Building Local Skills for the Long-Term Restoration of Saint Lucia’s Coral Reefs Beneath Saint Lucia’s waters lies an ecosystem that supports far more than what can be seen from the shoreline. Coral reefs provide habitat for marine life, support fisheries and livelihoods, contribute to tourism and help protect coastlines. But these ecosystems face mounting pressures from climate change and pollution to physical damage and increasingly severe weather events. Restoring them is

A new initiative in Savannes Bay is bringing conservation and livelihoods together to support a healthier coast and a more sustainable future for seamoss farming. Along the coast of Savannes Bay, seamoss farming is more than an activity taking place at sea. For those involved, it represents a source of livelihood, an opportunity for enterprise and a connection to a marine environment on which communities depend. But sustaining those livelihoods also means sustaining the ecosy

For many community organisations, a good idea is only the beginning. Turning that idea into a project that can attract financing, meet donor requirements and ultimately deliver meaningful results requires another set of skills entirely: from budgeting and monitoring to gender-responsive project design, stakeholder engagement and proposal writing. For the Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund (SLUNCF), expanding access to conservation finance therefore means doing more than m

Five Projects. Hundreds Reached. One Shared Vision for a More Sustainable Saint Lucia. What happens when conservation financing reaches the hands of local innovators, educators, farmers and community organisations? Across Saint Lucia, the answer has taken many forms: vegetables growing through climate-smart farming systems; students discovering the possibilities of aquaponics; new skills being developed in agro-processing; traditional yam varieties being conserved; and newly

Saint Lucia hosts a regional exchange built on a simple idea: when conservation funds learn from each other, the entire Caribbean benefits. What happens when conservation funds stop working only within their national borders and begin learning from one another? In April 2026, Saint Lucia became the meeting point for just that kind of exchange, as the Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund (SLUNCF) hosted representatives of the Dominica National Conservation Trust Fund (DNCTF)

As we come to the close of another year, I extend warm wishes to our partners, supporters, and friends in Saint Lucia and beyond. On behalf of the Board and staff of the Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund (SLUNCF), I reflect with deep gratitude on a year marked by growth, collaboration, and a renewed commitment to safeguarding our island’s natural heritage. Over the past year, SLUNCF has continued to strengthen its role as a trusted national institution supporting conserv

The Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund (SLUNCF) and Republic Bank (EC) Ltd., hosted an engaging grantee exchange on World Food Day, October 16, 2025, at Amb’s Harvest in La Croix Maingot, to showcase practical applications of climate-smart agriculture and its role in strengthening food security across Saint Lucia. The highlight of the event was Amb’s Harvest’s innovative Hydroponic Grow Bag System, a model demonstration that increases the year-round production of v

The Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund (SLUNCF), in collaboration with its partner Cuso International, hosted a dynamic Grant Proposal Writing session on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at the Bel Jou Hotel. The highly interactive workshop brought together over 30 passionate participants from grassroots and non-profit organizations, each working tirelessly in areas such as environmental conservation, sustainable livelihoods, and community empowerment. Participants gained valua

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) organized a workshop on “Strategic Pathways for Small Island States in International Carbon Markets” on October 21, 2025. This workshop was held in support of the Caribbean Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance and hosted by the Government of Saint Lucia. According to the UNDP (2025), carbon markets are carbon pricing me

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