Building the Capacity of Civil Society to Shape Public Policy Reform in the Caribbean to Protect Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Support the mainstreaming of biodiversity conservation into development decision making through several activities: assessments of the effectiveness of the policy frameworks for public participation, strategy development to strengthen environmental impact assessment (EIA) regulations, capacity building for local civil society, development of an online platform for public engagement in development decision making, and national and regional networking. This grant focuses on Jamaica, although select activities will be implemented in the Dominican Republic and Haiti.