Updates
Awarded the Prestigious International Ocean Stewardship Award! – Congratulations Ms. Kathryn Audroing – IMA Researcher
Caption: Kathryn Audroing, Research Officer – Environmental Sociologist, Biodiversity and Ecology Programme We are bursting with pride! Our very own Kathryn...
April 13, 2026
Wetlands: A Timeless Legacy We Cannot Afford to Lose
Prepared by Rahanna Juman, Deputy Director / Wetlands Ecologist They feed us, protect us from storms, shape our culture, and quietly...
February 9, 2026
IMA Takes Coral Restoration to GCFI78
Ms Hannah Lohan, Research Officer of the Institute of Marine Affairs, represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 78th Gulf and...
January 22, 2026
This video explores the restoration of seagrass, highlighting its significance and the positive impacts it brings to our environment.
What Do We Do
The Biodiversity Research Programme conducts fundamental and applied research on wetlands (mangroves and seagrasses), coral reefs, benthic communities (communities living on, and within the seabed), invasive/alien marine species, taxonomy and marine protected areas
