BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, (CUOPM) –

St. Kitts and Nevis is to benefit from a World Bank’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) US$8.75 million grant to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable management of fragile marine ecosystems in the Eastern Caribbean, including the protection of over 100,000 hectares of marine habitat.

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Sustainable Development, Mrs. Hilary Hazel has confirmed that St. Kitts and Nevis had made a formal application for funding. Continue reading →