Press Releases

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....

            GEORGETOWN GUYANA-JUNE 4, 2024- The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) , Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS) multicountry soil management initiative for Integrated Landscape Restoration and climate-resilient food Systems (SOILCARE) Project has taken a significant step forward by deciding to adopt the Climate Smart Agriculture Compliance (C-SAC) Tool as...

ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, MAY 15, 2024 – As part of the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS) Multi-country Soil Management Initiative for Integrated Landscape Restoration and Climate Resilient Food Systems (SOILCARE, Phase 1) Project, a validation workshop was held at the National Stadium on Friday, May 10, 2024. The workshop aimed to have local stakeholders...

ST. GEORGE’S GRENADA, The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) has awarded Postgraduate Scholarships to five (5) CARICOM nationals. This initiative, through the PISLM/CSIDS-SOILCARE Postgraduate Scholarship program, will see the scholars commencing their studies in soil and land management in September 2024 and January 2025, respectively. The scholarships are tenable only at the University...