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 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) 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), 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...
The Government is considering legislative changes to make greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting mandatory.To this end the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) is currently finalising proposals with the Ministry of Planning and Development. Until the legislation comes into effect, the EMA will continue to engage companies on a voluntary basis to...
MEDIA RELEASE The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) hosts Environmental Officers’End-of-Year Meeting, 2022 Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), Mrs. Nadra Nathai-Gyan, welcomed Environmental Officers’ (EOs) to the EMA’s Fourth Quarterly/End-of-Year Meeting at the Normandie Hotel on 14 December 2022. This was the first in-person...
On Friday, 26 August 2022, The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) hosted an Open House in recognition of Trinidad and Tobago’s 60th Independence Anniversary and the EMA’s Silver Anniversary. The EMA invited Green Stakeholders to showcase their work and interact with staff and other specially invited guests. Click here To View
The Incident Management Team (IMT) comprising the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands and Fisheries (MoALF/FD), Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management (ODPM) and the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) continued with spill response activities for the spill incident at the entrance to the...