Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)

⏰ ONE MORE DAY until the CEPF Webinar for Prospective Applicants! 🍃 Interested in applying for a #CEPF large grant to do work in Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and St Vincent & the Grenadines? 💻 Come to our informational webinar for prospective applicants tomorrow, Thursday, 16 January 2025 from 9.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m. (Washington D.C. time). 📌 Register here: https://bit.ly/49ovuYO ➡️ For more information on the call, visit: https://https://bit.ly/3Zsh9WS Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund #CANARICaribbean #caribbeanbiodiversityhotspot

🌊Fisherfolk & Climate Advocates!🌍 Join today’s virtual Meet & Greet with Caribbean climate justice advocates, including Ainka Granderson, CANARI’s Resilience Programme Manager. This is the first session of the Just BE Fisherfolk webinar series that specifically targets fisherfolk to enhance their awareness of climate justice efforts and assist them in amplifying their voices and actions for justice. 📅 Date: 15/1/2025 ⏰ Time: 7:00 PM AST 💻 Zoom: Log on here https://bit.ly/4g0ozqG This webinar series is hosted by UWI’s Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES UWI) with support from the Open Society Foundations. #ClimateJustice #Fisherfolk #ResilientCaribbean #JustBEFisherfolk

⏰🦜 ONE MONTH left to submit your letter of inquiry (LOI) for CEPF large grants! Eligible countries: Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent & the Grenadines. Deadline: Thursday, 13 February 2025 - 11:59 PM Washington, D.C. time. Guidance for prospective large grant applicants on registering in ConservationGrants: https://bit.ly/3FC3all Register to attend our informational webinar for prospective applicants here: https://bit.ly/49ovuYO For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3Zsh9WS or contact the Regional Implementation Team (RIT): caribbeanrit@canari.org. Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund #CANARICaribbean #biodiversity #caribbeanbiodiversityhotspot #cepf

Shaping a Resilient Caribbean Together!🌍 CANARI’s Resilience Programme Manager, Ainka Granderson, is excited to join Compete Caribbean’s Climate Change Needs Assessment Virtual Forum this Tuesday, Jan. 14th at 11:00 AM AST! 🗓 Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2025 ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM AST 🔗 Zoom: https://bit.ly/40tqSOk Don’t miss out - Register Now! 🎙The forum will feature: • Findings from the Climate Change Needs and NDC Assessment Report • Dialogue on critical climate policies and actionable pathways • The launch of the Pillar 2 Call for Projects under Compete Caribbean+ #ResilientCaribbean #LGEs #ClimateFinance #CaribbeanClimateJustice

Interested in applying for a #CEPF large grant to do work in Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines? Come to our informational webinar for prospective applicants on Thursday, 16 January 2025 from 9.00 – 11.30 a.m. (Washington D.C. time) Register here: https://bit.ly/49ovuYO   For more info. on the CEPF ninth call for proposals, visit: https://bit.ly/3Zsh9WS Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund #cepf #canaricaribbean #caribbeanbiodiversityhotspot

Seeking a Consultant: Apply Now!🎣 The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is seeking an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries (EAF) Specialist for the project: Advancing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries for Resilient Caribbean Coastal Communities and Livelihoods. Funded by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund and co-financed by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) through KfW, this project focuses on enhancing climate resilience, conservation, and sustainable management of small-scale fisheries in Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago. Qualified consultants—individuals or firms—are invited to submit proposals. 📅 Deadline: January 31, 2025, 11:59 PM AST 🔗 Learn More & Apply: https://bit.ly/3ZXIZM9 #CaribbeanResilience #SustainableFisheries #EcosystemApproachToFisheries

🌱 On November 27, 2024, CANARI held the close out meeting for Phase one of Component one of the Biodiversity Conservation and Agroecological Land Restoration in Productive Landscapes of Trinidad and Tobago (BIOREACH Project). 🗺 This phase produced participatory land use maps focusing on the areas between Plum Mitan and Biche and the Nariva Swamp Environmentally Sensitive Area. 👥 The maps were developed by community members, national civil society organisations (CSOs), and state agencies. The information generated will inform the design and implementation of Phase two which will focus on sustainable land use management planning and activities in the aforementioned communities in addition to Tobago. ➡ Phase two is expected to begin in early 2025. Learn more about the project here: https://lnkd.in/emnTNG2g #sustainablelanduse #LandRestoration #participatorymapping #NatureBasedSolutions

The ninth #CEPF call for proposals is now open! Review the call for proposals and submit your letter of inquiry (LOIs) for a large grant to support efforts towards the biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean Islands. Eligible countries: Antigua & Barbuda, The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and St Vincent & the Grenadines. Deadline: Thursday, 13 February 2025 - 11:59 PM Washington, D.C. time. ➡️ For more information, visit https://bit.ly/3Zsh9WS Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund #cepf #canaricaribbean #biodiversity #caribbeanbiodiversity

🌍#TBT to an insightful discussion on the road to #COP29! On Oct 30, CANARI’s Resilience Programme Manager, Dr Ainka Granderson, joined UWI SALISES for their webinar on “Navigating the Climate Finance Landscape for Caribbean SIDS.” Dr Granderson explored: 🌿The value of an empowered Caribbean civil society and the role it plays in advancing climate action and accessing climate finance. 🌿CSOs’ crucial role in addressing the climate crisis and advocating for just and equitable outcomes for frontline communities. 🌿Opportunities for CSOs to secure funding were highlighted, that can enable them to increase their impact on the ground. 🌿The work of the Caribbean Climate Justice Alliance and other CSOs and activists to actively influence policy decisions and shape the climate agenda, including at COP29. 🌿How civil society efforts promote inclusion, justice, and resilience in climate solutions for Caribbean communities. 📺🔗Missed it? Watch the full webinar here: https://lnkd.in/esedJs7M #ClimateFinance #CaribbeanClimateJusticeNOW #ResilientCaribbean #LocaliseFinance #CivilSocietyAction #CaribbeanClimateJusticeAlliance

🌍 Following the successful implementation of their microgrant projects in Haiti, the first cohort of Yves Renard Fellows is now on the cusp of completing the fellowship programme. For their final assignment, they were asked to develop innovative information and communication technology (ICT) products to share insights from their microgrant projects. 🎯 With their storymaps, the Fellows facilitated knowledge mobilisation and information exchange among Haitian CSOs, local communities, nature-based enterprises in and around Haitian KBAs and stakeholders in Creole-speaking Caribbean islands about sustainable livelihoods for biodiversity conservation. Explore their work below. 🔗 Anderson Jean (ACSEH): https://bit.ly/3CMSip2  🔗 Rose Linda St Victor (FoProBiM): https://bit.ly/3AXAbfC 🔗 Jean Ernst Pierre (CROSE): https://bit.ly/4fM9SrK  🔗 Emmanuela Feuille (GADDIH): https://bit.ly/4hZA7MW  🔗 Jimmy Marcel (Haiti Survie): https://bit.ly/3Z4W6JP 📌 The 2023 cohort of the Yves Renard Fellowship programme is supported under a grant to CANARI by the UK Government through the Darwin Initiative. Learn more about the project here: https://bit.ly/3ZoxEnT #BiodiversityConservation #SustainableLivelihoods #FellowshipProgramme #CaribbeanBiodiversity