I agree completely on all points discussed in the previous post by Mmiom that what the BEST Commission is proposing is misguided. While the intention to review the approval process for researchers is worth reviewing, restricting scientist's access is counter-productive, especially in fields that have little to do with protecting local resources. It is indeed ludicrous to prevent scientific research that in most cases will actually benefit the Bahamas. Scientists rarely benefit financially from their research. Meanwhile, while the Commission dithers about about the path forward, indigenous knowledge is rapidly disappearing, while the clock runs out. Most elders with deep knowledge about bush medicine have died within the last 15 years, yet few Bahamians are taking responsibility for recording it for posterity for the benefit of Bahamians. What information has been recorded is mainly to entertain tourists, Many islands in the Bahamas do not even have a written history. Though we Bahamians are proud of our culture, we are not taking our own responsibility for our own resources. while we accuse outsiders of taking our resources. Rising sea levels will within a century, put much of our country underwater. A five-foot rise will put 80% of the Bahamas underwater (see https://www.juancole.com/2015/05/bahama…).