1.To review and propose changes and improvements in existing legislation to assist the conservation and sustainable utilization of biological diversity in Barbados, especially with regard to sectoral integration, incentive measures and land-use planning; 2. To review and collate existing information on endemic and indigenous species of Barbados, both within Barbados and in other countries, and to develop a programme for monitoring key indicators of biodiversity; including to develop a terrestrial invertebrate collection and undergo associated training; and 3. To develop and activate a national Clearing House Mechanism (CHM) of the CBD to better participate in the CBD process and to raise public awareness of biodiversity in Barbados.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is a multilateral fund dedicated to confronting biodiversity loss, climate change, pollution, and strains on land and ocean health. Over the past three decades, the GEF has provided more than $22 billion in financing and mobilized another $120 billion for more than 5,000 national and regional projects.