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Environmentally Sensitive Areas (Nariva Swamp Managed Resource Protected Area) Notice, 2006 (L.N. No. 334 of 2006).

Country/Territory
Trinidad and Tobago
Document type
Regulation
Date
2006
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Legal Supplement Part B—Vol. 45, No. 204—29th December, 2006
Subject
Environment gen., Forestry, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Ecosystem preservation Pollution control Forestry protection measures Protected area Forest management/forest conservation Water conservation zone Sustainable development Management/conservation Wetlands Biodiversity Endangered species Protection of habitats Protection of species
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, Small Island Developing States
Abstract

This Notice provides for the designation by the Environmental Management Authority of the Nariva Swamp Managed Resource Protected Area as an Environmentally Sensitive Area in the sense of section 41 of the Environmental Management Act. The Notice shall not apply to private land in the Area. The purpose of the designation is the achievement of objectives as set out in part II of the Schedule to this Notice. The Schedule also sets out limitations of the use of land and permitted and mitigating measures. The principal objective of the designation is the protection of wildlife and biodiversity and compliance with international agreements in these fields, notably the Ramsar Convention, the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity and CITES. Principal objectives are the protection of the largest and most diverse freshwater wetland in Trinidad and Tobago containing mangroves, freshwater marsh, palm swamp, freshwater swampwoods and evergreen seasonal forests, and protection of rare and threatened species and their habitat.

Full text
English
Website
www.ema.co.tt

References - Legislation

Implements

Environmental Management Act (Cap. 35:05).

Legislation | Trinidad and Tobago | 2000 (2014)

Keyword: Air quality/air pollution, Pollution control, Framework law, Institution, EIA, Environmental planning, Special fund, Inspection, Court/tribunal, Enforcement/compliance, Cultural heritage, Protection of environment, Policy/planning, Waste management, Waste disposal, Freshwater pollution, Protected area, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX