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HISTORY

CANARI was established under its present name in 1989, it evolved from a 1976 initiative of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) and the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources (UM-SNR), which by 1978 had come to be known as the Eastern Caribbean Natural Area Management Programme (ECNAMP). The table below highlights the main stages in its development.

Since its inception, CANARI has regularly reviewed the effectiveness of its programmes and reconceptualised its overall strategic direction based on the findings and changes in the regional and global environment. Consequently, there are a number of publications which document aspects of its history and the evolution of its approach to participatory natural resource management:

• CANARI. 1996. Strategic Plan 1996 – 2005, CANARI, Laventille, Trinidad
• CANARI. 2006 Strategic Plan 2006 – 2010, CANARI, Laventille, Trinidad
• CANARI 2008 Self Analysis
• Charles, P. 2001. Report on an Evaluation of the Training in Participatory Resource Management done by CANARI between 1996 – 2000. CANARI internal document.
• Geoghegan, T. 1994. Caribbean Natural Resources Institute: Historical Overview, 1977 – 1992. CANARI internal document.
• Geoghegan, T. In press. Creolising Conservation: Caribbbean Responses to Global Trends in Environmental Management.
• Koester, S and S. McIntosh. Case Study of CANARI, (in press )
• Perry-Fingal, B. 1999. CANARI Institutional Review.(internal document)
• Perry-Fingal, B. 2005 Report on Review Activities for Strategic Planning Process. (internal document)