PRESS RELEASE – SMALL ISLAND DEVELOPING STATES TO HOST PAVILION AT UNCCD COP FOR THE FIRST TIME ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA- OCTOBER 28,2024 – This is a Historic moment for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) who are set to have their first pavilion at the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to...
At the Research, Advisory and Capacity building Facility on New Adaptation Technologies (RAC/NAT), the aim is to facilitate the identification and evaluation of agricultural technologies in the form of inputs or practices that enhance productivity and resilience in specific agro-ecological zones, farming systems in the Region as well as aquaculture practices. While there is a...
GEORGE’S GRENADA, 14 OCT 2024 – As part of its mandate to strengthen its support to Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS), the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) continues its work, towards implementing the establishment agreement, which involves the approval of the Headquarters Agreement that would see Grenada become the Headquarters for the...
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, AUGUST 14, 2024- The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) extends heartfelt congratulations to the winners of the two PISLM- sponsored awards at the 35th NGC Caribbean Broadcasting Union Media Awards in Palencia Belize The prestigious event, held in Belize on Tuesday 13, August 2024, celebrated the exceptional contributions of media...
ROSEAU, DOMINICA, AUGUST 12,2024- A concerted effort is needed to foster an enabling environment for youth in agriculture, with integration of the educational curricula, to equip them with skills and knowledge to drive innovation. The effort must also introduce technologies indigenous and modern advancements within the region’s schools, getting them directly involved in agricultural activities...
CARIBBEAN MINISTERS FOR UNCCD SET TO MEET IN THE BAHAMAS FOR A PRE-COP EVENT IN AUGUST. NASSAU, BAHAMAS, 8 AUGUST, 2024 – Caribbean Ministers responsible for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and Drought (UNCCD) are convening in The Bahamas from 8-9, August 2024. The meeting aims to formulate and discuss strategies to achieve...
PRESS RELEASE- PISLM HOSTS INCEPTION WORKSHOP AHEAD OF COMMENCEMENT OF PHASE 2 OF SOILCARE ST.GEORGE’S GRENADA, JULY 23, 2024-The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) conducted an inception workshop as it commences the roll out of Phase 2 of the CSIDS SOILCARE Project, marking a pivotal advancement in sustainable land management across the Caribbean...
GEORGETOWN GUYANA, 16 JULY 2024 – The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean (BCRC-Caribbean), that allows both organisations to collaborate on sustainable soil and land management. The memorandum of understanding signed on June...
GEORGETOWN GUYANA, JULY 8, 2024 – The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), is supporting the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of the Environment in Haiti to strengthen its National Institutions as part of efforts to meet transparency requirements for the Paris Agreements. While PISLM continues to support Haiti through the...
ROSEAU DOMINICA- June 8, 2024- On June 05, 2024, PISLM joined in the celebration of World Environment Day under the theme: ‘Land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience,’ Reflecting on the theme for this year’s observance PISLM Chief of Staff Kiefer Jackson, underscored the importance of restoring degraded land and building resilience to droughts and desertification....
