In celebration of environmental stewardship and in recognition of International Women’s Day and the EMA’s 30th anniversary, the Environmental Management Authority (EMA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Development, hosted the Women in the Environment Awards Ceremony 2025 on Friday 14 March 2025.The Awards Ceremony was held with...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) recently collaborated with the Food andAgriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO-UN) to execute the third phase of theIntegrated Wildfire Management (IWM) training, aimed towards the development of an IWMsystem under the GEF-BIOREACH project. The IWM training was supported by key stakeholders, including the Ministry...
In a continued effort to safeguard the critically endangered Trinidad Piping Guan, theEnvironmental Management Authority (EMA), in collaboration with the GEF project“Biodiversity Conservation and Agroecological Land Restoration in Productive Landscapes ofTrinidad and Tobago” (GEF-BIOREACH), launched a critical initiative to revise the Managementand Recovery Plan for the species with support from...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) takes this opportunity to clarify itssupporting role in sustainable waste management in Tobago, executed through the TobagoHouse of Assembly’s (THA’s) Division of Food Security, Natural Resources, Environment &Sustainable Development (DFSNRESD). The THA led Tobago Recycling Resource Initiative(TRRI), or project is a collaboration with the DFSNRESD,...
PUBLIC NOTICE Clarifying the Environmental Management Authority's Role Regarding Noise Pollution in T&T
Articles contributed by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) to the Trinidad and Tobago Contractors Association (TTCA) - The Contractor (Quarterly e-Magazine) Articles (Click on Topic to Read) TTCA Quarterly e-Magazine – The Contractor – Issue #3 – January – March 2023, Article: Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) conditions and...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) recently hosted its Fourth Quarterly/End-of-Year Meeting, where the Senior Environmental Analysis and Coordination Manager, WayneRajkumar, addressed Environmental Officers (EOs) from various government ministries andagencies. He indicated that in 2025 the EMA will be making some strategic intervention andreengineering of the EO programme that will allow...
Presentation prepared by Mr. Wayne Rajkumar after his participation at COP29, held at Baku, Azerbaijan from November 6th - 22nd 2024. Theme: Accelerating Global Climate Action "Finance COP", "Moving Ambition to Action" Click Here for Presentation Slides
The National Sea Turtle Task Force (NSTTF), in collaboration with the EnvironmentalManagement Authority (EMA), successfully hosted a workshop focused on enhancing thecapabilities of agencies responsible for monitoring and enforcing sea turtle conservation laws in Trinidad and Tobago. The event, which was held at the EMA’s North office on 8 Elizabeth...
"Please be advised that Cabinet at its meeting on November 7, 2024 agreed that, in accordance with the Environmental Management Authority Act, Chap. 35:05, the 2023 Annual Report of the Environmental Management Authority be laid in Parliament." Read More