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World atlas of mangroves
(2010)
This atlas provides the first truly global assessment of the state of the world's mangroves. Written by a leading expert on mangroves with support from the top international researchers and conservation organizations, this ...
CoralCarib
(2023)
Factsheet of the CoralCarib Project, designed to improve coral reef resilience, marine biodiversity, and economic benefits in Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
LifeWeb-Spain UNEP-CEP Meeting on Scenarios for Transboundary Marine Mammal Management in the Wider Caribbean” to be held 23th - 24th of April 2014 in San Juan, Puerto Rico : Marine Spatial Planning and Transboundary Management of Marine Mammals in the Wider Caribbean
(2013)
The present document outlines the process in the application of marine spatial planning and the work of the expert group of in developing scenarios for transboundary management of marine mammals in the region, with two ...
Overarching principles and best practice guidelines for marine mammal watching in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR)
(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 ...
10 frequently asked questions on the SPAW Protocol
(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 ...
Marine mammals in the Wider Caribbean : current research and priorities for future studies
(2014)
Numerous research activities aiming at marine mammals have been commenced by individual organisations as well as regional or even international collaborations throughout the Wider Caribbean over the past years. These ...
Terminal evaluation of the UNEP project Caribbean Biological Corridor
(2015)
This report is a terminal evaluation of a UNEP project implemented between 2007 and 2014.The overall goal of the project was to develop an adequate cooperation platform among all initiatives that were being developed or ...
América Latina y el Caribe : una superpotencia de biodiversidad : un documento de política
(2013)
El presente informe resume las acciones susceptibles para alcanzar un futuro ecológico más sano y explica las consecuencias de determinadas prácticas habituales que resultan insostenibles por su impacto negativo sobre la ...
Definition of the Caribbean Islands biogeographic region, with checklist and recommendations for standardized common names of amphibians and reptiles
(2019)
To facilitate biological study we define “Caribbean Islands” as a biogeographic region that includes the Antilles, the Bahamas, and islands bordering Central and South America separated from mainland areas by at least 20 ...
Phylogeography of the Caribbean rock iguana (Cyclura) : implications for conservation and insights on the biogeographic history of the West Indies
(2000)
The Caribbean rock iguana, Cyclura, has had an unstable intrageneric taxonomy and an unclear phylogenetic position within the family Iguanidae. We use mtDNA sequence data to address these issues and explore the phylogeographic ...