Category: Environment and Climate

 CALLING ALL CITIZEN SCIENTISTS:  Join us for the largest global marine litter data collection exercise. The Ministry of Planning, Economic Affairs and Development, through the Environmental Policy and Planning Division (EPPD) with the Institute of Marine Affairs and the Environmental...

Article by by Dr. Rahanna Juman, IMA Director (Ag)/ Wetland Ecologist Photo: Caroni Swamp, Trinidad and Tobago. On July 26, 2026, we joined the rest of the world in observance of International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem. ...

Photo: Possibly a new species of octopus recorded by ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute in the deep waters of Trinidad and Tobago on July 7, 2026. Ninety-three percent of Trinidad and Tobago’s marine jurisdiction is below recreational scuba depths, making the...

Photo: Senior government officials, FAO representatives and project partners at 12th Project Steering Committee meeting for the BIOREACH Project. Front Row from Left: Dr. Gillian Smith, Mr. Sanjay Singh (Chairman), Mr. Denny Dipchansingh. Back Row from Left: Mrs. Tamika Seales-...

Photo: Research Vessel Falkor (too).  Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute. For the first time, local scientists will lead a scientific expedition to explore the deep waters of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). Let’s take a look at some of the numbers associated...

The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) is playing its part in addressing land degradation, promoting sustainable land management and strengthening resilience to the impacts of drought and climate change through community-based action. The world observed Desertification and Drought Day 2026 on...

“Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future.” This is the theme for World Environment Day 2026. On June 5, Trinidad and Tobago rallies with other nations across the world around the urgency of climate action in commemoration of World...

Trinidad and Tobago ratified the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol in November 2017, becoming one of the first nations in the Caribbean to do so. The amendment commits this country to gradually phase down the production and consumption of...