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On October 23, 2023, a Panel of Court of Appeal Judges allowed the Environmental Management Authority’s (EMA’s) Appeal against WildGoose Limited. The court made the following orders:The appeal is allowed;The orders of the trial judge are hereby set aside;Accordingly, the court declares, and a declaration is granted that the decision...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) commends the Central Game Warden Unit, Forestry Division, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries and the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Southern Division Task Force on their recent operation to protect our National Bird and Environmentally Sensitive Species, the Scarlet Ibis.The EMA commends both...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) through the project ‘Biodiversity Conservation and Agroecological Land Restoration in Productive Landscapes of Trinidad and Tobago’ (BIOREACH) conducted a training exercise through which twenty-five Forest Officers, and other employees of the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries, benefitted from training on...
In collaboration with the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard and the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), the Maritime Services Division is set to conduct comprehensive background noise measurements in the Gulf of Paria, encompassing the Western Peninsula of Trinidad. This initiative will take place from Thursday 5th October 6:00pm - Friday,...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN), and the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) through the project, Biodiversity Conservation and Agroecological Land Restoration in Productive Landscapes of Trinidad and Tobago (BIOREACH) recently facilitated five days of training. The training titled, ‘Land Management Mapping and Reporting’ builds the capacity...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) recently hosted a Stakeholder Consultation on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project - National Reporting to the UNCCD. At this consultation with government agencies, the private sector, NGOs and CSOs, the importance of national reporting was highlighted. As stated by the UNCCD, national reporting is...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) hosted three sensitisation sessions with staff of the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) in July 2023. The sessions involved over 70 officers from the ADB’s Technical, Credit and Business Development teams and aimed to sensitise staff on the EMA’s Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) process. The...