Grenada Ecosystem Assessment: Linking Science and Policy

The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is working with the Government of Grenada to execute a National Ecosystem Assessment of the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. This project is part of a global initiative on Supporting decision making and building capacity to support the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) through national ecosystem assessments.

Funding is through the  Government of Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, International Climate Initiative (IKI) with global  project oversight by the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre.  Grenada is the first Caribbean country and Small Island Developing State (SID) to be participating in this global initiative and will serve as an important pilot for the Caribbean region.

Key outputs of the 4-year project are as follows:

•  Technical scoping and assessment reports on current status and threats to key ecosystems including impacts on all relevant sectors. Communication materials to increase access to the evidence base and facilitate uptake of the assessment findings by practitioners and policy makers.
• Policy support tools and methodologies for policy makers and key decision makers to guide and
  enhance conservation and sustainable management of Grenada’s ecosystems.
• A national multi-stakeholder platform to support the assessment process, and to provide ongoing communities of practice facilitating a science-policy interface
• A series of case studies and lessons learned made available through relevant communities of practice

Final Products and Resources 

• Cell phone video of the Scoping Exercise for the National Ecosystem Assessment of Grenada
• Final Scoping Report for the National Ecosystem Assessment of Grenada

Announcements

• Ecosystem Valuation Training Series
• NEA publishing and citation guide
• Networking and training opportunities through the Grenada NEA
• Grenada Ecosystem Assessment – Cell phone video competition
• Call for comments on Draft Scoping Report for the National Ecosystem Assessment of Grenada
• Call for authors, reviewers and contributors for the National Ecosystem Assessment of Grenada
• Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment – Contributor and Implementation Team Profiles

 

For a more detailed look at the project, please click here

You can contact project manager, Dr Natalie Boodram, at [email protected] for more information.