The CBF is inviting qualified individuals (“Consultants”) to apply for the “CBF Communications Specialist” consultancy. The objective of this consultancy is to assist the CBF in developing and implementing its Communication, Outreach, and Marketing Strategy.

The environment community in Haiti is celebrating a significant milestone. The Government of
Haiti, The Haiti Biodiversity Fund (FHB for its acronym in French), and the Caribbean
Biodiversity Fund (CBF) have signed an agreement that will support long term conservation and
sustainable development financing in the country.

Recently the CBF Partner Fund in the Dominican Republic, Fondo MARENA made some changes to its team, so we thought we would remind you about the MARENA's work and meet the new team with some photos. MARENA stands for Fundo "Nacional para el Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales" which translates to National Fund for the Environment and Natural Resources.

The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) received and was pleased to approve a request from the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica to become an Observer to the CBF. This approval triggers further discussion between the CBF and Dominica on the feasibility and bestfit for a Dominican National Conservation Trust Fund (NCTF).

The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA, www.iica.int) is one of 11 grantees, who are benefitting from funding by the German Development Bank (KfW) through the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund’s (CBF) Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Facility under its first Call for Proposals.

The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund becomes a council member of the Global Island Partnership to advance dialogue and networks that help to increase the resilience of the Caribbean Island community and ecosystem.