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COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) – AGRICULTURE ENDORSES PISLM AS THE EXECUTING AGENCY FOR THE CARIBBEAN LDN TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT

COUNCIL FOR TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (COTED) – AGRICULTURE ENDORSES PISLM AS THE EXECUTING AGENCY FOR THE CARIBBEAN LDN TRANSFORMATIVE PROJECT. GEORGE’S GRENADA, OCTOBER 21,2024– The Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) – Agriculture, has adopted the Decision of the Ministers responsible for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), which endorsed the...

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•	Dr. Eric Browne-  Head of the Forestry Unit within the Department of Environment St Kitts & Nevis, 
•	Trevor Thompson-Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), 
•	Jiechel Kasandiredjo-Environmental Policy Officer Suriname,
•	Julius Smith-Environmental Specialist · Ministry of Planning and Development Trinidad and Tobago  -Trinidad and Tobago , 
•	Steve Devonish- Chairman Natural Heritage Department -Ministry of Environment and National Beautification- Barbados,
•	 Danielle Hanek- Ministry of the Environment & Natural Resources- Forestry Unit-The Bahamas,
•	 Deon Gibson- Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture of the Bahamas , 
•	Josephina Curry- Assistant Agricultural Superintendent - Department Of Agriculture and Food – The Bahamas
•	 Nicole Scholar Tasker - Environmental Officer at Ministry of Environment   - Barbados

Rio De Janiero,Brazil 12 September, 2024- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Focal Points have gathered at the Regional Preparatory Meeting for Latin America and the Caribbean, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,  ahead of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the UNCCD to be held in December. These meetings are important...

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Erwin Hentry- Chief Analytical Chemist- Produce Chemist Lab
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Permanent Secretary Isaac-Bhagwan

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, AUGUST 28, 2024 – In what can be seen as a significant development for Grenada’s agricultural sector, the Produce Chemist Laboratory (PCL), is now equipped with state-of-the-art soil testing equipment, courtesy of the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Multicounty Soil Management Initiative for Integrated Landscape Restoration and Climate-Resilient Food Systems (SOILCARE)...

PISLM Team engages representatives from MCPMA and Minister for Health and Wellness

ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, AUGUST 15, 2024-Efforts are underway by the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) to help Carriacou’s agricultural sector rebound, through restoration of degraded lands that resulted from the devastation experienced during the passage of Hurricane Beryl’s in July of 2024. PISLM last year commenced the three-year project, “Enhancing Land Management and...

Calvin James, Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) at the UNCCD Pre-COP 16 Meeting, Nassau The Bahamas
Hon. Alfred Prospere, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development, Government of St. Lucia, Chair of the Pre-Cop 16 Meeting, August 8 & 9, 2024
(from right) Permanent Secretary, Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, Bahamas, David Davis; Minister of Agriculture, Marine Resources and Family Island Affairs; Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Vaughn P. Miller; Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Hon. Philip E. Davis; Pastor Mario Moxey; and a distinguished group of Government Ministers and officials from the Caribbean, OECS and the United Nations
Bahamas Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources, Hon. Vaughn P. Miller, host of the UNCCD Pre-COP 16 Meeting, Nassau, Bahamas
Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, Hon. Philip E. Davis, addressing the UNCCD Pre-COP 16 official welcome ceremony at SLS Bahamar

A “triple planetary crisis” threatens world security and requires countries to “ramp up efforts to promote sustainable land management at home and abroad, according to Prime Minister of The Bahamas the Hon. Philip E. Davis. He called for Caribbean countries to convene as “brothers and sisters” and as “political leaders and environmental champions” as the...

Community Activist Welcomes Support for Farmers in Chambord, Grenada.

Claudette Pitt, the Chair of St. Patrick’s Environment and Community Tourism Organisation (SPECTO), Grenada and a well-known community activist  has welcomed the work that would be done in her community by the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management’s (PISLM’s), Caribbean Small Island Developing States Multi-country Soil Management Initiative for Integrated Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Food...

PISLM Recognizes Land Heroes

In an era where land sustainability is critical, recognizing and celebrating stewards who have contributed to the preservation and enhancement of land and soil is paramount.. These efforts are essential for improving livelihoods and increasing food and nutrition security in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS). The PISLM recently honored notable individuals and organizations for...

PISLM designated as an IGO

The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) is set to operate under a new governance framework following an agreement signed by sponsor countries’ Ministers responsible for the UNCCD . This agreement was formalized at the PISLM’s Gala and Award Ceremony held on April 11, 2024, at Royalton Resorts Grenada, and was further reinforced during...

PISLM Initiates Regional Response Post Beryl

As part of the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS) multicounty soil management initiative for Integrated Landscape Restoration and climate-resilient food systems (SOILCARE), Phase 1 project, the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) is working with regional member states that have been devastated by Hurricane Beryl’s passage to develop appropriate response interventions.  The project...

PISLM Solidarity Statement after Passage of Hurricane Beryl

The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) is deeply saddened by the devastation caused in Grenada, Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The impacts of hurricanes like Beryl are devastating, far-reaching and often cripple economies, disrupt livelihoods, damage infrastructure, and...