Forestry

A strip of mangrove ecosystem situated in north-west Trinidad, (West Indies) occasionally filters plastic waste coming from the Diego Martin...

Despite the fact that wetlands are one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet with monetary values exceeding thousands of US dollars per hectare (De Groot et al. 2006), the majority (75%) of wetlands in Trinidad...

A light but putrid breeze creeping through the mangrove forest of the Petit-Trou Lagoon set the scene for an early morning...

Right beyond your doorstep are many mesmerising species of flora and fauna waiting to be found. While some scientists make...

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...

Humans, by nature, are active primarily during the day and so, have a relatively limited understanding of how our ecosystems...

Every year hundreds of millions of wild plants and animals are illegally removed from forests and traded for up to...

Various types of forests are distributed throughout the Caribbean region: tropical and subtropical moist forests; montane cloud forests; dry forests and coniferous...

Photo by Kelly Mannette-Camejo of SpeSeas

Trinidad and Tobago, the two southernmost islands of the Caribbean Archipelago are unique. If you take a walk in the “bush”...