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The health of our oceans and seas is inextricably linked with the health of our planet and all life on earth. Many nationalities, including mine, have a special relationship with the sea.
The truth is, the sea has a special relationship with all of us.
Six months ago, life was what we would have called “normal”; fast-forward to June 2020, in the throes of a global pandemic and recovery efforts- the catchphrases- quarantine, social distancing, masks and stay at home have become the new norm.
World Oceans Day on June 8 celebrates the underwater world whose abundant marine resources sustain the land above it. Some of these resources and ecosystems, such as the overlooked seagrass, mighty mangroves, and colourful corals offer potent, nature-based solutions to climate change and sustainable development.
The Caribbean Regional Fund for Wastewater Management (GEF CReW+) project will focus on further improving integrated water and wastewater management in the Wider Caribbean.
The theme for World Environment Day, 5 June 2020 is biodiversity — a call to action to combat the accelerating species loss and degradation of the natural world. One million plant and animal species risk extinction, largely due to human activities. Hosted by Colombia, in partnership with Germany, World Environment Day urges us to rethink how our economic systems have evolved and the impact they have on the environment.
Global Water Partnership-Caribbean (GWP-C) has released a Perspectives Paper on “Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Caribbean Water Sector.”
Continue to follow us throughout the month of May to get daily facts about marine mammals in the Wider Caribbean, conservation efforts undertaken in the region through our Marine Biodiversity Protocol (SPAW) and Regional Activity Centre (SPAW-RAC), and how you can play a role in protecting these species.
The availability of a water source is a critical dimension of human security. Clean water is essential for many necessities of life, which include drinking, cooking, sanitation and hygiene.
An unprecedented coalition of over 70 environmental and education experts came together to help parents, students and pupils with a series of lessons called Earth School. The programme is designed to help them discover and celebrate our connection with nature (https://ed.ted.com/earthschool
UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat participates in the Human Security Joint Programme Community Fair and Launch in Northern Clarendon
UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat participates in Joint UN Jamaica Programme to build human resilience
This CLME+ is a portal designed to harness global knowledge, resources and tools in the one convenient place to support the achievement of the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf (CLME+) Vision and Strategic Action Programme (SAP) initiatives. The HUB has been designed to accommodate the information needs of a wide variety of CLME+ stakeholders including members of the general public to LME Practitioners.
It is intended to be:
Emanating from the 7th ICM Meeting celebrated in March 2020
From 18 to 20 March 2020 the Members and Secretariat of the CLME+ Interim Coordination Mechanism (ICM) for integrated Ocean Governance in the wider Caribbean convened for a 7th time. In light of the ongoing novel coronavirus crisis, the meeting was held via teleconference.
On 1st July 2022, the staff of the United Nations Environment Programme Caribbean Environment Programme and Cartagena Convention Secretariat along with members of the GEF IWEco Project Coordination Unit, commenced a phased return to office taking into account all recommended COVID-19 protocols.
Diseases passed from animals to humans are on the rise, as the world continues to see unprecedented destruction of wild habitats by human activity. Scientists suggest that degraded habitats may encourage more rapid evolutionary processes and diversification of diseases, as pathogens spread easily to livestock and humans.
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) is a rapidly spreading disease affecting over 20 species of hard corals in the Caribbean. These are some of the slowest-growing and longest-lived reef-building corals. It was discovered first in the reefs of Florida in 2014 and has since then spread and been found in corals in parts of the Caribbean. It is suspected to be a bacterial pathogen spreading by contact or through waterways.
The Economist Group's World Ocean Initiative has launched the Women and the ocean: Changemakers challenge which aims to showcase leading female changemakers across the ocean supply chain who are working to develop business solutions to achieve ocean-related sustainability. The goal is to ensure that their contribution is recognised and elevated.
Various regional experts have been nominated for the four Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee(SPAW STAC) ad hoc Working Groups (protected areas, species, exemptions and Sargassum) according to the rules of the recently adopted Terms of Reference following STAC8.
The Sandals Foundation has produced a video highlighting the main activities of the Whitehouse and Bluefields Solid Waste Reduction Project in Jamaica.
https://youtu.be/rORwuvyzHTs
On the eve of a critical year for environmental decision-making, Colombia, Germany and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced that Colombia will host World Environment Day 2020 in partnership with Germany and that it will focus on biodiversity.
Biodiversity for Sustainable Development in the Caribbean through Ecosystem Based Management (EBM-DSS) was a 4-year project (2015-2019) implemented under our Marine Biodiversity Sub-Programme in the Dominican Republic.
The Cartagena Convention Secretariat and the Caribbean Node of the Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML-Caribe) have launched a social media campaign entitled #PlasticFreeChristmas to help raise awareness of plastic pollution in the Caribbean and to share tips on sustainable alternatives to plastic during the Christmas holiday season.
The Trash Free Waters Partnership will be officially launched in Jamaica at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) office on the 18th of August, 2016.
The MoU was signed in September 2019 in keeping with recommendations and decisions emanating from the 8th SPAW STAC (STAC8) held in Panama (December 2018), and 15th COP to the Cartagena Convention (COP15) held in Honduras (June 2019), respectively.
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CEP was established in 1981 as part of the Regional Seas Programme in recognition of the importance and value of the Wider Caribbean Region’s fragile and vulnerable coastal and marine ecosystems including endemic plants and animals.