tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86023646795720191852024-03-19T04:46:54.988-04:00Green Days by the EPPDMaintained by the Environmental Policy and Planning Division of Trinidad and TobagoEnvironmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.comBlogger373125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-8765390026596703182022-01-17T09:55:00.006-04:002022-01-17T09:55:34.918-04:00Pandemic Pains- Managing Biomedical WasteWith the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, countries have grappled with increased pressures on national resources, of which waste management systems have been on the forefront. Indeed, the very nature of the pandemic has led to increased generation of biomedical waste, particularly plastic, utilised as protective gear. In light of this, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) extended Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-65522798769372261932022-01-17T09:53:00.007-04:002022-01-17T09:53:58.156-04:00More than Trash Talk!-Guanapo Outreach WorkshopsThe Guanapo Landfill, located on the outskirts of Arima, is a non-engineered site. As a mechanism to control the existing risks and manage potential negative impacts to public health, ecosystems and the environment, particularly the groundwater and the surrounding Maturita River and El Cedro Stream, an Environmental Risk Management Programme (ERMP) is being implemented. Site investigations over Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-6029168467251446692022-01-17T09:52:00.006-04:002022-01-17T09:52:42.225-04:00Fighting POPs through Fire Fighting FoamsPersistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are a group of toxic, man-made chemicals, and as part of a regional GEF-funded POPs project, in 2016 inventories were conducted to determine the status of these POPs chemicals in the country. One group of these POPs is perfluorinated alkylated substances (PFAS). PFAS is a group of man-made chemicals which degrade very slowly, and have the ability to repel oil,Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-14322347082079861092022-01-17T09:47:00.004-04:002022-01-17T09:47:34.623-04:00The Convention on Biological Diversity's Meetings of its Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, August-September, 2021After more than a year of postponements the third meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG-3) on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was convened virtually, to discuss the first draft of the GBF. This plan is intended to be the Convention’s latest strategic plan, on the heels of the expired 2011- 2020 Strategic Plan, and its 20 Aichi Biodiversity; it includes a new set of goalsEnvironmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-61472441233686706572022-01-17T09:44:00.006-04:002022-01-17T09:44:41.715-04:00GGCA Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Survey, Trinidad and TobagoThe
Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, through the Ministry of
Planning and Development (MPD), in collaboration with the Caribbean Community
Climate Change Centre (CCCCC), and the National Red Cross, has embarked on a
nationwide survey to capture citizens’ knowledge, attitude and practises
towards climate change and its impacts on their country.
The
Knowledge, Attitude and Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-42808424793082329492022-01-17T09:43:00.000-04:002022-01-17T09:43:22.337-04:00Inception Meeting for “Phasing out of Mercury Added Products in Trinidad and Tobago” ProjectThe European Environmental Bureau (EEB), in coordination with the Zero Mercury Working Group (ZMWG), has offered assistance to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GoRTT), primarily in the development, implementation and execution of a project to phase out mercury-added products (MAPs) in line with the Minamata Convention on mercury. This project is part of the third phase of the African, Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-75611203538971345092022-01-17T09:41:00.007-04:002022-01-17T09:41:48.709-04:00Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic PollutionWith the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) the governments of Ecuador, Germany, Ghana and Vietnam jointly organised the first of its kind, “Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution” aimed at tackling the growing issue of marine litter and plastic pollution, specifically through mandates set out in UNEA 3/7 and 4/6 that deal specifically with Marine Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-56964543373679194262022-01-17T09:40:00.007-04:002022-01-17T09:40:49.546-04:00"Management of E-waste in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago" ProjectThe Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has allocated a proposed USD 270,000.00 towards the development of a technical project entitled “Management of E-waste in Guyana, Suriname and Trinidad and Tobago” (Project: RG-T3726). This three (3) year, project was developed in collaboration with the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer in the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean)Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-87435542943058313132022-01-17T09:39:00.000-04:002022-01-17T09:39:01.425-04:00“Global Agreements for a Healthy Planet: Sound Management of Chemicals and Waste” 2021 Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions The environmentally sound management of hazardous materials
to ensure protection of human health and the environment is the common
objective of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions. From July 26
to 30, 2021 over 1,000 delegates convened in the first ever online instalment
of the Conference of the Parties to the BRS Conventions, as a result of the
exceptional circumstances Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-43593076698931508562022-01-17T09:14:00.000-04:002022-01-17T09:14:00.923-04:00Launch of the BES-Net TT Project, December 15, 2021On Wednesday 15 December 2021, the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network Trinidad and Tobago project or BES-Net TT project, was virtually launched. The two-year project is administered by the Ministry of Planning and Development (MPD) with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and is financed by the BES Solutions Fund of the Global Biodiversity and Ecosystem Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-67190236741967151792021-10-19T09:33:00.003-04:002021-10-19T09:33:37.778-04:00Sixth Annual Project Steering Committee Meeting Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-56240030604610633742021-10-19T09:32:00.000-04:002021-10-19T09:32:01.679-04:00A Life Without Plastic Waste-Plastic Waste Partnership Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-40291143460058428072021-10-19T09:26:00.003-04:002021-10-19T09:26:32.139-04:00 Remediation works continue at the Guanapo LandfillEnvironmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-51987927066974529472021-10-19T09:24:00.002-04:002021-10-19T09:24:43.541-04:00The Convention on Biological Diversity’s Meetings of its Subsidiary Bodies, May - June 2021.Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-80221094250932714602021-10-19T09:19:00.003-04:002021-10-19T09:19:15.457-04:00Trinidad and Tobago participates at the Eighth Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-8)The Eighth Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-8) met virtually from 14th – 24th June 2021 to lay the foundation to ensure continued success by approving future assessments and work plans for the intersessional period. Highlights include the approval of: The scoping report for a thematic assessment of the Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-40958767188858266272021-10-19T09:11:00.003-04:002021-10-19T09:13:33.553-04:00Throwback! International Day for Biological Diversity 2021The UN has declared May 22nd as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB), to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. This year’s theme, “We’re part of the solution”, continues the momentum generated last year under the principal theme, “Our solutions are in nature”, which served as a reminder that biodiversity remains the answer to several sustainable Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-49813617576074707972021-06-05T08:49:00.003-04:002021-06-05T08:49:20.760-04:00World Environment Day 2021 Since 1974, World Environment Day has been celebrated every year on 5 June, engaging governments, businesses and citizens in an effort to address pressing environmental issues.For too long, we have been exploiting and destroying our planet’s ecosystems. Every three seconds, the world loses enough forest to cover a football pitch and over the last century we have destroyed half of our Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-52817500782879411892021-05-20T19:14:00.005-04:002021-05-20T19:20:54.535-04:00World Bee Day 2021“Bee engaged – Build Back Better for Bees”Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. Pollination is, however, a fundamental process for the survival of our ecosystems. Nearly 90% of the world’s wild flowering plant species depend, entirely, or at least in part, on animal pollination, along with more than 75% of the Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-86185264514823657302021-04-22T12:56:00.005-04:002021-05-12T09:45:17.625-04:00Earth Day 2021In observance of Earth Day 2021, members of the Environmental Policy and Planning Division were featured live on CNC3’s The Morning Brew, hosted by Jessie-May Ventour. This presented an opportunity for technical staff to share insights into the work undertaken by the Ministry of Planning and Development on several areas of environmental interest, namely Climate Change, Biodiversity, Ozone and Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-30349802826877255122021-02-23T10:17:00.009-04:002021-02-23T10:17:56.309-04:00 Stakeholder Consultation-National Standard on Biodegradable MaterialsPlastic pollution, particularly from single-use plastics, is a burgeoning global issue, with an estimated 8 million tonnes leaking into the ocean annually. Trinidad and Tobago faces similar pollution challenges, including from expanded polystyrene (EPS), commonly called styrofoam. To this end, the Government has taken action to address the issue at the national scale, through most notably a Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-78605997905472278322021-02-23T10:17:00.004-04:002021-02-23T10:17:19.117-04:00Import and Export Licensing System for Hazardous Waste Approved On October 25, 2018, Cabinet agreed to amend the Import and Export
Negative Lists to include hazardous waste listed
under the Basel Convention, as a mechanism to provide legislative support to the Convention’s implementation.
The EPPD would have initiated and spearheaded this long and arduous process through
the hosting of a series of meetings with key stakeholders and providing Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-27310594712550770522021-02-23T10:16:00.005-04:002021-02-23T10:16:50.330-04:00Guanapo Landfill Remediation underway The Guanapo Landfill and its environs
were a hive of activity in December 2020 as the first phase of implementation
of an Environmental Risk Management Plan (ERMP) commenced. From December 4 to
December 17, 2020, a cross-functional team of international and local
environmental experts conducted an assessment of the water quality at the
Guanapo Landfill and two tributaries of the Guanapo Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-47260587787514811422021-02-23T10:15:00.006-04:002021-02-23T10:15:46.107-04:00Special Virtual Session for SBSTTA 24 and SBI 3 on Biodiversity, One Health and COVID-19 15th – 16th December 2020 The Special Virtual Session was held in an effort
to maintain momentum towards the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the
Parties (COP-15), and to facilitate preparations for the twenty-fourth meeting
of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
(SBSTTA 24), and the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation
(SBI 3), which have been postponed due Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-92052758961841216702021-02-23T10:14:00.003-04:002021-02-23T10:14:18.420-04:00Climate Dialogues Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) were scheduled to meet in
Glasgow, United Kingdom (UK) in November 2020 for the Twenty Sixth Conference
of Parties (COP 26). However, due to the global health pandemic as a result of
COVID-19, face to face meeting was not possible, and COP 26 was postponed to
2021.
In order to maintain momentum and
facilitate Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8602364679572019185.post-63085027913556497762021-02-23T10:13:00.005-04:002021-02-23T10:13:47.861-04:00SPECIAL VIRTUAL SESSIONS, IN PREPARATION FOR SBSTTA-24 AND SBI-3 The Special Virtual Sessions held
in preparation of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
(SBSTTA-24) and its third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation
(SBI-3) of the Convention on
Biological Diversity were held during the period 14th – 18th
September, 2020.
The sessions were organised
to maintain
the momentum ahead of the United Nations Environmental Policy and Planning Divisionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00973377821439338975noreply@blogger.com0