Proyecto de Financiamiento de la Economía Azul del Caribe (Caribbean BLUEFin)

Proyecto de Financiamiento de la Economía Azul del Caribe (Caribbean BLUEFin)

Detalles del proyecto

Institutional Project Overview

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Información del proyecto

Institutional Project Details

The Caribbean BLUEFin project objective is to create and strengthen nature-based Blue Economy opportunities and approaches in the Caribbean through innovative financing mechanisms. The project will also engage stakeholders and raise awareness about sustainable blue economy within the region.

Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to the tune of USD 6 million, el Caribbean BLUEFin project will be executed by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) over four years ending in 2028. Beneficiary countries include: Saint Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominican Republic, and The Bahamas.

This project is focused on the GEF-7 International Waters Focal Area, which aims to strengthen Blue Economy Opportunities and Sustaining healthy coastal and marine ecosystems. Actions will enhance public-private partnerships to identify sustainable investments within the blue economy space and transform private sector practices to improve the health of marine and coastal assets.

The global environmental benefits will contribute to socio-economic benefits at the national and local levels, and may improve livelihood options, increase food security, promote gender equality and assist with climate change mitigation and adaptation.

The blue economy refers to the industries and societies that rely on oceans and waterways. The Caribbean Blue Economy Financing (Caribbean BLUEFin) project will tackle several barriers that lead to limited financial resources being invested in marine and coastal ecosystems and the inadequate consideration of the value of these ecosystems’ goods and services. These barriers include the need for support to establish sustainable finance mechanisms, a poor enabling environment for private sector investment, inadequate decision-support tools and a lack of significant actions at the subregional scale.

While blue economy initiatives are in early stages in the insular Caribbean region, the desired
impact of this project is to contribute to the level of investments in sustainable practices by the economic sectors that use and depend on the marine and coastal ecosystems.

  • Utilizing blue economy principles to develop regional Caribbean Ocean financial mechanisms (FMs), with a focus on private and productive sector partnerships.
  • Enabling systems created and supported in order to facilitate private sector participation in Caribbean Blue Economy opportunities.
  • A regionally based Blue Economy Hub developed to provide socioeconomic opportunities which support marine and coastal conservation and sustainable use.
  • Socializing, scaling, and replication of the BluEFin approach regionally
  • Improved access to funding through Blue Economy interventions and generation of resources from regional financial mechanisms targeting national and regional marine and coastal priorities
  • Improved business practices and enabling policies for Private Sector participation in the blue economy and business opportunities.
  • Information on blue economy and business opportunities in the Caribbean is available to encourage new partnerships and investments that improve marine and coastal biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.
  • Increased knowledge about blue economy business opportunities, valuation and decision tools and sustainable finance mechanisms socialized with relevant stakeholders to replicate and scale-up Blue Economy initiatives in the Caribbean.
Caribbean BluEFin Fact Sheet
The Caribbean BLUEFin project is a four-year initiative (ending in 2028) dedicated to creating and strengthening nature-based Blue Economy opportunities in the Caribbean. Executed by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and implemented through the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this USD 6 million project focuses on Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, the Dominican Republic, and The Bahamas.
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Hoja informativa sobre financiación de la conservación
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Proyecto de Financiamiento de la Economía Azul del Caribe (BluEFin) FINANCIACIÓN DE LA TARJETA AZUL
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The Caribbean Blue Economy Financing (BluEFin) Project BLUE CARD FUNDING
The Blue Card is a financial mechanism designed to integrate sustainable finance into everyday consumer behavior. By linking routine transactions to marine and coastal conservation, it enables banks, fintech companies, and consumers to contribute directly to environmental management. This approach addresses the urgent need for funding in ecosystem conservation while enhancing corporate environmental responsibility.
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CBF Blue Economy Hub (ES)
Únete a una red en crecimiento que trabaja para fortalecer las economías oceánicas sostenibles a través de la colaboración, la innovación y las alianzas.
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CBF Blue Economy Hub
The Caribbean Blue Economy Financing (Caribbean BLUEFin) project will tackle several barriers that lead to limited financial resources being invested in marine and coastal ecosystems and the inadequate consideration of the value of these ecosystems’ goods and services.
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