Caribbean Regional Trialogue 2018

The Trialogue placed a special focus on the IPBES Member States in the Caribbean region: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. During the event, participants jointly reviewed the status of pollinators in the region, their importance to sustainable local food production and climate resilience and ways to address the challenges of invasive pests and pathogens, land-use change and pesticide use. The discussions also focused on the response options on how to address the challenges and maximize the important co-benefits of sustainable management and protection of pollinators and their habitats.

At the same time, the Trialogue explored ways to integrate the relevant findings from the Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration and the Summary for Policymakers of the Regional Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Americas, which were both launched at the sixth session of the IPBES Plenary in March 2018, into the discussion, given the clear connections between the themes of the reports, especially within the context of the Caribbean.

The Caribbean Regional Trialogue took place on 4–6 September 2018 in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic – a new member of the Coalition of the Willing on Pollinators: ‘Promote Pollinators’ – and was hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.