Environmental policy and administrative management

The Council of Presidents of the Environment (COPE) is an umbrella organisation of 14 environmental organisations in Trinidad and Tobago. Through its member NGOs and their constituents, COPE will implement a community environmental awareness programme using a mobile exhibit on the theme`From mountains to oceans`. The objectives of the project are: a) institutional strengthening of COPE and capacity building in order to service their membership b) facilitate consolidation of environmental NGOs (ENGOs) effort and increase capacity to influence public and private sector decision making on environmental issues c) provide a forum to identify environmental issues, educate school groups and the general public on the natural environment and key issues that impact on its conservation in order to promote a citizenry committed to and able to engage in sustainable development in Trinidad and Tobago d) collate, store and disseminate information on the environment through the establishment and operation of an information storage and retrieval system e) identify, design and implement income-generating and research projects of COPE and its member organisations f) assist other NGOS/CBOs to identify, design and implement income-generating and research projects.

Trinidad and tobago