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The Forestry Division is the State agency which has been responsible for management of the forests, wildlife and national park resources of the country for over one hundred years. During that time several pieces of legislation were enacted. The original Forest Policy was approved in 1942 and a new policy approved in cabinet in 2012. There is now greater emphasis on non-consumptive uses of the forest resources such as recreation, aesthetics, tourism and education, in addition to the traditional functions of biodiversity conservation, timber, watershed, wetland and wild life management. Our conservation measures will contribute to carbon sequestration, a reduction in greenhouse gases and their negative effects on climate change, and will identify our Nation as an exemplar of global environmental citizenship. The achievement of these goals and targets will strengthen the Forestry Division’s capability and ensure Trinidad and Tobago’s continued role as the leader in Forestry matters in the region. We must ensure that we gift future generations with the priceless legacy entrusted to us, that is an ecosystem with the highest biodiversity of all the Caribbean islands. This mandate identifies our Nation as an integral member of the global family, actively addressing one of the most compelling issues of all times for sustainable management of the environment for present and future generations.
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