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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...

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...