AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoLeatherback turtle protection: Grenada’s Ministry of Blue Economy and Marine Affairs (BEMA) condemned the illegal slaughter of a leatherback sea turtle on 13 May near Solamente Guesthouse in Lance Aux Épines, St George, and reminded the public that the species remains a closed fishery with strict bans during the 2026 closed seasons (including Levera Beach, St Patrick, from 1 April–31 August). Turtle watching halted: SPECTO has closed turtle watching tours for the rest of the 2026 leatherback nesting season after a sharp drop in female turtles observed nesting on Levera Beach, warning the decline may reflect wider ecological pressures across the region. GEF climate finance push for SIDS: Grenada joined the Eighth GEF Assembly in Samarkand to help open the GEF-9 (2026–2030) funding cycle, urging faster, simplified access to climate and nature funding for small island states and stronger recognition of SIDS as co-designers. Tourism-health surveillance: CARPHA and Grenada launched the Tourism and Health Program to strengthen visitor-based surveillance and infectious disease prevention with training and on-site registration at tourism properties. Healthy food policy advocacy: Healthy Caribbean Coalition youth and civil society groups launched “Hope for the Future 3.0,” calling for a ban on marketing ultra-processed foods in and around schools across several Caribbean islands including Grenada.
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