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The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) is a non-profit organisation registered in St. Lucia, St. Croix and Trinidad and Tobago, with its main office in Port of Spain, Trinidad. It has 501(c) (3) status in the United States and charitable status in Trinidad and Tobago .
CANARI’s geographic focus is the islands of the Caribbean but its research findings are often relevant and disseminated to the wider region.
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The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) opened a CEPF call for proposals on 15th May 2012 for projects focused on the Massif de la Hotte key biodiversity area (KBA) in Haiti. See here for details of the call in English and French.
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) welcomed a new Associate in March 2012, Leida Buglass, who served as a CANARI Senior Technical Officer and Manager of the Coastal and Marine Governance Programme from 2009 to 2010. See here for more information. |
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The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) welcomed two new Board Directors / Elected Partners, at the Special General Meeting of its Board / Partnership held on April 16 2012. See here for more information.
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The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), in its capacity as the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) for the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) for the Caribbean Islands Biodiversity Hotspot, is managing a US$6.9 million grant fund to support civil society’s contribution to biodiversity conservation in eleven Caribbean islands. See here for a listing of current small and large grant projects.
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The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) recently participated in a regional strategic review and planning workshop of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which launched its Caribbean Initiative in 2008 to build a programme of work in the Caribbean islands. Nicole Leotaud, Executive Director of CANARI, attended the workshop, which took place April 23-24 2012 at IUCN’s offices in San Jose, Costa Rica. See here for more information about the project.
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Chairperson of the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), Dr. LaVerne Ragster, represented the organisation at an international workshop on climate change adaptation investment, which took place in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, March 20th - 23rd 2012. See here for more information about the workshop. |
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The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) recently completed a donor mapping exercise for the Caribbean region. This effort was supported by the Critical
Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) under CANARI’s role as the Regional Implementation Team (RIT) in the Caribbean. The results were compiled into a table designed to provide a snapshot of funding opportunities. See here for more information, and see here for donor mapping table. |
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The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute welcomed its new Chairperson, Dr. LaVerne Ragster, at the recent meeting of its Executive Board on February 2nd 2012. Dr. Ragster brings to the post a long history with CANARI, marked by her service as a Board Member and an earlier stint as Chairperson. See here for more information. |
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CANARI recently signed the contract to initiate a pilot project at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) office in Port of Spain, to build awareness on climate change in a community in Trinidad, help residents identify their areas of livelihood vulnerability, and develop and implement a plan to reduce vulnerability and build resilience. See here for more information on the project. |
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The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) received a grant from the JB Fernandes Memorial Trust to continue to work with rural communities in Trinidad and Tobago to develop sustainable livelihoods in 2012. See here for more information about the project. |
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CANARI recently initiated its mentorship programme, a component of a project titled "Consolidating the role of civil society in biodiversity conservation in the Caribbean islands". The purpose of the mentorship programme is to develop a pool of mentors throughout the region who can help strengthen the capacity of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Caribbean to play a larger and more effective role in biodiversity conservation. |
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CANARI, in collaboration with the Forestry Division, Trinidad, recently conducted a community based forest management planning workshop in Brasso Seco. Check out the photos on Facebook ! |
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