Understanding Tobago’s disastrous oil spill
Authorities in Tobago are continuing an investigation of the circumstances surrounding a disastrous oil spill which occurred on February 7.
Country: Tobago
PERSPECTIVES: Bridging the gap between culture and sustainability
As countries look towards economic innovation to reduce their dependence on extractive industries, entertainment based industries like culture and the ...
With soaring temperatures: Tobago feels the “climate heat”
With its economy heavily reliant on the natural environment, Tobago is vulnerable to the effects of increasing temperatures associated with ...
Coral Bleaching threatens Tobago’s Reefs
Have you ever stepped outdoors and immediately felt a sweltering heat that made you feel to run back inside and ...
Rotting Sargassum Seaweed Overwhelms Tobago Mangroves
A light but putrid breeze creeping through the mangrove forest of the Petit-Trou Lagoon set the scene for an early morning ...
Reducing fishing sector’s vulnerability through diversity
Focusing on the third societal outcome —a productive ocean— the Institute of Marine Affairs continues its seven-part series on the ...
Can the ‘Tree of Life’ really slow down global warming?
Yes, it can. Even though Ité palm, otherwise known as the ‘tree of life’, is exclusively found in the southern ...
Five Species of Sea Turtles Can Be Found in Trinidad and Tobago: Do You Know Them?
Many in Trinidad and Tobago are already familiar with the leatherback turtle that visits our shores yearly from March to ...
Sargassum Seaweed Overwhelms Tobago Beaches Once Again; What Is It And Where Does It Come From?
Several beaches in Tobago have once again been rendered unrecognisable by large clusters of sargassum seaweed washing ashore. The issue ...
The current state of our Mangroves
Mangrove forests in Trinidad and Tobago are constantly under threat due to human intervention despite playing a fundamental role in environmental management. This is the belief held ...
