Projects
Grenada Ecosystem Assessment: Linking Science and Policy
Project Information
Approval Date:
Starting Date: 2019
Ending Date: 2023
Executing Entity: Environment Division, Government of Grenada and Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI)
Total Funding Amount: International Climate Initiative (IKI), The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Project Details
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) worked with the Government of Grenada from 2019-2023 to execute a National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA) of the tri-island state of Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. This project is part of a global initiative on Supporting decision making and building capacity to support the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) through national ecosystem assessments.
Funding was through the Government of Germany, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, International Climate Initiative (IKI) with global project oversight by the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Grenada was the first Caribbean country and Small Island Developing State (SIDS) to be participating in this global initiative and will serve as an important pilot for the Caribbean region,
Key outputs of the 4-year project were as follows:
- Technical scoping and assessment reports on current status and threats to key ecosystems including impacts on all relevant sectors. Communication materials to increase access to the evidence base and facilitate uptake of the assessment findings by practitioners and policy makers.
- Policy support tools and methodologies for policy makers and key decision makers to guide and
enhance conservation and sustainable management of Grenada’s ecosystems. - A national multi-stakeholder platform to support the assessment process, and to provide ongoing communities of practice facilitating a science-policy interface
- A series of case studies and lessons learned made available through relevant communities of practice.
Project Information:
- Final Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment Report
- Final Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment— Summary for Policy Makers
- Final Scoping Report for the National Ecosystem Assessment of Grenada
- Cell phone video of the Scoping Exercise for the National Ecosystem Assessment of Grenada
Key results:
- Regional Workshop on Ecosystem Assessments for Eastern Caribbean States and launch of the Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA)
- Workshop on the Second Order Draft of the Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment
- Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment highlighted at the 2022 World Biodiversity Forum
- Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment Scenarios Workshop
- Foresight Scenarios Training Series in support of the Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment
- Ecosystem Valuation Training Series
- Grenada Ecosystem Assessment – Cell phone video competition
- Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment – Contributor and Implementation Team Profiles
News and blogs:
- Grenada’s National Ecosystem Assessment Report supports the mainstreaming of biodiversity and ecosystem services into national policy-making
- Advancing National Ecosystem Assessments across the OECS region
- CANARI is seeking the services of a consultant (individual or firm) to provide graphic designing services to ensure a final publication-ready version of the Grenada National Ecosystem Assessment (NEA)
- NEA publishing and citation guide
- Networking and training opportunities through the Grenada NEA
- Call for comments on Draft Scoping Report for the National Ecosystem Assessment of Grenada
- Call for authors, reviewers and contributors for the National Ecosystem Assessment of Grenada
Contact Info
Dr. Natalie Boodram
Natalie@canari.org