This project aims to strengthen ecosystem services in upland-coastal environments for improving marine-coastal climate resilience while increasing sustainable livelihood opportunities in communities. By community-driven installation of VS to reduce the upland drivers of degradation, thereby conserving ecosystems and their services, and providing nature-based livelihood opportunities.
This project scales and replicates proven VS solutions in four countries. Our Vetiver Education & Empowerment Project (VEEP) model comprises in-class workshops with field training; soil and water protection and rehabilitation demonstration; integration with existing beneficial land management techniques; co-production and dissemination of educational materials within and beyond the community; vetiver nursery establishment; handicraft training with exploration of other uses of the vetiver plant, led by key ‘champions’ within target communities; and the development of green business opportunities to offer value-added VS products and services. Capacity-building will cover M&E, evidence-based EbA and promote behavior change, as well as policy support for future scaling.
Project Details
Start Date
March 9, 2020
End Date
March 9, 2023
Project Duration
36 months
Implementation Status
Completed
Source of Funding
EbA Facility
CBF Funding
$1,650,000
Co-Financing
$320,000
Total Funding
$1,970,000
Project Resources
The resources for this project will be available soon.
After over a decade of providing sustainable financing for the Caribbean region, the CBF has directly or indirectly funded an estimated 100 projects and initiatives that implement effective conservation actions. This database provides details of those projects.
