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10 frequently asked questions on the SPAW Protocol
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) (2023)Contents: 1. What is the SPAW Protocol? -- 2. What is the Cartagena Convention? -- 3. What are the main objectives of the SPAW protocol? -- 4. How many Governments have ratified the SPAW Protocol? -- 5. How does the SPAW ... -
Action plan for the conservation of marine mammals (MMAP) in the wider Caribbean region
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2008)The immediate goal of this Action Plan is to assist participating governments in the region in their efforts to develop and improve marine mammal conservation policies and practices. The Plan is intended to provide a ... -
Caribbean Marine Atlas
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2020)The Caribbean Marine Atlas (CMA) is an online digital platform that stores and provides access to geospatial information (and related documents) on the "Marine Environment and Human Societies in the Wider Caribbean Region". ... -
CARI’MAM : informe provisional 2019-2020
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Interreg Caraïbes - CARI’MAM; CAR-SPAW-RAC (2021)Este documento contiene un informe provisional del proyecto de la Red de Preservación de Mamíferos Marinos del Caribe (CARI'MAM) que cubre los años 2019 y 2020. Fue presentado en la Novena Reunión del Comité Asesor Científico ... -
Common framework of sustainable finance taxonomies for Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2023)The Common Framework of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies for Latin American and the Caribbean is a guidance document that can serve as a voluntary reference to orient LAC member states that are in the process of or intend ... -
Creating a marine protected area network in the Wider Caribbean : strengthening connections and collaboration to conserve the Caribbean ecosystem
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) (2015)The ecosystem of the Caribbean has evolved over millions of years of geological and biological processes that have shaped the islands and marine environments of the region. These processes have created diverse and complex ... -
Desarrollo de una red ecológica entre el listado SPAW de áreas marinas protegidas (AMP) del Gran Caribe
Kiene, William E.; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) (2021)Las áreas marinas protegidas (AMP) son herramientas importantes que se utilizan en la conservación marina y en las estrategias de protección de los ecosistemas en lugares especiales de todo el Caribe. Además de la función ... -
Educational brochure to discover the marine mammals of the Caribbean
Interreg Caraïbes - CARI’MAM; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) (2019)In order to support commercial marine mammal watching operators to develop a sustainable and responsible whale watching activity and promote a quality tourism offer, this brochure guides and illustrates the information ... -
Educational kit to discover the marine mammals of the Caribbean
Interreg Caraïbes - CARI’MAM; CAR-SPAW-RAC; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) (Sin fecha)In order to support commercial operators of marine mammal observation to develop a sustainable and responsible whale watching activity and to promote a quality tourist offer, the SPAW RAC offers operators this dematerialized ... -
Emerging issues for small island developing states
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2014)In 2013, UNEP identified priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to small island developing states (SIDS). This report provides an overview of 20 issues critical to the sustainable development of SIDS. ... -
Estrategia regional y el plan de acción para la valoración, protección y/o restauración de hábitats marinos clave en el Gran Caribe 2021-2030
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP); Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI) (2020) -
Fortalecimiento de la consideración de los mamíferos marinos en los planes de manejo de las áreas protegidas de la región del Gran Caribe : desarrollo de herramientas y recomendaciones : informe recapitulativo
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2021)Este documento se realizó en el contexto del proyecto "Red de Preservación de los Mamíferos Marinos del Caribe" (CARI'MAM). El objetivo de esta acción del CAR SPAW es doble: a) analizar la consideración de los mamíferos ... -
GEO SIDS - Global Environment Outlook: Small Island Developing States
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2014)The UNEP GEO SIDS Outlook provides an ensemble of four island-centric futures: the blue-green economy; technology leapfrogging; priority to island community and culture; and reconnecting with nature. ... -
How to conduct a protected areas management effectiveness assessment
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2021)The assessment of management effectiveness in protected areas has been considered as a very important activity to learn about the management of the site and to implement actions and adapt management. The assessment should ... -
Management and Conservation of Reef Biodiversity and Fisheries : a pilot project of the GEF/UNOPS project entitled: “Sustainable Management of the Shared Living Marine Resources of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME) and Adjacent Regions” : final report
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) (2020)The overall objective of the CLME project is the sustainable management of the shared living marine resources of the Caribbean large marine ecosystem and adjacent areas through an integrated management approach that will ... -
Marine litter in the Caribbean : where does it end up?
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP); Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (2018)What can I do? What can we do? How can we reduce marine litter? -
National adaptation planning : emerging lessons learned from UNEP projects : policy brief
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) (2023)To better inform adaptation planning and implementation, this briefing note summarises lessons, practices and areas of future adaptation support from the National Adaptation Plans (NAP) that UNEP is supporting in 23 countries ... -
Overarching principles and best practice guidelines for marine mammal watching in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) (2011)The SPAW Protocol calls for the development and implementation of conservation, recovery or management programmes, as well as guidelines and criteria for the management of protected species. These guidelines were developed ... -
Plastics and microplastics : factsheet
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) (2015)What are plastics -- Sources of plastics and micro plastics in the Wider Caribbean Region -- The impact of plastics and micro plastics pollution in the Wider Caribbean Region -- What can be done to reduce the use of plastics ... -
Proposal for the inclusion of all parrotfishes (Perciformes: Scaridae) in annexes of the protocol on specially protected areas and wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region of the convention for the protection and development of the marine environment in the Wider Caribbean Region (SPAW Protocol)
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); Species Working Group (SWG) (2021)The working group in charge of this proposal presented to nominate all parrotfishes (Family Scaridae) for inclusion in Annex III of the SPAW Protocol and some species in Annex II. We believe that the key ecological role ...