World Environment Day 2012 was commemorated with an open day and petting zoo at our office building!
Staffs of the EPPD and the Green Fund Executing Unit of the Ministry of Housing and the Environment, along with the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean Region (BCRC-Trinidad and Tobago), decided to give the public a truly hands-on experience this year as we commemorated World Environment Day 2012 at the El Socorro offices.
We held an Open Day that had a multi-pronged effect: it allowed the residents, businesses and schools
within the El Socorro area to become more acquainted with the mandates and activities
of the different environmental offices housed in our building, whilst also
commemorating the occasion of World Environment Day (June 5th, 2012). As we interacted with the public, we were able to impress upon them the need for environmental conservation, preservation and rehabilitation, as well as sensitize both adults and kids on some of the local species of biodiversity such as the ocelot. The Open Day also commemorated the 1st Anniversary of the EPPD’s relocation to the El Socorro area from Port of Spain in 2011.
The Open Day was well received by all, especially the children who were most impressed with our “Mini Petting Zoo” which was provided by the Zoological Society of Trinidad and Tobago.
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