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Trinidad and Tobago

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2 projects · 2 organizations

Latest from Trinidad and Tobago

Ocean Life

A village conservation group founded in 1990 turned Matura Beach from a poaching hotspot into a stronghold protecting half of Trinidad's nesting leatherback turtles.

8,766nestsLeatherback nests counted across two recent seasons
2,136turtlesIndividual turtles observed
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Fondes Amandes Community Reforestation Project

The Trinidad Hillside a Community Refused to Let Burn

Communities

One family's fight against annual hillside fires above Port of Spain grew into a four-decade community movement that has replanted over 200,000 trees.

200ktreesNative trees planted since the project began
40yearsYears of continuous community reforestation and fire-prevention work
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