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

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)

Castries, Saint Lucia - The Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund (SLUNCF) made another significant contribution to national...

My name is Rina St Catherine-Francis owner of Dark Seamoss along with my Husband Donaldson Francis. We started our business journey when...

"Moss Gold" - The Potential of the Seamoss Industry (Contribution by Ms Euthalia Philgence) Saint Lucia is becoming renowned for its...

Craig Henry Chief Executive Officer It has been a quite rewarding year for us at the SLUNCF – thankful that we have been able to navigate...

From left to right – Mr. Zial Williams collecting on behalf of Snr. Citizen Mr. Maxim Theodile 1st place in the Chunk Comb Honey category...

Meet our Programme Officer Ms. Diana Joseph. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management with a concentration in Tourism studies...

Youth, Science, and the Environment A cohort of young SALCC science students and members of the Environmental Club take a photo-op during...