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Strengthened management planning underway  in the Portland Bight Protected Area, Jamaica

Improving biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot through Collaborative Social Accountability (CSA)

Lessons for Locally-Led Adaptation: The CEPF Caribbean Islands Programme

Approved grants

To date, CEPF has issued eight large and small grants totalling over US$1.3 million under its second investment in the Caribbean region.

Four small grant investments, ranging from US$47,143.71 to US$50,000, were added to the CEPF Caribbean Islands Phase II portfolio in December 2022.

Explore our interactive map of current CEPF-funded projects in the Caribbean: 

CLICK HERE

For more details on the grants that have been issued, click here.

Meet Liliana Betancourt, CEPF Country Coordinator for the Dominican Republic

Liliana is a trained biologist and researcher with more than 25 years' experience in environmental management in the Dominican Republic. 

She has worked as consultant for a wide range of national agencies and international organisations, including UNDP, 

The Nature Conservancy and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Dominican Republic).

In her role as country coordinator, Liliana will support the monitoring and oversight of the CEPF large and small grants awarded in the Dominican Republic by providing strategic guidance to, and facilitating partnerships between, local grantees.

About the CEPF

The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is a joint initiative of l’Agence Française de Développement, Conservation International, the European Union, the Global Environment Facility, the Government of Japan and the World Bank. The Phase II investment in the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot is financed through the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund – Caribbean Hotspot 

About CANARI

The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is a regional technical institute which has been working in the islands of the Caribbean for over 30 years. Our mission is to promote and facilitate stakeholder participation in the stewardship of natural resources in the Caribbean.