Biodiversity
The International Climate Initiative (IKI) focuses on the conservation, expansion and connection of protected areas, sustainable use and the reduction of degradation and fragmentation of ecosystems, this through investments, advice to governments, technology transfer and awareness. Learn more about the efforts being made to conserve biological diversity in the region.
Wise use of Caribbean wetlands for climate change mitigation and conservation of their ecosystem services
Land use changes in the Caribbean have led to ecosystem degradation as well as the loss of biological diversity and ecosystem services. This is also true of the Caribbean wetlands, which urgently require effective policies for sustainable use and management. The project is therefore carrying out vulnerability assessments for selected Ramsar Sites and providing regional governments with the additional know-how they need to avoid negative changes to their wetlands.
Project data
- Scope: Regional
- Country: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Cuba, Grenada, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Saint Lucia, Suriname
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Duration:
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- Status: Active
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Implementing organization:
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat
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Political partner:
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Rural Development - St Lucia
- Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment - Antigua and Barbuda
- Ministry of Climate Resilience, The Environment, Forestry, Fisheries & Disaster Management - Grenada
- Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources - Dominican Republic
- Ministry of Land and Forestry Management - Suriname
- Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA) - Cuba
- Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management - Belize
- Ministry of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change - Jamaica
- National Environmental and Planning Agency - Jamaica
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Last update: March 2024