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Regional Development Planning
125.
The sum of $0.5 million will be provided for the continued development of the Tobago
Spatial Development Strategy, an initiative which was commenced in 2013 by the THA. It will
parallel the National Spatial Development Strategy (NSDS) which the Government has
developed as the overarching framework that will spatially represent the socio-cultural,
economic and environmental development priorities for both Trinidad and Tobago. Its strategies
and policies will articulate the THA’s vision of sustainable development for the sister island
Environment
126.
The THA will utilise an allocation of $1.6 million in 2014, to continue its efforts at
advancing the environmental thrust in keeping with the brand image of Tobago as “Clean, Green,
Safe and Serene”. Among its many and varied initiatives will be the following:
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Forest Fire Protection
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Urban Forestry Programme
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Forest Plantation Inventory
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Veteran Trees Husbandry
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Watershed Management Pilot Project
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Ecological and Reef Monitoring
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Oil Spill Contingency Management
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Wetlands Assessment and Evaluation
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Wildlife Research and Education
