ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, FEBRUARY 24TH, 2026-The impacts of the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF’s) funding of the CSIDS SOILCARE Project, was prominently showcased during the organisation’s joint mission to St. Lucia and Grenada, along with representatives of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Government of Canada. During...
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, FEBRUARY 12, 2026- Geographic Information System (GIS) and land experts from Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS) recently participated in specialized training on high-resolution data and tools for the 2026 Reporting on Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System (PRAIS 4). The workshop, held in Grenada, was organized by the Partnership Initiative...
Caribbean inter-governmental organisation unveils USD 4.1 million SOILCARE Phase 2 initiative and charts a bold new chapter for sustainable land management on the Nature Isle. ROSEAU, DOMINICA — The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) delivered a landmark presentation at the Ministry of Environment, Rural Modernisation, Kalinago Upliftment and Constituency Empowerment’s annual Planning...
ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, JANUARY 28, 2025- A five (5)-day regional workshop in Grenada will bring together Geographical Information System and land experts to strengthen their national reporting on land degradation. The workshop titled, “Regional Technical Workshop on High-Resolution SDG 15.3.1 and PRAIS SO1 Reporting for Caribbean SIDS,” will be held in Grenada from February 2-...
KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, JANUARY 7, 2026- Executive Director for the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), Dr. Ronen C.A Francis concluded a high-level courtesy call on the country’s Minister of Fisheries, Marine and Land Conservation and Climate Resilience, Conroy Huggins, and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Transformation, Israel Bruce, on...
HILLSBOROUGH, CARRIACOU, JANUARY 5, 2025- The first Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting for the Carriacou Integrated Landscape Management Project was held on Tuesday, 16 December 2025, bringing together community members, government representatives, and partners. The project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented with support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has...
ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, DECEMBER 17, 2025 – The Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), Dr. Ronen C.A. Francis, together with Mr. Trevor Thompson, Project Manager for the CSIDS SOILCARE Project (Phase I), paid a courtesy visit to Jamaica’s Minister of Local Government and Community Development, the Hon. Desmond McKenzie; the...
St. George’s Grenada, December 16, 2025 – The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), congratulates Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Environment, and Climate Change – Hon. Matthew Samuda and Senator the Hon. Joyelle Clarke, Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action, and Constituency Empowerment of St. Kitts and Nevis, on their election to serve the...
Ladies and gentlemen, friends, and partners, Today, on World Soil Day 2025, gives each of us who inhabit these beautiful islands in the Caribbean, an opportunity to focus on this very limited resource we call soil and unite under the theme “Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities.” This year’s theme is a reminder for us that...
Panama City, Panama – December 4, 2025 – Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have achieved a historic milestone at the Twenty-Third Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC23) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), having officially launched the Caribbean Soil Information System (CARSIS)- a pioneering, SIDS-driven digital platform designed to revolutionize science- based decision making, land degradation monitoring, environmental...
