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The unique natural world on our tiny islands demands that we stand together to safeguard biodiversity.
That’s the idea at the heart of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance. On the six islands of the Dutch Caribbean, Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Eustatius and St Maarten, dedicated conservationists from many organisations are working hard to safeguard varied wildlife and habitats, both on the land and at sea.
By creating a united voice and sharing our resources, skills and experience, we can strengthen our individual conservation campaigns.
This is the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance, a non-profit organisation created to protect our natural environment and to promote sustainable management of natural resources on our six islands.
Through this website, we seek to record our efforts to realise these objectives through an innovative programme of fundraising outreach. But more than that, we aim to provide a valuable online source of information and inspiration to colleagues, friends and supporters around the world who, like us, are united in their dedication to protecting our planet’s wealth of natural wonders.
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Latest news
DCNA becomes beneficiary of the Dutch Postcode Lottery.
The Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance (DCNA has joined the Dutch Postcode Lottery family as a beneficiary. The news was announced in the first week of February during the lottery’s Goed Geld Gala.
Becoming a beneficiary of the Postcode Lottery means that DCNA can expect to enjoy annual financial support from Europe’s greenest lottery fund.
“This is a fantastic moment for the islands of the Dutch Caribbean”, says DCNA’s chairperson and Statia Parks Manager, Nicole Esteban. “And it is about so much more than just money. It’s about a sense of unity in the face of growing threats to the natural world that we all cherish and respect.
With this grant the Dutch Postcode Lottery are reaching out to our islands and saying loud and clear, ‘we hear you, we believe in your cause and we will be there to support you in the years to come.’
Whatever the difficulties ahead the Dutch Postcode Lottery gives us the real hope of achieving a long term sustainable future for our parks and the opportunity to continue working together to safeguard our islands fragile and valuable nature.
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Photo credits
Photographs for this DCNA website were generously provided by Dos and Bertie Winkel
Additional photographic material was provided by Paul Hoetjes, Maryke Kolenousky, Gerard Van Buurt , Gordy Cox and Rob Riemer.
Funding
The Dutch Postcode Lottery in the Netherlands has funded the establishment of the Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance with two grants.
The Dutch Ministry of the Interior donates to the DCNA Trust Fund.
Stichting Doen funds essential operational support to the parks in the Dutch Caribbean.
And Vogelbescherming and Travelfoundation fund specific projects, such as bird monitoring and conservation projects on the islands.
The Dutch Committee for IUCN is instrumental in obtaining most these funds.
This website was funded in part by a grant from AMFO administered through the NGO Platform Bonaire.
We appreciate your interest in our organization. Should you have any questions concerning DCNA, please email us: DCNA@telbonet.an.
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