Saint Lucia will become 1st Eastern Caribbean nation to host RedLAC Congress

Source: WIC News
Author: Monica Walker

Saint Lucia: The Caribbean Biodiversity Fund and Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund are all set to host the 2024 RedLAC Congress in Saint Lucia. This is a momentous occasion as the event comes to the Eastern Caribbean for the first time in October.

The 2024 RedLAC Congress aims to bring into focus and emphasize the relentless drive to achieve these global targets within our national contexts and, more importantly, on a collective basis.

This annual Congress will bring together its community of environmental funds from LAC region along with international cooperation, strategic allies, impact investors, government representatives and members of the global conservation financing community.

The in-person event is expected to attract delegates from 19 countries under the theme, 30x30x30: The Path to 2030. RedLAC is a network comprised of Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Funds.

It is dedicated to promoting the interrelationships of Environmental Funds in the LAC region via knowledge management initiatives and capacity-building that favours the conservation of sustainable development and biodiversity in the region.

The environmental funds of RedLAC are leaders in developing financial mechanisms that generate measurable effects at local, regional as well as global levels. It was established in 1999 and had 27 members from 19 nations in the region.

RedLAC works to protect 50 percent of the world's tropical forests, 41 percent of total mammals, 33 percent of all reptile species and 50 percent of birds worldwide.

This significant event is attended by all the leaders from this region because of the following reasons:

This island has been chosen for this significant event because of its rising presence on the world map. It is a small tropical nation in the Eastern Caribbean and is known for its twin Pitons and having the only drive-in volcano of the world.

Its lush tropical rainforests abound with indigenous plants and wildlife cover 70% of the island, making it a perfect destination for RedLAC 2024 Congress.