Funder/Supporter: Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection of Germany, under the International Climate Initiative (IKI)

Project summary: A large-scale coral reef conservation and restoration initiative led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in partnership with governments, NGOs, and local communities across the Caribbean. It focuses on Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic to protect and restore coral reef ecosystems that are predicted to be more resilient to climate change. The project is funded by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection of Germany, under the International Climate Initiative (IKI). HOP is the local implementing partner in Haiti.

Funder/Supporter: McPike-Zima Foundation

Project summary: This project is to continue supporting HOP’s pilot project involving fish preservation and data collection initiative. Building on the success of a previous fish preservation initiative, we are expanding sustainable fisheries support and marine conservation efforts in the coastal communities of Charlier and Bezin, Haiti.

Funder/Supporter: co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of the Interreg Caribbean programme.

Project summary: Haiti has been selected as a pilot site to conduct surveys among fishermen to assess interactions between fisheries and marine megafauna, whether it be bycatch, intentional take, boat strikes or mealy observations. The aim of this Caribbean project is to limit the negative interactions between human activities and marine megafauna in the Caribbean. The project is under CAMAC (Caribbean Marine Megafauna and Anthropogenic Activities).

Funder/Supporter: co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the framework of the Interreg Caribbean programme.

Project summary: HOP is the lead organization conducting a marine mammal monitoring campaign by passive and acoustic observation which will cover Haiti and a portion of Jamaica. This expedition is part of a larger project to improve local and regional knowledge of marine mammal species in the Caribbean, as part of the Regional Activity for the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife’s Caribbean Marine Megafauna and Anthropogenic Activities (CAMAC) 2 project.

Funder/Supporter: Sea Turtle Inc.

Project summary: The Project will be conducted at Petite Riviere de Nippes and Grand Riviere de Nippes, Haiti to understand the population of these juvenile hawksbills in the Nippes Region. This will be accomplished through satellite tagging, data collection, youth summer camps, community activities and in-water health assessments.

Funder/Supporter: Mary G. Jameson Foundation

Project summary: To gain access to our land by facilitation of an access road, building a perimeter fence around the entire land and the construction of a 348 square foot indoor diagnostic and treatment room for sea turtle patients on the eastern side of the land, which was already cleared to build when we purchased the land.

Funder/Supporter: International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, disbursed through KfW, the German Development Bank

Project summary: The project is designed to improve ecosystem management and protection, strengthen resilience, and reduce climate risks for communities in Southern Hispaniola that spans both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. We will focus on marine megafauna conservation, community citizen science initiatives and monitoring of coral spawning, mangroves and seagrass.

Funder/Supporter: Caribbean Marine Megafauna and Anthropogenic Activities (CAMAC) issued by World Wide Fund for Nature – Netherlands (WWF-NL)

Project summary: This project will involve designing, coordinating, and implementing standardized fieldwork activities to collect high-quality data on sharks and rays across the Wider Caribbean Region through tissue sample collection and the use of a Baited Remote Underwater Viewing System (BRUV). We will focus on sharks and rays along the inner southern peninsula of Haiti, with an emphasis on oceanic whitetip sharks.

Funder/Supporter: SPAW-RAC (Regional Activity Centre for Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife of the Caribbean), a body dedicated to implementing the SPAW Protocol — a regional agreement under the Cartagena Convention aimed at protecting marine and coastal biodiversity in the Wider Caribbean Region.

Project summary: Through this project, we would provide sea turtle stretchers and training for key fishers in four coastal communities where adult sea turtles are often caught. to ensure they are moved smoothly and without unnecessary handling, which is important for both animal welfare and the success of rehabilitation.