The Office of the President and the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) recently collaborated on an environmental sustainability project through the installation of iCARE recycling bins throughout Her Excellency’s residence. This project sets the foreground for The Office of the President's overall aim of eliminating single-use plastic bottles by 1 July...
Earth Day celebrations around the world have taken on an even more significant focus considering the many issues that our environment is currently facing. In Trinidad, the authority given the function of protecting this country’s environment is the Environmental Management Authority (EMA).The EMA’s managing director, Hayden Romano believes that environmental...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) hosted three (3) Sensitisation Seminars on the Air Pollution Rules (APR) 2014. The sessions focused on three Designated Activities listed in Schedule 3 of the APR, namely Welding and Fabricating, Wood Working and Furniture Making and Automotive Repair Garages. The objective of these sessions was...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) hosted three validation workshops with stakeholders from governmental bodies, the private sector, industry, civil society, academia and the Tobago House of Assembly in both Trinidad and Tobago on March 7, 8 and 9. The focus of these workshops was to present and validate proposed indicators...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA), in alignment with its legislative mandates, monitors ambient air quality in Trinidad and Tobago. This is facilitated through the national Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network (AAQMN), which currently comprises four Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Stations (AAQMS). The EMA continues to expand the AAQMN with an...