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...
As part of the Caribbean Small Island Developing States (CSIDS) multicounty soil management initiative for Integrated Landscape Restoration and climate-resilient food systems (SOILCARE), Phase 1 project, the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) is working with regional member states that have been devastated by Hurricane Beryl’s passage to develop appropriate response interventions. The project...
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...
The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) is deeply saddened by the devastation caused in Grenada, Carriacou, Petite Martinique, Barbados, Dominica, St. Lucia, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The impacts of hurricanes like Beryl are devastating, far-reaching and often cripple economies, disrupt livelihoods, damage infrastructure, and...
Today, we mark 50 years of World Desertification and Drought Day celebration. This day is dedicated to raising awareness and galvanizing action against the persistent challenges of land degradation. As the Executive Director of the Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management, this day represents the heart of what we endeavour to help countries address in...
THEME: “United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future,” This year’s theme call for us to Unite for Land, because Land is all we got as a people. In the past our focus was on working and managing it, but the responsibility is upon us today to ensure that as it’s passed from one generation to...
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...
PORT OF SPAIN- TRINIDAD, MAY 31, 2024- The Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Land Management (PISLM) held meetings with regional stakeholders to discuss and receive technical guidance on soil and land management initiatives in the Caribbean region. Three meetings were held from May 22- 24, 2024, at the Brix Hotel & Conference Centre. They included the 3rd meeting...
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...
