Press Releases

Panama City, Panama, December 3, 2025- The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) was featured for its role in building national capacities within Caribbean Small Island Developing States.  Highlighting the organisation, was Executive Director Dr. Ronen C.A Francis, who presented on ‘Building National Capacities for Reporting in Caribbean SIDS, during session three (3) of...

Panama City, Panama, December 2, 2025- Phase two (2) of the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Multicountry Soil Management Initiative for Integrated Landscape Restoration and Climate-Resilient Food Systems (SOILCARE Project) has been highlighted for its potential impact on drought resilience in CSIDS, particularly in Grenada. Joseph Noel, Grenada’s United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification...

Panama City, Panama, December 1, 2025 – The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), along with various representatives from Caribbean SIDS from Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St. Lucia, is participating in the 23rd session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation...

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, NOV 26, 2025- The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) has formally handed over a shipment of climate-resilient agricultural equipment to the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, Forestry and Marine Resources in Grenada. The equipment—comprising irrigation systems, shade houses, and solar-powered pumping units—arrived in a 40-foot container valued at more than...

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, NOV 26, 2025- Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), Dr. Ronen Francis, along with Consultant Euan James, completed a five-day consultation in Saint Lucia last week, from November 17 to 21, aimed at advancing cooperation under the Iyanola Project and deepening national and regional partnerships for sustainable...

ST. GEORGE’S, GRENADA, NOV 26, 2025—Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), Dr. Ronen Francis, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Alfred Prospere, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security, and Rural Development, to discuss strengthening Saint Lucia’s collaboration with PISLM and advancing national priorities in sustainable land and soil management. The...

By Dianne Roberts, Environmental & Development Specialist   Grenada makes history as the new home of PISLM, driving regional action to combat land degradation and advancing climate-resilient, sustainable development. On November 4, 2025, the Parliament of Grenada took a landmark decision by passing the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) for Caribbean Small Island...

ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, NOVEMBER 6, 2025- The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) proudly joins the region in congratulating Dr. Muhammad Ibrahim of the Republic of Guyana on his election as Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) for the 2026–2030 term. The election marks a historic milestone, as Dr....

Bridgetown, Barbados — 5 November 2025 – The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM), in collaboration with the Government of Barbados through the Ministry of Environment and National Beautification, Green and Blue Economy, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Nutritional Security, showcased significant accomplishments of the SOILCARE Project during the Partnership Initiative for...

St. George’s, Grenada — November 5th, 2025 — The Parliament of Grenada has passed the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) for Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS) Bill, 2025, marking a major step forward in regional efforts to combat land degradation, strengthen climate resilience, and promote sustainable agriculture.  The Bill, tabled by the...