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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Environment Tobago
PO Box 503
Scarborough
Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Email: envirtob@tstt.net.tt
Website: www.scsoft.de/et
Type: NGO
Scope: national
Interest in Forestry: central
Description
Our mission statement: "Environment TOBAGO conserves Tobago`s natural and living resources and
advances the knowledge and understanding of such resources, their wise and sustainable use, and
their essential relationship to human health and the quality of life."
Tobago is a tiny island [116 sq. miles] located at the southern tip of the Caribbean archipelago. It
is the "little sister of Trinidad", a rural and peaceful island [population: 50,000] which
only now is
seeing an increase in tourism development.
Our environment is already under severe stress after years of abuse and neglect. If action is not taken
now to reverse the current trends and prepare for the increase in development currently taking
place, Tobago may become another Caribbean island stripped of its charm - its wildlife and forests,
even the sand on its beaches.
We are a group of Tobago residents and lovers of Tobago who have joined together to develop strategies
to deal with such issues as:
environmental education
protecting of our flora and fauna
re-introduction of extirpated wildlife
beach and river mining
lobbying for protective legislation
establishment of Protected Areas
promoting sustainable tourism development
We wish to establish links with other environmental organisations in the Caribbean and world-wide. Through
this site we will be providing information relating to the natural environment of Tobago and
attempting to reach other groups and individuals who may be able to help us achieve our goals. As our
group grows we hope to be able to mobilise those in Tobago and elsewhere to come together
and make a stand for the conservation of Tobago´s precious natural and living resources.
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