Country

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: one ecoregion. Each with its climate now and toward 2050, and its conservation tier.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines falls within one ecoregion, the Windward Islands moist forests, a compact Neotropical system of tropical moist broadleaf forest covering the volcanic Lesser Antilles chain. On Saint Vincent that means lush forested interior slopes rising from the coast, fed by reliable tropical rainfall, while the low Grenadines to the south sit at the drier, more wind- and salt-exposed end of the same island climate. Gardens on the main island enjoy the moist-forest advantage: fertile volcanic soil, steady warmth, and enough rain for tropical fruit trees and dense ornamental planting with little irrigation. In the Grenadines, drought tolerance and salt tolerance move to the front of plant selection. The ecoregion's Nature Could Reach Half Protected tier reflects forest still standing and worth extending with native trees.