The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) participated in a high-level meeting at Government Plaza on 14 April 2026, aimed at improving the ease of doing business in Trinidad and Tobago through a more efficient national construction and development approval system.The meeting was chaired by the Honourable Saddam Hosein, Minister of Land...
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The Board of Directors of the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) led by Chairman Doolar Ramlal, Deputy Chairman Neeala Mongroo and Directors Kadeem Williams, Nova Johnson, Keston Daniel, Avinash Phagoo, conducted a site visit to the Aripo Savannas. The field exercise was facilitated by the Forestry Division of the Ministry of...
After months of planning, preparation and creativity, students at Mason Hall Secondary School proudly unveiled their completed mural as part of the Enviro Club Mural Competition—an initiative led by the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) in collaboration with Sagicor General.Earlier this year, members of the school’s Enviro Club began preparing the...
In keeping with its ongoing commitment to strengthening collaboration, enhancing transparency and improving the overall efficiency of the Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) permitting framework, the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) recently hosted a collaborative stakeholder engagement session with consultants who provide environmental services to upstream oil and gascompanies. Click Here...
Sustainable forests are essential to both environmental health and economic resilience. The Environmental Management Authority (EMA), through the GEF BIOREACH Project, is taking decisive action to strengthen forest management practices in Trinidad and Tobago, addressing past over-exploitation, protecting biodiversity, and supporting the long-term economic value of forest resources. These efforts...
Media Release – Trinidad and Tobago’s giants are back: 2026 Leatherback Turtle nesting season begins
Leatherback turtles, along with all sea turtle species in Trinidad and Tobago, are legally recognised as Environmentally Sensitive Species (ESS). Recent declines in nesting numbers at key beaches illustrate why this protection is vital and underscore the urgent need for all hands-on deck to safeguard these endangered creatures for future...
The Environmental Management Authority’s (EMA) Chairman, Mr. Doolar Ramlal and his team recently conducted a site visit and stakeholder engagement on 6 April 2026, with the Chairman of the Urban Development Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago (UDeCOTT), Mr. Shankar Bidaisee, and members of UDeCOTT’s project team at the proposed site...
The Environmental Management Authority (EMA) has granted a Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) No. CEC7201/2026 to Primera Oil and Gas Limited (Primera), a subsidiary of Touchstone Exploration (Trinidad) Limited, for the drilling and production of natural gas and condensate at the existing Carapal Ridge-3 well site within the Central Block,...