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GEO-6 Regional Assessment for Latin America and the Caribbean


Collaboration with community-based organisations and civil society


The government is working with community-based groups to develop community parks and protected areas as a strategy to enhance and preserve the ecological value of the country and involve the community in the management of natural resources. The aim of this initiative is to ensure that 20 per cent of the country is covered by forest and a network of community parks. The government has created a National Parks Authority to lead in this area of work. A major strength of this initiative is the leadership provided by community- based organisations and civil society.


The National Land Titling and Land Registration Project (NLTRP)


The need to properly manage, share and store data to enhance land administration and management prompted the creation of the NLTRP government policy. The following Cabinet recommendations were successfully implemented: a) creation of a Land Registry Department separate from the existing registries; b) re-organization of the Land and Surveys Department; and c) giving the Physical Planning Unit more legal recognition and an improved status.


Building capacity of stakeholder organisations


Sustainable land management initiatives have contributed to building capacities within the individual stakeholder agencies, including Registry and Lands and Surveys Departments, and the Physical Planning Division.


Sustainable Land Policy


A Sustainable Land Policy draft is under review before it is endorsed by Cabinet. The Policy offers the opportunity for a profound transformation of Vincentian society through optimal use and management of land resources for a prosperous mixed economy, concentrating on agriculture, fisheries, tourism and other services that use land, greater social equity, and conservation and enhancement of the environment for current and future generations.


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Reforming land use in the German Gutter, Troumaca


The increasing demand for land for housing and farming has increased impacts in German Gutter (drainage, dumping, clearing of teak) making it vulnerable to continued erosion and slippage. This project is increasing public education outreach in the area for:


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Increasing the community’s involvement in environmental management


• Production of a land-use map of the German Gutter area • Control of drainage into the area to reduce soil erosion.


Soil conservation measures in the Montreal area


The Forestry Department developed the Montreal area on Crown Lands, formerly settled by squatters, who have been relocated. This area is within the watershed that supplies drinking water to most of the south-eastern communities of St Vincent. These gentle sloping lands provide rich fertile soils for farming. However, they have suffered significant land degradation over time as the crops grown demand a high use of agrochemicals and there has been very little in terms of soil conservation measures. A combination of government initiatives has successfully resulted in a reduction in soil degradation and has demonstrated the benefits to the local population. The project is also developing maps of activities, vegetation, land ownership and water for use in the sustainable management of the area.


25. Jatropha cultivation in Cuba


Although land degradation continues to affect the LAC region, there have been efforts to restore degraded lands through improved management practices. Jatropha curcas L., a shrub native to the tropical dry areas of Central America and Mexico, is being adopted as an agroforestry system in many parts of the world. This plant produces a fruit that can produce biodiesel, and, at the same time, contribute to recovery of degraded soils by reducing water erosion and improving fertility. Experiments in India indicate that the soils of a 30-month-old plantation have improved in terms


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