The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), is pleased to sponsor two award categories for the 2026 Caribbean Broadcasting Union’s (CBU’s) Media Awards, scheduled for Guyana in August. As part of efforts to encourage environmental reporting particularly showing land degradation as a lived reality and the vulnerability of communities- as resilient and capable of...
As part of efforts to assess progress towards combating desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD), tracking advancement towards attaining Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), representatives from Caribbean Small Island Developing States, joined other countries from Latin America for a regional capacity building and UNCCD national reporting exercise. Contributing to global monitoring frameworks including Sustainable Development Goal...
Significant progress is being made through the Enhancing Land Management and Strengthening Ecosystem Resilience for Integrated Landscape Restoration and Climate-Resilient Food Systems in Carriacou, also known as the Carriacou ILM Project to improve farmers’ access to water, which will enhance irrigation, boost food production, increase livestock, and ultimately improve their livelihoods by increasing their earnings....
A historic moment for Grenada and the wider Caribbean- the first regional Inter-Governmental Organisation mandated to implement the UNCCD mandate has officially opened its headquarters in the country. This is a critical step to improve regional coordination, advance sustainable soil and land management, and climate resilience. Officials of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management...
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...
