The Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DFW) : 
DFW is responsible for implementing legislation for the management 
of environmental functions in Dominica. The overall objective of 
this Division is to guide the development of forest resources for 
maximum social and economic benefit while at the same time manage j 
the resource base so as to protect it from adverse environmental 
impacts. 
The Division is staffed with a group of dedicated professionals who 
have encouraged the EIDB project and sees it as a timely supplement ! 
to their own environmental programme. Given the importance'of the 
Forestry Division in coordinating environmental management i 
functions of Government, it is imperative for it to be represented 
in any programme established for environmental protection in 
Dominica. 
Mon-Government Organisations (NGO'o): 
NGCPs will be used where necessary, as it is clear that they play 
an integral part in any strategy that is developed to conserve I 
^^ iver ®^ky in the C B.T .ibhean * And. although the Goverriment of 
Dominica has began to define conservation objectives f they have 
many complex demands on their limited budgets which must receive 
hi ct 11 e t p 1 1 ority thari the issue of conserving biodiversity . 
Island Resources Foundation (IRF) : 
IRF is an AID-registered private voluntary organization that, since j 
l 9 !z $ has carried out development planning and natural resource 
management programmes in small tropical islands f primarily in the 
Eastern Caribbean* IRF has had a leading role in promoting and 
assisting Caribbean-wide and other international networks to 
address the uniquely demanding development constraints faced by 
small tropical islands* 
Ine foundation's principal office and reference library, which 
houses the ^ most comprehensive collection of material on 
environmental and developmental issues affecting the Eastern 
Caribbean, is based in the U*S* Virgin Islands; and a branch office 
and library are maintained in Washington, D*C* 
±Rt brings to this ^ proposed programme nearly two decades of 
continuous residence in the region designing and managing technical 
assistance programmes addressing environmental issues* Most 
recently, IRF supplied technical coordination to the Caribbean 
Conservation Association tor the USAID funded Country Environmental 
Pr. of He Project, which produced state-of-the-environinent profiles | 
for ,Bi.x Eastern Caribbean countries including Dominica* 
