Port-of-Spain, March 9, 2022 – Enhanced management of Jamaica’s forest resources and capacity building of the civil society organisations (CSOs) involved in doing so are two of the expected benefits of the new two-year project, “Participatory budgeting and financial management for the forest sector in Jamaica”. The project is being funded by the European Union (FED/2021/428-620) and implemented by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) and its co-executing partners, the Caribbean Coastal Area Management (C-CAM) Foundation, and the Jamaica Conservation Development Trust (JCDT).
The project targets Jamaican CSOs that have interests, rights, and responsibilities in forest research, conservation and management, including the co-management of forested protected areas, or advocate for sustainable forest management, conservation and restoration.
Speaking about the expected benefits of the project, C-CAM Executive Director, Ingrid Parchment, said that this project “is a good opportunity for stakeholders involved in the management and use of the forest to be involved in the decision making about how funds are allocated and budgeted to conserve those resources.”