Environment of Trinidad and Tobago
The environment of Trinidad and Tobago reflects the interaction between its biotic diversity, high population density, and industrialised economy.
Environment of Trinidad and Tobago
Biota/Fauna
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
Land
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Water
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Climate change
Energy
Pollution control
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Protected areas
Waste management
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Environmental policy and law
- Treaties and international agreements
Trinidad and Tobago is a signatory to a number of treaties and international agreements:
party to:
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Environmental organisations
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Environmental issues
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
References
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- ^ ISBN 978-976-95082-3-1.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago Biodiversity Archived 2009-02-28 at the Wayback Machine Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Biodiversity Clearing House
- ^ CIA World Fact Book
- PMID 33293507.
External links
- Environmental Management Authority Archived 2009-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
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