Funding Agency:

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature
Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)

Grant Awardee:
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

Project Length:
Four years (2013 – 2017)

Beneficiary Countries:
6 OECS countries of St. Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada

Financials:
4 Million EURO

ECMMAN Project Objectives:
1. Declare new MMAs and strengthen existing MMAs;
2. Build strong constituencies for sustainable livelihoods and ocean use;
3. Improve and update an Eastern Caribbean Decision Support System (ECDSS) that provides accessible decision making tools and incorporates current ecological, socio-economic, and climate change data; and
4. Institute sustainability mechanisms to support the MMA
network, including regional political commitments and actions, collaboration mechanisms on marine and coastal resources,and sustainable financing.