Karibbean Strategic Forests
Strategic tree planting program in the Caribbean

Plant trees.
Structure living assets.

Karibbean Strategic Forests is a Bahamas-based initiative with a regional ambition: restore land, strengthen food security, protect coastlines, and create a financeable green infrastructure across the Caribbean.

2030 Goal

1M+

trees planted

15+

target territories

5

economic sectors

100%

measurable impact

Tracked indicators: restored hectares, jobs created, tree survival rate, food production, carbon capture, erosion reduction, and protected biodiversity.

Project identity

A Bahamian initiative for the entire Caribbean.

Project leader

Errigton J Thompson

Strategic headquarters

Bahamas

Expansion zone

Island and coastal Caribbean

Strategic vision

Turning tree planting into a regional economic engine.

The project is not limited to environmental action. It aims to create a regional platform combining agroforestry, climate resilience, carbon credits, education, sustainable tourism, and the economic valorization of Caribbean plant resources.

Climate resilience

Restore soils, reduce erosion, and mitigate risks linked to hurricanes, droughts, and flooding.

Food security

Develop food trees: mango, avocado, breadfruit, moringa, cacao, coffee, and citrus.

Financeable assets

Structure bankable projects with KPIs, contracts, revenues, measurable impact, and ESG reporting.

Coastal protection

Deploy adapted species to protect coastlines, watersheds, wetlands, and agricultural areas.

Tree portfolio

Trees selected for ecological and economic impact.

Food trees

  • Breadfruit tree
  • Mango tree
  • Avocado tree
  • Cacao / shade-grown coffee
  • Moringa and citrus

Protection trees

  • Mangroves
  • Sea grape
  • Vetiver and living hedges
  • Local pear tree
  • Anti-erosion species

Heritage trees

  • West Indian bay tree
  • Calabash tree
  • Annatto
  • Neem
  • Cinnamon / nutmeg

Regional deployment

From the Bahamas to the wider Caribbean.

The strategy is to launch a pilot in the Bahamas, then build a network of partner sites across Caribbean territories: local governments, hotels, schools, farms, nature reserves, associations, and private landowners.

Phase 1
Bahamas: pilot, nursery, monitoring model.
Phase 2
Island partnerships and demonstration sites.
Phase 3
Regional planting program and ESG reporting.
Phase 4
Monetization: carbon, fruit, tourism, training.

Target territories

Bahamas Jamaica Haiti Dominican Republic Guadeloupe Martinique Dominica Saint Lucia Barbados Trinidad & Tobago Guyana Suriname

Business model

An environmental project structured as an impact investment platform.

Planting contracts

Local governments, hotels, schools, companies, and private landowners.

Seedling sales

Regional nursery, planting kits, and maintenance services.

Carbon credits

Voluntary offsetting with measurement, verification, and reporting.

Local processing

Oils, powders, jams, cacao, and natural products.

Ecotourism

Educational trails, sponsored forests, and immersive experiences.

Training

Agroforestry, climate, biodiversity, and green jobs.

Funding

A hybrid financial architecture.

The project can combine climate grants, impact finance, corporate philanthropy, public-private partnerships, commercial revenues, and environmental service contracts.

Climate grants

Biodiversity, climate adaptation, and regional cooperation programs.

Impact investors

ESG funds, family offices, foundations, and diaspora investors.

Private partnerships

Hotels, banks, insurers, and companies seeking measurable impact.

Own revenues

Seedlings, maintenance, training, agriculture, ecotourism, and carbon.

Karibbean Strategic Forests

An initiative led by Errigton J Thompson, based in the Bahamas, with a clear ambition: to make the Caribbean a global laboratory for green, productive, and resilient infrastructure.

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Bahamas · Caribbean Expansion · Climate Impact Project