Port of Spain, March 21, 2022 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) congratulates Yves Renard, the Institute’s co-founder and former Executive Director, on receiving a 2022 Saint Lucia Les Pitons Medal (Gold) for long and meritorious service in the field of community development.
For the last four decades, Yves has championed the importance of strong, cohesive communities in Saint Lucia and the Caribbean, with notable effort in his home village of Laborie on the southwest coast of Saint Lucia, where he is actively involved in community-based development through the use of the arts and culture.