Wetlands of Trinidad & Tobago

This photographic exploration of Trinidadian wetlands aims to explain the real value of wetlands to the national community of Trinidad and Tobago. It explores the neglected and often abused world of coral reefs, sea-grass beds, marshes, swamp forests and mangroves. Examined are the ways in which human activity damages wetlands, the legislation that is supposed to protect them, and the way they need to be managed if they are to function as they should.

Featuring numerous high-resolution color photos of plant and animal life throughout, it it includes the following sections: “What Is a Wetland”, “Emergent Wetlands”, “Key Emergent Wetlands of Trinidad and Tobago”, “Submerged Wetlands”, “Coral Reefs”, “Threats to the Wetlands” and “Policy, Management and the Law”.