Our method of operation

How we work

The CCA works with various tools and through various channels to achieve conservation, protection, and wise use of the region''s natural and cultural resources. The methods and channels are listed below. Some can also be accessed through other menu items on the home page.

CCAs national focal points
Collaboration with related agencies
Information provision and exchange:
Online discussion groups
Library-based information services
Directories of environmental organisations
Projects
The Association is managed by a Board of Directors, elected by the membership for a two year term. The daily activities are coordinated by the Executive Director and implemented by a core team of professional and administrative staff at the Secretariat in Barbados.

 CCAs national focal points
The CCA works with and through its network of members throughout the Caribbean. The quickest way of accessing the pool of resources for environmental conservation is to use the CCA''s system of national focal points.

Collaboration with related agencies
CCA also works collaboratively with other agencies concerned with the management of natural resources in the Caribbean. For example CCA sits:

The Task Advisory Committee of the Natural Resources Management Unit of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).

The selection committee for Small Grants Caribbean awardees through the Global Environment Fund (GEF).

The project advisory committee of Caribbean Planning for Adaptation to Global Climate Change (CPACC).

The Barbados Commission for UNESCO''s sub-committee on World Heritage.

The CCA is also the NGO focal point for GEF NGO consultations.

These collaborative arrangements reinforce the CCAs pivotal role in the Caribbean''s environmental conservation.