Geography and Environment : Trinidad & Tobago

A listing of web sites that provide links to information about Trinidad and Tobago. This pathfinder contains online maps, links to map collections, and information about flags, weather, environmental and natural resources. For information about maps and other geographical resources at the Library of Congress, consult its online catalog (http://catalog.loc.gov) and the Geography and Map Reading Room (http://www.loc.gov/rr/geogmap/) site. The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Trinidad and Tobago is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects for Trinidad and Tobago is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/cb/tt/), note also their Perry Castañeda Map Collection.

Basic Wildlife Resources Fact Sheet on the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago  (http://www.guardianlife.co.tt/glwildlife/wildres.html)
Includes information from the Trinidad and Tobago Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan Project.

Buccoo Reef and Bob Accord Lagoon, Tobago  (http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/papers/laydoo.htm)
Provides an overview of a contiguous reef, seagrass, and mangrove ecosystem.

Environment TOBAGO - find out about the evironmental situation in Tobago  (http://www.scsoft.de/et/et2.nsf/)
Environment TOBAGO is a non-government organisation working to conserve andrestore the natural environment of the small southern Caribbean island of Tobago.

Roger Neckles Photos  (http://www.guardianlife.co.tt/glwildlife/neckles.html)
Nature photographs of Trinidad and Tobago accompanied by explanatory text.

The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club  (http://www.wow.net/ttfnc/default.html)
Presents activities, documents, publications, and interest groups of The Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club. Includes coverage of The Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee.

Trinidad and Tobago Rare Bird Committee  (http://www.geocities.com/ttrbc/)
Site includes a species review list, official bird list, rare bird report form, and links to facilitate birding in Trinidad and Tobago.