Welcome to the CNFO page for St.Lucia

CNFO Projects Saint Lucia is currently participating in.

NFO (National Fisherfolk Organisation) Achievements

Current Issues Facing the Sector

National Implementing Entity: Department of Fisheries

ECMMAN Site: Pointe Sable Environmental Protection Area (PSEPA)

Progress and Upcoming Events

1. First ECMMAN national consultation and soft launch of the ECMMAN project - April 08, 2014

2. The MoU for the MMA strengthening small grant proposal was signed in August 2014. The applying organization is the Saint Lucia National Trust in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Production, Fisheries, Co-operatives and Rural Development and the Ministry of Sustainable of Sustainable Development, Energy, Science and Technology.  The project intends to provide support for the conservation of the unique landscape(s) and biodiversity of the PSEPA, in order to safeguard the ecological services provided by the area. More specifically, the project aims to protect biological diversity including endemic, threatened, endangered and rare species and the critical terrestrial, coastal, and marine habitats and ecosystems upon which they depend, within the Pointe Sables Environment Protection Area, and for the maintenance of ecological processes, especially in the face of climate change and development pressures. At the same time the project intends to develop a deeper understanding of, and appreciation for, the natural and cultural environment of the area, through education and research, to enhance the ability of all partners to manage the resources.

3. The call for the proposals for the Livelihood Support Fund will be launched over the next few weeks. The deadline for concept notes will be in September, 2014.

4. Under ECMMAN Saint Lucia will implement actions to improve management of some of the marine reserves (mangrove areas) in the country. 

Rainbow parrotfish in the Caribbean. Photo credit: © Ken Marks/The Nature Conservancy