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Restoring and conserving Anguilla’s pollinators and degraded habitats to make them more resilient

With the results of baseline data collected on Anguilla’s pollinators (bees, butterflies, birds and bats), the candidate plans to develop a National Pollinators Strategy and a National Pesticides Policy. The conservation actions will be implemented on plants and habitats on key pollinators KBAs: AIA 3 (ponds and mangroves) and AIA 4 (forest and caves). Training courses and direct engagement in data collection (biodiversity assessments) of local stakeholders are planned for the implementation of the project. A public awareness campaign will be also organised though the first Anguilla’s beekeeping cooperative