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...
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...
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...
Today, we mark 50 years of World Desertification and Drought Day celebration. This day is dedicated to raising awareness and galvanizing action against the persistent challenges of land degradation. As the Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management, this day represents the heart of what we endeavour to help countries address in...
THEME: “United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future,” This year’s theme call for us to Unite for Land, because Land is all we got as a people. In the past our focus was on working and managing it, but the responsibility is upon us today to ensure that as it’s passed from one generation to...
PORT OF SPAIN- TRINIDAD, MAY 31, 2024- The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) held meetings with regional stakeholders to discuss and receive technical guidance on soil and land management initiatives in the Caribbean region. Three meetings were held from May 22- 24, 2024, at the Brix Hotel & Conference Centre. They included the 3rd meeting...
CASTRIES, ST. LUCIA, 8 May 2024- St. Lucia has hosted a validation workshop on May 07, 2024, on actions to be implemented within the three (3) Intervention. Thirty-seven (37) local stakeholders, including farmers, policymakers, and environmental advocates participated in the workshop. The workshop is part of the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS) Multi-country Soil...
