CANARI – Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
 

Our Mission

Promoting and facilitating equitable participation and effective collaboration in the management of natural resources critical to development in the Caribbean islands, so that people will have a better quality of life and natural resources will be conserved, through action learning and research, capacity building, communication and fostering partnerships.

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THE GLOBAL GOALS

For Sustainable Development

The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) supports efforts to achieve the aims of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that were agreed at the 2015 UN Global Summit on Sustainable Development.

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CANARI calls on Governments to partner with civil society for SIDS sustainable development
CANARI at the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4)
River Clean-up highlights the need for better waste management on South Coast, St. Vincent
EnviroRightsTT supports citizens’ right to a healthy environment
Jamaica’s Coalition for Forests calls for a more participatory national budgeting process
Strengthening civil society capacity for community action on environmental justice in Trinidad and Tobago
CANARI Gayap (newsletter) – May 2022 edition
CANARI Gayap (newsletter) – February 2022 edition
Participatory budgeting and financial management for the forest sector in Jamaica
CANARI Gayap (newsletter) – December 2021 edition
New £228,000 project launched to improve sustainable management of sargassum in Anguilla, British Virgin Islands and Montserrat
Climate Change and Human Rights in the Caribbean
Experience Nariva project – a community-based ecotourism model for conservation in the Nariva Swamp Protected Area (NSPA)
CANARI Gayap (newsletter) – November 2021 edition
OECS invites comments on its Stakeholder Engagement Strategy
Climate justice, gender and COVID-19 in the Caribbean
CANARI Issue Paper #2: Rising to the climate challenge: Coastal and marine resilience in the Caribbean
Civil society delivers 30 priorities for accelerating climate action in Trinidad and Tobago
Strengthening fisheries institutions to support ecosystem stewardship by Caribbean fisherfolk
Community-based organisations in St. Kitts and Nevis receive small grants for seamoss farming projects to enhance livelihoods
More Effective Engagement Of Fisherfolk In Fisheries Governance Recognised
Developing a regional framework and toolkit to improve vulnerability assessments and adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector
Developing a regional framework and toolkit to improve vulnerability assessments and adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector
“People Managing Oceans” for economic development, livelihoods and well-being
Understanding “Women and Environment” in the Caribbean
Local Community Enterprises Are A Pathway To A Blue Economy
Climate Change Adaptation in the Fisheries of Anguilla and Montserrat
OECS Inclusive Green Resilient Economies
Stakeholders input into development of new climate change and environmental management legislation to build resilience in Saint Lucia
Developing a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for St. Kitts and Nevis

News & Blogs

CANARI Gayap Newsletter – Issue No. 22, September 2024
CANARI supports use of drone technology for coastal mapping and monitoring in Trinidad and Tobago
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) – Eighth Call for Proposals Now Open
CANARI Gayap Newsletter – Issue No. 21, June 2024
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Projects

Grenada Ecosystem Assessment: Linking Science and Policy
Mission, Vision and Values
Engaging Civil Society in CLME+ Strategic Action Programme Implementation (January 2017 – August 2019)
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Publications

CANARI Technical Report № 405: Enhancing financing for Local Green-blue Enterprises in Trinidad and Tobago: Challenges and opportunities
Organisational strengthening A toolkit for civil society organisations in the Caribbean
StewardFish project – profiles highlighting best practices of Caribbean fisherfolk pursuing complementary or alternative livelihoods
“Blue-green enterprises: Caribbean journeys” podcast mini-series
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