North-East Tobago biosphere reserve to get a multi-hazard risk assessment
29 October 2026
UNESCO said it is supporting a multi-hazard risk assessment and mapping exercise for the North-East Tobago Biosphere Reserve in Trinidad and Tobago.
The reserve was designated in 2020 under the agency's Man and the Biosphere Programme, which recognises places where conservation and local livelihoods are managed together.
It covers both land and sea, including the Main Ridge Forest Reserve, coral reefs and mangroves.
The assessment is expected to guide disaster preparedness, restoration of ecosystems and planning of tourism in the reserve.
The announcement came during a two day mission linked to United Nations Day, which included a development partners' meeting convened by the Tobago House of Assembly and the United Nations in the country.
Representatives of thirteen countries and nine United Nations agencies attended that meeting, along with regional organisations and other development partners.
Officials of the agency's regional office for the Caribbean and a local environmental research institute spoke at the events.
In plain words
MAB Man and the Biosphere Programme — A UNESCO programme under which biosphere reserves are designated to join conservation with sustainable use.
Multi-hazard assessment Multi-hazard risk assessment — A study that maps several kinds of natural hazard risk for one area together.