Green Fund

The Green Fund is the national environmental fund of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. WHAT IS THE GREEN FUND? It is a grant facility that is available to eligible organizations who wish to engage in environmental activities and/or projects that are related to the key focal areas.

GREEN FUND FOCAL AREAS  Remediation,  Reforestation,  Environmental education and public awareness of environmental issues,  Conservation of the environment ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS  Non-Governmental organizations (Registered with the Ministry/Division with responsibility for Community Development)  Community based organizations (Registered with the Ministry/Division with responsibility for Community Development)  Non-Profit organization (Registered with the Ministry of Legal Affairs)  Enacted organizations (Registered under any other act other than the Companies Act e.g. An Act of Parliament) THE APPLICATION PROCESS (please see pinned photo on page) DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.  Proof of Incorporation or Registration of Applicant  Constitution, Articles of Association or By-Laws of Applicant  Organizational Chart  Project Location Map  Project Staffing Chart  Key Personnel Résumés of position job specifications  Budget Quotations/Supporting Documents  Proof of Stakeholder(s) Participation  Letter(s) of Interest from key persons or organizations proposed to be contracted and proposed fees (if applicable)  Project Proposal Document (if applicable)  Previous Project/Funding History Reports (if applicable)  Authorization from relevant authorities e.g. Access/use of lands at project site (if applicable)  Certificate of Environmental Clearance (if applicable)  Reports of Community/Stakeholder Consultations, re: project support (if applicable). Contact Information Leslie-Ann Dillon Community Liaison Officer [email protected] Tel: (1) 868-225-3319 Cell: (1) 868-722-4720 Runako Osborne Community Liaison Officer [email protected] Tel: (1) 868-225-3320 Cell: (1) 868-722-4598 Website http://www.planning.gov.tt/divisions/green-fund

Mission: To enhance the quality of the natural environment of Trinidad and Tobago and achieve the goal of the National Environmental Policy of environmentally sustainable development by the provision of financial assistance from the Green Fund to organisations and community groups engaged in remediation, reforestation and conservation activities VISION We are an articulate, diligent, innovative Unit facilitating the promotion and implementation of the Green Fund through partnerships, particularly with local organizations and community groups, towards environmentally sustainable development thereby improving the well-being of all citizens of Trinidad and Tobago. MANDATE The mandate of the Green Fund Executing Unit is to manage the implementation and operations of the Green Fund. The GFEU executes its mandate through the following core functions: Promote the Green Fund among key stakeholders, including public and private sector agencies and beneficiary organizations and community groups; Receive and ensure proposals submitted for funding from eligible organizations and community groups meet the criteria of the Green Fund; Forward proposals received to the Green Fund Advisory Committee for review and recommendation for certification; Monitor the implementation of projects approved for funding, including evaluation of performance, auditing and reporting; Coordinate all activities with respect to the administration of the Green Fund; Implement the financial system, including monitoring and reporting, in keeping with legal and institutional requirements; and Provision of timely reports in conformity with requirements of the Green Fund Regulations, 2007.

Operating as usual

10/02/2021

UWI St. Augustine

The University of the West Indies, in collaboration with the University of Miami invites you to apply for the Climate Change and Health Leaders fellowship programme. This fellowship is open to Caribbean nationals between 25 to 45, currently employed in the public health, health care, agricultural health, or ecosystem (environmental) health sectors who have experience working in climate science. The goal of the programmme is to develop strong, effective climate change leadership.
Deadline for applications is February 21st, 2021. Applications should be sent to [email protected] and copied to [email protected].

For more information please the programme click here -> http://bit.ly/2MmWwdn

05/02/2021

ICare TT

Waste washed ashore.. If a picture paints a thousand words, this is perhaps nature’s repeated way of telling us that- “The Ocean is No Place for Our Waste”. So let’s all LOVE our beautiful T&T by prioritizing environmental protection. *Reduce *Reuse and *Recycle with iCARE #iCAREiRECYCLEiLOVETnT #Takeclimateaction #Sustainability (Photo courtesy Anjuli Johnson)

03/02/2021

Thank you. Another way we can do our part.

Help us to help the #environment by bringing back your #bluemountainwater bottles. We'll take care of the rest!

30/01/2021

Signage being installed at one of our environmentally sensitive areas by the Forestry Division with support from UN-FAO, the EMA and the Ministry of Planning and Development, Green Fund.

18/01/2021

Nurture Nature Campaign

A launch webinar for Nurture Nature Campaign in Trinidad and Tobago

18/01/2021

Join our friends over at Nurture Nature in combating the harmful pet wildlife trade in T&T. Nurture Nature Campaign Launch Webinar TODAY Mon. 18 Jan. 🚫🦜🐒🐢🦝🐆
https://cutt.ly/DjEiUSH

13/01/2021

Ministry of Planning and Development

We're hiring:
The Ministry of Planning and Development has one position open for a Business Management Analyst on contract.
See the link below for details.
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/business-management-analyst-contract-and-development

10/01/2021

ICare TT

Are you an iCARE Recycling Hero? Have you adopted the 3Rs of conservation? If so, be sure to listen out for the iCARE Recycling Hero promo on 107.1FM The Word, for your opportunity to win cool iCARE branded tokens. Simply: 1. Use the access phrase “Yeah iCARE I RECYCLE!”, 2. Identify your nearest iCARE Recycling bin and 3. Tell us why you believe you are an iCARE Recycling Hero. iCARE Heroes are everywhere and we look forward to connecting with you. Promotion ends January 18th. #HeroesRecycle #iCAREiRECYCLE

25/12/2020

All the best for the Christmas season.

07/12/2020

Another wonderful initiative funded by the Green Fund.

03/12/2020

Another initiative funded by the Green Fund.

16/11/2020

Green Fund supports IMA's lionfish initiative.

The Green Fund is contributing TT$3.9 Million for the Management of the Destructive Lionfish.

The Green Fund Executing Unit of the Ministry of Planning and Development will support the efforts of the Institute of Marine Affairs (IMA) for the Control and Management of the Invasive Lionfish.

06/11/2020

ICare TT

How can your organisation be our partner in sustainability? 1) Adopt a Green Policy 2) Promote and participate in environmental conservation action 3) Implement an in-house recycling programme with our support and 4) Share our message within your network. Reduce Reuse Recycle with iCARE #environment #climateaction

02/11/2020

The Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment

Aljoscha Wothke, CEO Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville (ERIC), celebrates with the nation on the award of North-East Tobago UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Designation. #qualityworksforyou #tobagobeyond #ilovenetobago

28/10/2020

‼️ Webinar Alert‼️-Ozone Layer Depletion and Skin Cancer 🌎☀️
The ozone layer forms a protective filter against harmful UV radiation from the sun. Depletion of this protective barrier therefore increases UV-related harm to humans and the environment. Skin damage including sunburn, premature ageing, and in severe cases skin cancer are all potential consequences.
Join us this Thursday as we shed light on the impacts of ozone layer depletion, as it relates specifically to skin cancer with the National Ozone Unit and Mrs. Sherma Mills Serette, Team Lead Educator, Trinidad and Tobago Cancer Society.
Webinar details:
🗓 Date: Thursday 29th October, 2020
⏰ Time: 1pm (AST)
Duration: Approximately 60mins
Registration Link: https://bit.ly/2HAENvS
Kindly note, after registering you will receive the link to access our webinar via email.
Feel free to share with interested persons.
We look forward to your participation!

13/10/2020

Renewable energies (RE) are sources of clean, inexhaustible and increasingly competitive energy. They differ from fossil fuels principally in their diversity, abundance and potential for use anywhere on the planet, but above all in that they produce minimal greenhouse gases and polluting emissions.

Join our webinar this Thursday as we discuss #RenewableEnergy in the local context and explore its feasibility, technologies, challenges and the future of RE in

Webinar details:
Date: Thursday 15th October 2020
Time. 1:00pm (AST)
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes

Access link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XhtMxx_uT1C_YlZWNVy0wg

Kindly note, after registering you will receive the link to access our webinar via email.

29/09/2020

ICare TT

Did you know that iCARE has established 3 Pilot Collection Depots in Trinidad. These sites are located at Guanapo, Forres Park and Port of Spain. An estimated 60,000kgs of recyclables are collected and processed quarterly, thus diverting a substantial volume of waste from polluting our natural environment. Do your part to reduce environmental pollution; recycle with iCARE! “Just Clean it! Bag it and Place it – No Sorting required” #ClimateAction #Environment

18/09/2020

Achieving Multilateral Environmental Agreements

In July 2020 the Ministry of Planning and Development through the Environmental Policy and Planning Division hosted a Train the trainer workshop on Multilate...

15/09/2020

Environmental Policy and Planning Division TT

‼️Webinar Alert‼️ - Making Polluters Pay

Too often environmental mismanagement and over-exploitation of natural resources have led to considerable environmental degradation throughout Trinidad and Tobago; from littering, to illegal quarrying, to poaching of protected species. This webinar will touch on how the law (both criminal and civil) presents mechanisms to address some of these issues. Emphasis will be placed on the financial aspect of environmental breaches including quantifying environmental damage, compensation for such damage and taking the profit out of such breaches.

Join our webinar this Thursday to learn more about how the legislative framework of Trinidad and Tobago can be used to make polluters pay with Mr. Andrew Dalip Jr. - Attorney at Law.

Webinar details:
Date: Thursday 17th September 2020
Time: 1pm (AST)
Duration: Approximately 60mins
Access link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HQb5SLWbQOC16sF5iYzgUg

Kindly note, after registering you will receive the link to access our webinar via email.
Feel free to share with interested persons.
We look forward to your participation.
#EPPDTT #Makingpolluterspay #environmentaljustice

21/08/2020

Environmental Policy and Planning Division TT

Unlocking the Green Fund with Ms. Leslie-Ann Dillon, Community Liaison Officer, Green Fund Executing Unit.

19/08/2020

Ministry of Planning and Development

The Ministry of Planning & Development welcomes the Honourable Camille Robinson-Regis back as Minister of Planning & Development.

19/08/2020

Ministry of Planning and Development

The Green Fund continues to drive environmentally sustainable development in Trinidad and Tobago, disbursing an estimated $392 million TT, financing 27 environmental initiatives, namely the ICare TT Project and the National Sea Turtle Conservation Project- Turtle Village Trust to name a few.

Calling all organisations and community groups❗️
Let us continue to realise environmentally sustainable development in Trinidad and Tobago.

#TuneIn Thursday 20th August 2020 at 1pm as we walk through how to successfully access Green Fund finances with Ms. Leslie-Ann Dillon, Community Liaison Officer of the Green Fund Executing Unit.

Access link:
https://undp.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TVYWwZ3RScyASarPTioFVg?fbclid=IwAR0VAUmUksQVs7mkRsXvX4dcB9lFWff28brB85JHGo1HlqxM_Bsj_CITgqc

Kindly note, after registering you will receive the link to access our webinar via email.

Feel free to share with interested persons.
We look forward to your participation.

#EPPDTT #TheGreenFund #EnvironmentalSustainability

These webinars are facilitated by the Environmental Policy and Planning Division TT in partnership with the UNDP Trinidad and Tobago Country Office.

18/08/2020

Green Fund partners with CARIRI to develop eco-friendly pesticides

Wonderful initiative.

The Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) has received support from the Green Fund for the development of eco-friendly pesticides.

18/08/2020

The Green Fund continues to drive environmentally sustainable development in Trinidad and Tobago, disbursing an estimated $392 million TT, financing 27 environmental initiatives, namely the ICare TT Project and the National Sea Turtle Conservation Project- Turtle Village Trust to name a few.

Calling all organisations and community groups❗️
Let us continue to realise environmentally sustainable development in Trinidad and Tobago.

#TuneIn Thursday 20th August 2020 at 1pm as we walk through how to successfully access Green Fund finances with Ms. Leslie-Ann Dillon, Community Liaison Officer of the Green Fund Executing Unit.

Access link:
https://undp.zoom.us/we…/register/WN_TVYWwZ3RScyASarPTioFVg…

Kindly note, after registering you will receive the link to access our webinar via email.

Feel free to share with interested persons.
We look forward to your participation.

#EPPDTT #TheGreenFund #EnvironmentalSustainability

These webinars are facilitated by the Environmental Policy and Planning Division TT in partnership with the UNDP Trinidad and Tobago Country Office.

27/07/2020

ERIC - Environmental Research Institute Charlotteville, Tobago

We have more exciting news to share!

**ERIC secures first Green Fund Project for Tobago**

On Wednesday, 8th of July 2020, the honourable Prime Minister, and Minister for Planning and Development Dr Keith Rowley signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the ERIC to implement the first Green Fund financed project in Tobago.

The 12-month project is titled: “Linking Tobago’s Reef Health to Livelihoods: Underwater Turtle Monitoring, Related Eco-Tourism Development, Capacity Building, Knowledge Sharing and Outreach”.

Tobago’s marine turtles play a significant role for the eco- and human systems in Tobago and are furthermore an important indicator for reef health.

We will collect underwater data on turtles to inform their management, develop eco- and science tourism products, and build capacity and awareness of stakeholders.

Our vision of this project is that healthy marine turtle populations in Tobago attract eco-tourism activities that financially support community livelihoods as an example of sustainable green and blue economy.

In line with Tobago’s Environmental Partnership, we will work closely with our community-based field technicians, the Division of Food Production, Forestry and Fisheries and The Division of Infrastructure, Quarries and the Environment.

Ministry of Planning and Development

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#conservation #endangeredspecies #environmentallysensitivespecies #greenfund #sustainabledevelopmentgoals #naturalheritage #SDG #ecotourism #sciencetourism #citizenscience #communityscience #participatoryscience #beyondtobago #tobago #caribbean

19/07/2020

Why don't you try this?

Here's an idea to try stop trash flowing down the drain into our rivers and seas. What do you think?

16/07/2020

Green Fund Certified Activities

06/07/2020

The Green Fund application process

29/06/2020

Environmental Management Authority

The EMA is inviting nominations for environmental projects, programmes, ventures, etc. which can be eligible for the prestigious Green Leaf Award

For more visit www.ema.co.tt

29/06/2020

Green Fund Certified Activities

26/06/2020

Green Fund Certified Activities

08/06/2020

Nature Seekers

#SeaTurtleWeek.
Join us for the second annual Sea Turtle Week where we will be highlighting one of the seven sea turtle species each day along with one of the threats they face. The week kicks off with World Oceans Day (June 8th )and concludes with World Sea Turtle Day (June 16th). Join us and our partners from around the globe in raising awareness for sea turtles and our ocean planet!

05/06/2020

The natural environment provides invaluable goods and services and holds great intrinsic value. Unfortunately, it is also at great risk of significant depletion due to natural and man-made hazards and has to be safeguarded in an effort to sustain all eco-systems from which all vital services are derived. By bringing awareness to the natural environment, coupled with informed intervention, together, through effective partnerships, we can aid in mending the damage done to our environment in the hope of restoring the services which nature provides.
As we celebrate World Environment Day amidst growing challenges, let it resonate within us that this is the “Time for Nature”. A time for nature to be protected through remediation, reforestation, conservation, and public education and awareness initiatives in partnership with YOU.
The Green Fund Executing Unit and the Ministry of Planning and Development take this opportunity to recognize and share the work of the Photographers Guild of Trinidad and Tobago, whose members have captured unique views of Trinidad and Tobago.
#WorldEnvironmentDay, #TimeForNature, #fornature Green Fund Photographers Guild of Trinidad & Tobago, Ministry of Planning and Development
#GaneshRamsumair‎

#timefornature
#photoguildtt

05/06/2020

The natural environment provides invaluable goods and services and holds great intrinsic value. Unfortunately, it is also at great risk of significant depletion due to natural and man-made hazards and has to be safeguarded in an effort to sustain all eco-systems from which all vital services are derived. By bringing awareness to the natural environment, coupled with informed intervention, together, through effective partnerships, we can aid in mending the damage done to our environment in the hope of restoring the services which nature provides.
As we celebrate World Environment Day amidst growing challenges, let it resonate within us that this is the “Time for Nature”. A time for nature to be protected through remediation, reforestation, conservation, and public education and awareness initiatives in partnership with YOU.
The Green Fund Executing Unit and the Ministry of Planning and Development take this opportunity to recognize and share the work of the Photographers Guild of Trinidad and Tobago, whose members have captured unique views of Trinidad and Tobago.
#WorldEnvironmentDay, #TimeForNature, #fornature Green FundPhotographers Guild of Trinidad & Tobago, Ministry of Planning and Development
@Steph S-Arjoon‎ ‎

#timefornature
#photoguildtt

05/06/2020

The natural environment provides invaluable goods and services and holds great intrinsic value. Unfortunately, it is also at great risk of significant depletion due to natural and man-made hazards and has to be safeguarded in an effort to sustain all eco-systems from which all vital services are derived. By bringing awareness to the natural environment, coupled with informed intervention, together, through effective partnerships, we can aid in mending the damage done to our environment in the hope of restoring the services which nature provides.
As we celebrate World Environment Day amidst growing challenges, let it resonate within us that this is the “Time for Nature”. A time for nature to be protected through remediation, reforestation, conservation, and public education and awareness initiatives in partnership with YOU.
The Green Fund Executing Unit and the Ministry of Planning and Development take this opportunity to recognize and share the work of the Photographers Guild of Trinidad and Tobago, whose members have captured unique views of Trinidad and Tobago.
#WorldEnvironmentDay, #TimeForNature, #fornature, Green Fund, Photographers Guild of Trinidad & Tobago, Ministry of Planning and Development

@VandanaBalroop

#timefornature
#photoguildtt

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