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Marine litter in the Caribbean : where does it end up?
(2018)
What can I do? What can we do? How can we reduce marine litter?
GEO SIDS - Global Environment Outlook: Small Island Developing States
(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. ...
Emerging issues for small island developing states
(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. ...
Creating a marine protected area network in the Wider Caribbean : strengthening connections and collaboration to conserve the Caribbean ecosystem
(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 ...
State of the Cartagena Convention Area : an assessment of marine pollution from land-based sources and activities in the Wider Caribbean Region
(2019)
The State of the Convention Area (SOCAR)is the first such region-wide assessment undertaken by the Secretariat, and is a baseline assessment of the state of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) coastal and marine environment ...
State of biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2010)
Of All the world’s regions, Latin America and the Caribbean has the greatest biological diversity. This informational leaflet provides a better understanding of the value asset that we are losing and offers suggestions on ...
Protocol concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol)
(2016)
The LBS Protocol, which was adopted in 1999 and entered into force in 2010, is one of three Protocols of the Cartagena Convention. This legal instrument consists of obligations to reduce the negative environmental and human ...
Strategic Plan for Marine Litter Management in the Wider caribbean Region
(2019)
The Global Partnership of Marine Litter (GPML) is a multi-stakeholder partnership that provides a unique mechanism to bring together all actors working on marine litter to share knowledge and experience and to advance ...
Regional and global programmes and initiatives that address marine litter
(2019)
Seventy to eighty-five per cent of marine litter within the Wider Caribbean Region, is from land-based sources of solid waste. Marine litter is now one of three priority pollutants that are being targeted for improved ...
Plastics and microplastics : factsheet
(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 ...