Environment of Trinidad and Tobago

The environment of Trinidad and Tobago reflects the interaction between its biotic diversity, high population density, and industrialised economy.

Trinidad and Tobago is in the Lesser Antilles.
Beach area of Port of Spain, Trinidad
Port of Spain urban area
Grande Riviere, in a moist forest region

Environment of Trinidad and Tobago

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Trinidad Motmots
 
Channel-billed toucan, Trinidad

Biota/Fauna

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The flora of Trinidad and Tobago is believed to include about 2,500 species of vascular plants.[1] There are about 50 species of freshwater fish (plus 30 marine species which are occasionally found in freshwater)[2] 400–500 marine fish species,[3] 30 amphibian species, about 90 reptiles,[2] 469 species of birds, and 98 mammal species.

Geography

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Land

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Water

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Climate change

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Energy

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Pollution control

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Protected areas

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Waste management

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Environmental policy and law

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Treaties and international agreements

Trinidad and Tobago is a signatory to a number of treaties and international agreements:

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands

signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Environmental organisations

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Environmental issues

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Environmental issues are water pollution from agricultural chemicals, industrial wastes, and raw sewage; oil pollution of beaches; deforestation; soil erosion.[4]

Trinidad and Tobago had a 2018 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 6.62/10, ranking it 69th globally out of 172 countries.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Van den Eynden, Veerle; Michael P. Oatham; Winston Johnson (2008). "How free access internet resources benefit biodiversity and conservation research: Trinidad and Tobago's endemic plants and their conservation status". Oryx. 42 (3): 400–07. doi:10.1017/S0030605308007321.
  2. ^ a b Kenny, Julian (2008). The Biological Diversity of Trinidad and Tobago: A Naturalist's Notes. Port of Spain: Prospect Press. ISBN 978-976-95082-3-1.
  3. ^ Trinidad and Tobago Biodiversity Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Biodiversity Clearing House
  4. ^ CIA World Fact Book
  5. ^ Grantham, H. S.; Duncan, A.; Evans, T. D.; Jones, K. R.; Beyer, H. L.; Schuster, R.; Walston, J.; Ray, J. C.; Robinson, J. G.; Callow, M.; Clements, T.; Costa, H. M.; DeGemmis, A.; Elsen, P. R.; Ervin, J.; Franco, P.; Goldman, E.; Goetz, S.; Hansen, A.; Hofsvang, E.; Jantz, P.; Jupiter, S.; Kang, A.; Langhammer, P.; Laurance, W. F.; Lieberman, S.; Linkie, M.; Malhi, Y.; Maxwell, S.; Mendez, M.; Mittermeier, R.; Murray, N. J.; Possingham, H.; Radachowsky, J.; Saatchi, S.; Samper, C.; Silverman, J.; Shapiro, A.; Strassburg, B.; Stevens, T.; Stokes, E.; Taylor, R.; Tear, T.; Tizard, R.; Venter, O.; Visconti, P.; Wang, S.; Watson, J. E. M. (2020). "Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity - Supplementary Material". Nature Communications. 11 (1): 5978. doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3. ISSN 2041-1723. PMC 7723057. PMID 33293507.
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