been seen by the word count above. However the difference in the reality of garbage
is that in Seine Bight it is within the village while Placencia concern is garbage in the
ocean. As stated by a respondent, "Big problem is the garbage. The village council does
not push for clean up. We have a big need for tourists so it has to be clean." Other
informants feel "when people clean up the Seine Bight that this will influence their global
perspective." During the interview he pointed across the street to a dirty mess. He said
"I need to talk to people about this. To ask them to clean it up." One theme in Seine
Bight was the development of infrastructure such as electricity, water and phones, which
most residents see as positive. One respondent stated "When I was brought up here, no
lights, no water, no phone, everything was natural. Now there is water, cable, electricity,
these are the differences." Many are happy to see the construction of a new school, the
paving of a road while others in the village see the need of preserving the environment.
As stated by a villager "I have to learn to appreciate the trees, birds, landscape and my
environment more because it has a lot to do with the preservation of eco-tourism."
Others see a significant change in the environment because of tourism. "In some places
lands are no longer available. So the mangrove forest is cut down in order to dredge and75
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