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GEORGE’S GRENADA, JANUARY 24, 2024 – The Partnership Initiaitive for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), in collaboration with the Global Soil Partnership, through support from the Food and Agriculture Organisation and funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), will host a one-week training, strengthening the capacity of regional experts and stakeholders with the knowledge and tools...

Press Release – Guyana Commences First National Soil Sampling Survey in over 30 years. GEORGETOWN GUYANA, JAN 23, 2024- Guyana is witnessing a historic moment as the first national soil survey in over 30 years is being conducted. This exercise is part of efforts to strengthen the achievement of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), national reporting...

Press Release: Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) and Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Blue and Green Economy Host Annual Farmer and Fisherfolk Awards Ceremony ROSEAU DOMINICA, 20, DEC 2024-The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) has partnered with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Blue and Green Economy and other stakeholders...

GEORGE’S, GRENADA- DECEMBER 16, 2024- Considered to be a milestone for Regional environmental and agricultural sustainability, laboratory technicians from Caribbean Small Island Developing States (C-SIDS) have successfully completed a one-week ‘Regional Labaratory and Data Interpretation Training’, from December 09th to 13th, 2024, at The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus (UWI), Trinidad and...

PISLM LOOKS FORWARD TO THE CREATION OF NATIVE DATA SETS AND STRENGTHENED CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WITH THE SIGNING OF AGREEMENT WITH APACHETA  RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, DEC 08,2024-The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) and Apacheta Global have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), launching a groundbreaking partnership to advance sustainable land management, within Caribbean...

PISLM JOINS DISCUSSIONS AT GEF-8 AND BEYOND SIDE EVENT- SECURING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR LAND RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, DEC 5,2024- The challenges of land degradation, drought, sand and dust storms, erosion, and climate change continue to dominate the discussions at COP16, in Saudi Arabia where the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management has been actively...

CARIBBEAN SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES URGE ACTION ON DROUGHT THREATS AT COP16, CALL FOR INCREASED FINANCING AND COLLABORATION RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, DEC 05,2024- Caribbean Small Island Developing States, have indicated their concerns, on the forecasted threats of droughts and drought like conditions within the region, making a plea for financing, capacity building and access to...

SIDS PAVILION LAUNCHED AT UNCCD COP16 IN RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA   RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA DECEMBER 2,2024- A momentous occasion for Small Island Developing States, the first ever pavilion at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), commenced December 2nd in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.   This milestone highlights the...

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...

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...