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Environment TOBAGO (ET)

Environment TOBAGO (ET) is a national, environmental, not for profit, non-governmental, volunteer and membership base pro-active advocacy 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 and campaigns against negative environmental activities throughout Tobago.

Environment Tobago is first conservation organisation to protect Tobago Rainforest - Sea Turtles, Wetlands and Mangrove, Tropical Wildlife - Coral Reefs, Clean Beaches and Clear Blue Waters. Environment Tobago (ET) Projects and Programs:

  1. Education
    • annual keep a school clean competition
    • art competition
    • classroom visits
    • library
    • ET Youth Forum (career focused)
  2. Strong Relationship with Local Media
  3. Mentor Belle Garden Wetland Association and NEST
  4. Advocate

Poor solid waste management threatens public health through increases in rodents and vectors and production of greenhouse gas emissions from methane. This is for People need to stop indiscriminate dumping of waste/garbage everywhere and to reduce reliance on burning as a means of disposal.

For this issue Environment Tobago (ET) in association with Agriculture, Education Division, Public Health (vector borne disease) and CANARI Livelihoods project make Campaign and Activities within communities for General Public, Women in the home; Supermarkets and Schools through to:

  • Promote reuse through composting - training on how to do this effectively, promote reuse and recycle practices
  • Promote reduce through e.g. design and production of cloth bags locally (housewives, etc) with logos for sale that reduce use of plastic bags.
  • Understanding the benefits of composting and Discuss options for promoting this e.g. glass, paper, plastic and Sale of bags, number of supermarkets that adopt the project.

This project is run by Environment Tobago every year.

Tour Guides

Anyone can call him/herself a tour guide. Here's a list of knowledgeable and environmentally sensitive guides:

  • David Rooks - P. O. Box 348, Scarborough, Tobago, West Indies (868) 639-4276 (speciality: birds)
  • Pioneer Journeys - Pat Turpin, Charlotteville, Tobago, West Indies (868) 660-4327
  • Renson Jack - Delaford, Tobago, West Indies (868) 660-5175 (speciality: plants)
  • William Trim - Goldsborough, c/o Goodwood Post Office, Tobago, West Indies (868) 660-5529
  • Newton George - (868) 660-5463 (specialty: birds)

This list is far from comprehensive. We presently have no mechanism by which to evaluate tour guides. The above guides are known to us or have been recommended to us. So there are probably highly qualified guides in Tobago that we just don't know about. We advise that you choose your guides carefully. The Tobago House of Assembly conducts a tour guide licensing programme and we recommend that you hire only those guides who can produce this license. This license alone, however, does not indicate that a guide has any particular degree of knowledge about Tobago's environment.

Address and Contact:
Environment Tobago
PO Box #503, # 11 Cuyler Street, Uptown Scarborough, Tobago
Office Phone/Fax/:(868)660 7462, (868) 660 7467
Email: Zoe....@environmenttobago.net , gerv...@environmenttobago.net
Website: http://environmenttobago.net/

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