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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

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

Participants of the High Levek Dialouge on Drought.
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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...

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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

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...