Trinidad and Tobago, 17 March 2025 – The Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) is expanding its conservation efforts in the Caribbean by adding 11 Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) to its portfolio. With these additions, the total number of KBAs eligible for CEPF investment will reach 43. The current CEPF programme in the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot was launched in August 2021 and will continue through June 2027.
KBAs are essential sites for global biodiversity conservation, identified for their importance in preserving threatened species, ecosystems, and ecological processes.
Photo: The Imperial Amazon Parrot (Amazona imperialis), also known as the Sisserou, is a critically endangered species found only on the Commonwealth of Dominica. It is the national bird of Dominica and is proudly featured on the country’s flag, Coat of Arms and Parliamentary Mace. Its habitat includes the Morne Diablotin National Park, one of many sites that will benefit from CEPF’s expanded conservation efforts in the Caribbean. Photo credit: Paul Reillo, PhD, Rare Species Conservatory Foundation, www.rarespecies.org.