St. Vincent and the Grenadines, July 14, 2026 — The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) today launches its 2026 Regional National Conservation Trust Funds (NCTFs) Workshop in St. Vincent and the Grenadines which will serve over 25 participants.
Convened under CBF’s Conservation Finance Programme, the three-day workshop brings together National Conservation Trust Funds, regional partners, grantees, and technical experts from across the Caribbean to strengthen the systems, strategies, and partnerships that support the Caribbean Sustainable Finance Architecture (CSFA).
Held under the theme, “Strengthening Systems, Strategy, and Sustainability Across the Caribbean Sustainable Finance Architecture,” the workshop provides a regional platform for peer exchange, capacity building, and collaboration among the institutions helping to mobilize and manage long-term financing for biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable development.
Participants include representatives of the Dominica National Conservation Trust Fund (DNCTF), the Bahamas Protected Areas Fund (BPAF), the Protected Area Trust (PAT) based in Guyana, the Fonds Haitien Pour La Biodiversité (FHB), the St. Christopher and Nevis Conservation Foundation (SCNCF), Fondo Nacional para el Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Fondo MARENA), the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT), the Grenada Sustainable Development Trust Fund (GSDTF), the National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica (NCTFJ), the Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund (SLUNCF), the The Green Heritage Fund Suriname (GHFS), and the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Conservation Fund (SVGCF), alongside other regional partners and stakeholders.
Over the three-day workshop, participants will engage in a range of discussions and peer-learning opportunities focused on strengthening institutional capacity, advancing sustainable financing, and enhancing collaboration across the Caribbean’s conservation finance landscape. The programme will provide space for knowledge exchange, strategic dialogue, and collective reflection among CBF, NCTFs, and regional partners.
The workshop is implemented through CBF-funded projects supported by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund’s Endowment, with support from KfW Development Bank on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); Agence Française de Développement (AFD); and the Fonds Français pour l’Environnement Mondial (FFEM), through the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund under the Caribbean Regional Architecture for Biodiversity (CRAB) Project. Additional support is provided through the Caribbean Organizations for a Resilient Environment (CORE) Project, in partnership with Global Affairs Canada.
Through this workshop, CBF continues to strengthen the institutional capacity and collective impact of Caribbean NCTFs, recognizing their central role in securing sustainable financing for biodiversity conservation and environmental resilience across the region.
The 2026 NCTF Regional Workshop reflects the shared commitment of CBF, NCTFs, partners, and local communities to building a stronger, more connected, and more sustainable Caribbean conservation finance architecture.
ACERCA DEL FONDO PARA LA BIODIVERSIDAD DEL CARIBE
With around 1,600 globally threatened species, the Caribbean is a hotspot for some of the most critically endangered plants and animals. The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) was established in 2012 to create reliable, long-term funding for conservation and sustainable development in the Caribbean region. Today CBF is a regional umbrella environmental fund that uses a flexible structure to implement innovative solutions and consolidate resource mobilization in the Caribbean through a range of financial instruments.
Trabajando hacia la visión de una región caribeña donde tanto su entorno natural como sus habitantes prosperen, la organización mide los activos totales bajo gestión, el rendimiento anual de las inversiones, las mejoras de competencias y las iniciativas globales como indicadores clave de desempeño que contribuyen directamente a su misión. Actualmente, el CBF cuenta con tres programas: el Programa de Financiamiento para la Conservación, basado en un fondo de dotación; el Programa de Cambio Climático, centrado en estrategias de Adaptación Basada en Ecosistemas (AbE); y el Programa de Economías Basadas en la Naturaleza, con un enfoque en el Fomento de la Economía Circular.