The GEF LAC Cities project will facilitate circular actions at the city level to accelerate the transition to a circular economy, in line with government and business commitments on addressing marine plastics and plastic pollution.
Under Result 2.4 of the ACP MEAs III project, a technical brief was developed to review and summarize the status of plastics management in the Caribbean; outlining the sources and impacts these items have on the environment.”
This is the fourth edition of the Cartagena Convention's newsletter. It features updates and highlights of our work for the period January to March 2023.
This is the third edition of the Cartagena Convention's newsletter. It features updates on our work during the last quarter of 2022, as well as some of the main highlights from our work throughout the year and an end of year message from our Coordinator.
In order to achieve the objectives of the Regional Action Plan for Marine Litter (RAPMaLi) for the Wider Caribbean Region and the Global Partnership on Marine Litter, this strategy builds on the substantial amount of work already underway at the local and regional level by adding greater coordination of efforts.
This report presents the key aspects of these policies and regulatory instruments that have been implemented in the Wider Caribbean Region. It provides lessons for policy makers who seek to regulate the use and production of disposable plastics.
Wastewater pollution is a serious problem in the Caribbean. The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is assessing wastewater management in four island nations—the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Grenada—to understand the barriers and opportunities for addressing this issue.
The RSAP provides for private sector involvement in collaborative efforts to develop pilot projects and participate in the collection and analysis of the data it needs for strategic decision-making
The Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and/or Restoration of Key Marine Habitats in the Wider Caribbean 2021 – 2030 (RSAP) was developed to address the continued deterioration of the region’s marine resources.
The Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and/or Restoration of Key Marine Habitats in the Wider Caribbean 2021 – 2030 (RSAP) was developed to address the continued deterioration of marine resources. It provides strategic direction, practical solutions, and specific actions to conserve and restore these vital habitats
This manual contributes to strengthening local, national, and regional capacities for the ecological restoration of mangroves and the ecosystem services they provide in the MAR and the Wider Caribbean region.
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 habitats that have fueled the Caribbean’s spectacular biodiversity.
The brief outlines the causes and effects of sargassum influxes, presents a sargassum strategy framework, highlights the complexity in Caribbean transboundary coordination and outlines important sargassum stakeholders.
This guidance brief is for innovators, entrepreneurs, and small and medium sized businesses interested in or having started a business initiative that makes use of sargassum as a resource or raw material. This brief is based on the 2021 update to the UNEP-CEP white paper on Sargassum influxes to the Caribbean region.