Frequently asked questions

The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) is a regional umbrella environmental fund. Since 2012 we have raised and managed long term finance for conservation and sustainable development in the Caribbean.

Our mission is to ensure continuous funding for conservation and sustainable development in the Caribbean. Read more about who we are.

We design and manage financing solutions that help Caribbean countries protect biodiversity, build climate resilience and grow nature based economies. Our work runs through three programs:

• Financement de la conservation: the CBF Endowment Fund provides long term funding to our network of partner National Conservation Trust Funds (NCTFs).
• Changement climatique: the Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Facility helps coastal communities adapt to climate change through healthy marine and coastal ecosystems.
• Économies fondées sur la nature: the Advancing Circular Economy (ACE) Facility supports projects that keep waste out of the sea and turn marine litter into opportunity.

We work with partners in 15 countries across the Caribbean. See our projects on the project map or browse the project database.

Our annual reports, audited financial statements and policies are published on Notre responsabilité.

Our team works remotely across the Caribbean. The CBF has registered offices in the United Kingdom and Jamaica for official correspondence. You will find both addresses on our Connecter page.

The CBF awards grants through competitive calls for proposals under its grant facilities. Open calls, with their eligibility criteria, templates and deadlines, are listed on Appels à propositions.

Eligibility is different for each call. Each call for proposals sets out which countries, types of organization and kinds of project qualify, so please read the call documents carefully before applying.

Applicants first submit a Concept Note. Selected Concept Notes are then invited to submit a Full Proposal. The details for each step are in the call documents.

Yes. Browse the project database, or meet our EbA Facility grantees et ACE Facility grantees. We do not share the proposal documents of successful applicants.

Start with the call’s own page, which has the full documents. If your question is not answered there, email [email protected] and include the name of the call in the subject line.

All vacancies, consultancies, tenders and calls for expressions of interest are posted on Rejoignez notre équipe, with the full Terms of Reference for each.

When internships are available, they are posted on Rejoignez notre équipe alongside our other opportunities.

E-mail [email protected] with the title of the role you applied for.

The CBF does not own the rights to every photo it uses. We have permission to use many images for specific purposes only. Photographers are credited where possible, so please contact the photographer directly, or tell us what you need through the Connecter form.

Logos in English, Spanish and French, brand guidelines and our press kit are in the media kit.

E-mail [email protected] or send us a message through the Connecter page.

Anyone who feels a CBF project or activity has caused harm or not met our commitments can use the CBF Grievance Mechanism. People affected by projects funded through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) can also use the IKI Independent Complaint Mechanism, linked from the same page.