{"id":34021,"date":"2026-08-18T19:14:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/?p=34021"},"modified":"2026-08-18T19:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:14:08","slug":"75-caribbean-reef-responders-trained-to-strengthen-emergency-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/75-caribbean-reef-responders-trained-to-strengthen-emergency-response\/","title":{"rendered":"75 Caribbean Reef Responders Trained to\u00a0 Strengthen Emergency Response"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kingston, Jamaica \u2014 17 July 2026 \u2014<\/strong> The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), through its Reef Resilience and Risk Financing Mechanism (R3FM), has successfully completed a series of reef emergency response training in four Caribbean countries. The reef responders will strengthen the region\u2019s ability to protect and restore coral reef ecosystems following hurricanes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The training was conducted in Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, and the Dominican Republic. Implemented in close collaboration with the pilot-countries\u2019 National Conservation Trust Funds, the training sessions brought together participants from government agencies, marine managed areas, conservation organizations, academia, and community groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 75 participants <\/strong>successfully completed the training and are now part of a growing regional network of reef responders equipped to support emergency response efforts following future hurricanes. The training curriculum was based on the Response Protocol for the Rescue of Coral Reefs Affected by Hurricanes<\/em>, developed by the Mesoamerican Reef Fund (MAR Fund) and adapted for implementation in Caribbean island states. Participants engaged in practical exercises involving reef assessment methodologies, underwater stabilization techniques, use of emergency response equipment, incident coordination procedures, and safety protocols.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caribbean Biodiversity Fund CEO Karen McDonald Gayle shared her support for the training and participants, \u201cWe at the CBF understand and appreciate the value of healthy coral reefs within our region especially as we continue to face increasing climate-related challenges. With 75 dedicated reef responders, these 4 Caribbean countries can rescue their coral reefs faster leading to less loss over time. That is our aim at the CBF to ensure that our region\u2019s people and nature thrive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative was implemented in partnership with the National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica (NCTFJ), the Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund (SLUNCF), the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Conservation Fund (SVGCF), and Fondo MARENA of the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As climate-related threats continue to intensify across the Caribbean, strengthening preparedness and emergency response capacity has become increasingly important for safeguarding coral reefs and the communities that depend on them. The 75 newly trained reef responders represent a critical line of defense for the Caribbean\u2019s vital natural infrastructure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Financial support for the R3FM project is provided by a group of international partners, including German Cooperation through KfW, the InsuResilience Solutions Fund, the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) with the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Federal Department of Environment and Climate Change, the Global Environment Facility (implemented through UNEP), the Agence Fran\u00e7aise de D\u00e9veloppement (AFD) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), and Global Affairs Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Participants engage in an interactive group activity at Reef Emergency Response Training in Jamaica. Photo by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Participants pause for a photo after a successful day of Reef Emergency Response Training in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Photo by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Participants conduct an underwater field exercise during the Reef Response Training in the Dominican Republic. Photo by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund.<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kingston, Jamaica \u2014 17 July 2026 \u2014 The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF), through its Reef Resilience and Risk Financing Mechanism (R3FM), has successfully completed a series of reef emergency response […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":34024,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[345],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","entry"],"acf":[],"authors":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34021"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34086,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34021\/revisions\/34086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34024"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/caribbeanbiodiversityfund.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}