CANARI is an independent non-governmental organisation officially founded in 1989. With years of experience delivering sustainable development projects in the region, CANARI has become the leading promoter of equitable and effective collaboration on conservation issues. It offers research-based policy advice to governments, guidance for development strategies, and encourages participation from all sectors of Caribbean society...
Para la Naturaleza is a nonprofit organization that integrates society into the conservation of its natural ecosystems. Its goal is to ensure the protection of 33% of Puerto Rico’s lands by the year 2033, while fostering an ecological culture that promotes sustainable living across the archipelago. Para la Naturaleza provides transformative experiences in nature that inspire and motivate each person and community to...
Formed in 1991, the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is a registered non-profit CSO and focusses on environmental education, law and advocacy as well as conservation. JET has been running Jamaica’s largest environmental education program since 1997. Its law and advocacy programme targets the protection of Jamaica’s natural resources by using legislation and legal instruments, promoting...
Established in 1988, the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) is a registered non-profit conservation organisation that seeks to protect the natural environment and boasts 25 years of experience developing and managing environmental projects. JCDT led the first debt-for-nature swap in the English-speaking Caribbean and since 1996 manages the Blue and John Crow Mountains National...
Founded in 1987, the non-profit NGO Grupo Jaragua (GJ) has been a pioneer in the Dominican Republic (DR) in biodiversity conservation. GJ made its name by being the first NGO to co-manage a national park — Jaragua National Park. GJ’s mission is “Contribute to biodiversity conservation and associated ecosystem services on the island of Hispaniola,...
Founded in 1992, FoProBiM is a registered, non-profit conservation NGO in Haiti. As one of Haiti’s oldest environmental organizations its pioneering work focusses on includes raising awareness, educating and capacity building at the government, community and individual levels to preserve biodiversity and improve livelihoods as well as conducting scientific research and environmental monitoring. The NGO works with watershed and...
EFJ works to promote and implement activities to conserve and effectively manage the natural resources and environment of Jamaica and improve child development. To this end EFJ funds non-profit, civil society and community-based organisations as well as academic institutions, and partners with key stakeholders. Since inception EFJ has approved funding of more than USD 43.93 m for 1,321 projects...
CEBSE is a Dominican civil society organization founded in 1991 with the objective of achieving the conservation and sustainable use of the natural and cultural resources of the region of Samaná. Its work area is located in the north-east tip of the Dominican Republic and includes Samana Bay and Peninsula, Los Haitises National Park and...
