Episode 10 | The Cost of Paradise: Dahvia Hylton on Climate Injustice & Colonial Greed in Jamaica

Jamaica is more than sun-soaked beaches and reggae rhythms—it’s a frontline battleground where capitalism, colonialism, and climate injustice collide. Educator and climate justice activist Dahvia Hylton unpacks the hard truths about how tourism, bauxite mining, and corporate greed are gutting the island’s environmental and infrastructural integrity. From locals being locked out of their own beaches to the relentless grip of American socio-political influence, Dahvia breaks down the manufactured systems keeping Jamaicans in survival mode—an all-too-familiar reality for Black communities worldwide.With deep ancestral wisdom of land stewardship, Jamaica should be a climate-resilient haven, yet the odds are stacked. Dahvia speaks candidly on the uphill battle of sustainability, the hypocrisy of environmental policies, and the necessity of radical community-driven solutions. This is a raw and urgent reckoning with the forces threatening Jamaica’s future—and a powerful reminder that the fight for climate justice is a fight for liberation.https://ourfootprintja.org/@ourfootprintja@one_of_the_planeteershttps://environmentallyspeaking.buzzsprout.com/Compost, Cotton & Cornrows: the space where Black & Afro-Indigenous Vanguards are redefining sustainability through storytelling!@Compost_Cotton_Cornrows