Collaborative Social Auditing for Biodiversity Conservation Diploma Course successfully completed in the Dominican Republic

Port of Spain, 28 June 2023 – One of the innovative elements of the current CEPF investment in the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot is testing the application of collaborative social accountability tools and methods to biodiversity conservation. While this approach has been used extensively to support the delivery of social services, its use in the area of conservation and provision of environmental services is relatively new. Collaborative social accountability is a process where citizens and civil society actors engage with state actors in joint, iterative problem-solving to improve service delivery, governance and accountability in the conservation of the hotspot’s biodiversity.

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