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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 ...
Desarrollo de una red ecológica entre el listado SPAW de áreas marinas protegidas (AMP) del Gran Caribe
(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 ...
Evaluación y Gestión de la Contaminación Ambiental (AMEP) : nota informativa
(2016)
[Español] Hoja informativa que resume visión. meta y acciones del PNUMA-PAC para el desarrollo sostenible de los recursos costeros y marinos en la región del Gran Caribe a través de una gestión efectiva e integrada que ...
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 ...
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 ...
Regional overview of land-based sources of pollution in the Wider Caribbean region
(1994)
The present report provides information on the land-based sources of pollution (LBSP) inventories undertaken in 25 countries of the Wider Caribbean region. This comprehensive information has been compiled from national ...
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 ...