In June 2012, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved the development of a project on ‘Improving Forest and Protected Area Management in Trinidad and Tobago’ worth US$2.79 million, to cover this biodiversity focal area. A project preparation grant of US$119,000 was subsequently approved in September 2012. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has been given the lead to develop the project document by August 2013, in collaboration with relevant departments in Trinidad and Tobago and in consultation with diverse stakeholders, for submitting to GEF for endorsement. The project’s Inception Workshop was held during October 31 to November 01, 2012 at Rudranath Capildeo Learning Resource Centre in Couva,...
MEA Focal Point Sensitisation Session
The Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit (MEAU) of the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources hosted a one day Sensitisation and Capacity Building Session on September 19, 2012 at the Centre of Excellence, Macoya. The purpose of the session was to sensitize all stakeholders from ministries, Government agencies, academic institutions, industry and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the MEAs under its purview. The event was well attended by over 100 Focal Points, who are persons nominated to represent relevant stakeholders from the various sectors. In the Ministry’s endeavour to build a comprehensive Focal Point Network, the initial stage of engagement at...
18th Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean
Tuesday 31st January – Friday 3rd February, 2012 Quito, Ecuador The Forum of Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and is the principal regional forum for Latin America and the Caribbean in the field of the environment. The Forum provides an opportunity for regional dialogue on items on the global environmental agenda and to strengthen cooperation in environmental management among countries of the region. The 18th Meeting of the Forum (FME18) took place in Ecuador from January 31 to February 3, 2012. Trinidad...
Welcome to our blog!
To kick off, we would like to firstly introduce ourselves. We are the Environmental Policy and Planning Division (EPPD), a division of professionals within the Ministry of he Environment and Water Resources of Trinidad and Tobago which is geared toward enhancing the element of sustainability within the strategic planning process of the Government.Within the EPPD, there is the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit (MEAU), which has T&T’s international and regional environmental treaties as its key focus. We accomplish our main goal by taking into account the social, economic and environmental considerations, since humans and the environment are co-existent, and then crafting...
Flashback: IYB 2010 Photo Competition
Biodiversity Photographic Competition, a set on Flickr. Here are a few of the amazing photo entries received by the EPPD for its Photographic Competition in commemoration of the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) 2010! The competition was held to bring awareness to and showcase the most beautifully captured examples of local biological diversity by amateur photographers. We thought they deserved to be shared again ^_^