MEPA Trust Antigua and Barbuda

The Marine Ecosystems and Protected Area Trust (MEPA Trust) was designed to accommodate a diverse range of funding flows that will catalyse and support the protection, recovery, and effective management of Antigua and Barbuda’s Protected Areas. As well as the management of Caribbean Diversity Funds, the MEPA Trust will seek to generate additional sustainable funding to support climate change adaptation, mitigation, conservation, biodiversity, sustainable livelihoods and other important climate and sustainability goals.

Our Mission

Work with multi-sectoral partners to catalyse and support the protection, recovery, and effective management of Antigua and Barbuda’s protected areas to build resilience to the impacts of climate change.  A key objective is to support and guide community-based management and conservation initiatives in marine and coastal areas in local community areas around Antigua and Barbuda.

Mandate

To support the long-term management and expansion of Antigua and Barbuda’s areas of land and/or sea which are specifically dedicated to the protection and maintenance of biological diversity and natural resources and other activities that contribute substantially to the conservation, protection and maintenance of biodiversity as identified after consultation with stakeholders.

Our Vision

Antigua and Barbuda’s marine and terrestrial ecosystems are vibrant and healthy, natural and human communities are adaptive and resilient to change, and ecosystems are sustained for future generations.