BEST: preserving the biodiversity of overseas europe

After two years of working in collaboration with the 15 European islands in the Caribbean, the first portion of the BEST project is completed.

Amandine Vaslet, who coordinates the BEST program for the Caribbean along with Romain Renoux, submitted a full scientific and technical dossier to the European Union. This report includes profiles for all the ecosystems for these small slices of Europe scattered in the Caribbean Sea, as well as a list of geo-reference for the 92 key zones for regional biodiversity, as well as the 43 environmental corridors of international importance. This document has achieved its goal, which is to help Europe make the best choices concerning future investments for the protection of the Caribbean biodiversity. Amandine was highly congratulated for the quality of her work in a particularly complex region: 50% of the Overseas European Territories are located in the Caribbean Sea and are governed by France, The Netherlands, or Great Britain. This project, financed by the European Commission, was jointly run by the CAR-SPAW based in Guadeloupe, and the Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin.

The European Commission did not waste any time in putting its BEST program into practice, by launching a call for projects in all overseas territories on April 25, 2016. Each of the projects selected will benefit from financial support of 100,000€. To date, 15 propositions from Bermuda and 12 Caribbean territories have been received in Brussels. A committee of independent experts, including the Réserve Naturelle de Saint-Martin and the CAR-SPAW, evaluated the projects submitted in order to make a pre-selection of the best ones. A skill-building atelier was held in Saint Martin on July 21 and 22 at the Beach Hotel in Marigot to help and accompany the beneficiaries in the rather complex completion of the European dossiers.
Final projects were due by August 29.

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1 : Sommaire Journal 26
2 : Thank You Saint Barth!
3 : Nurse sharks: silence, camera rolling!
4 : 2 constructions added to historic sites
5 : Sharing for protection
6 : Locals speak up at Babit Point
7 : Eco-volunteers help protect turtles
8 : Agoa acts in favor of marine mammals
9 : Since January 1, 2016, the agents of the Réserve Naturelle
10 : Consultation and participation at Galion
11 : Sustainable development: the Réserve is on the case
12 : A whale of a class
13 : Public awareness
14 : Let’s hear it for environmental education
15 : Art against pollution
16 : Bucket Regatta: an eye out for whales
17 : Annual council of the Conservatoire du Littoral in french Guyana
18 : BEST: preserving the biodiversity of overseas europe
19 : Mission: protect marine zones

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