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CANARI Executive Director elected as representative of the public for the Escazú Agreement

Port‐of‐Spain, November 14, 2022 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) congratulates Nicole Leotaud, its Executive Director, on being elected as one of the six new representatives of the public for the Escazú Agreement. The Escazú Agreement is a regional…

 CANARI Executive Director elected as representative of the public for the Escazú Agreement

 Port-of-Spain, December 12, 2022 – This Wednesday, December 14th 2022 at 2:15 p.m. AST, the Caribbean Strategy for Climate-Resilient Forests and Rural Livelihoods (CSCRFRL) developed by the Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the…

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Cabinet of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago is actively considering signing and ratifying the Escazú Agreement

Port of Spain, October 30, 2019 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) welcome the news that a national advocacy campaign by civil society organisations (CSOs) across Trinidad and Tobago (TT) has resulted in an announcement by the TT Government…

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CANARI applauds Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines for signing the Escazú Agreement

Port of Spain, October 1, 2019 – The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) would like to congratulate Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis and St. Vincent and the Grenadines which signed or ratified the Escazú Agreement on September 26 in the margins of the 74th United…

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T&T CSOs write PM Dr Keith Rowley on Escazú Agreement

Civil society calls on the Government to sign and ratify the Escazú Agreement for good environmental governance in Trinidad and Tobago Port of Spain, September 6, 2019 – On September 6, 2019, 60 civil society organisations (CSOs) working on environmental management…

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Civil society calls on the Government of Trinidad and Tobago to signal its commitment to good environmental governance by signing and ratifying the Escazú Agreement

Port of Spain, August 2, 2019 – On Tuesday 23 July 2019, at the Lloyd Best Institute of the Caribbean, 30 civil society organisations working on environmental management across Trinidad and Tobago participated in the People Protecting our Planet: National…

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Treaty pushes for environmental justice in Latin America and the Caribbean

By: Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah From Open Global Rights Despite closing space for civil society, the new Escazú Agreement—which offers protection measures for environmental groups and defenders—is a shining example of citizens organizing in creative ways to fight for social justice. After…

The Escazú Agreement: An environmental milestone for Latin America and the Caribbean

By Alicia Bárcena Executive Secretary of ECLAC Our societies increasingly demand more and better access to adequate and reliable information, along with more and better opportunities to participate in a meaningful way in the decisions that affect them. To support…