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Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management (RAPMali) for the Wider Caribbean Region 2014
Interesting facts about 30 marine species found in the Wider Caribbean Region including: West Indian Manatee, Fin Whale, Bryde's Whale, Common Minke Whale, Cuvier's Beaked Whale, Sperm Whale, Pygmy Sperm Whale, Dwarf Sperm Whale, Gervais' Beaked Whale, Sei Whale, Blainville's Beaked Whale, True's Beaked Whale, North Atlantic Right Whale, Sowerby's Beaked Whale, Killer Whale, Humpback Whale, Fra
The overall purpose of this white paper is to compile background information for a strategic status update and critical situational analysis that informs and elicits feedback from key regional stakeholders. It will also form the basis for development of a draft Concept Note for a UNEP Cartagena Convention-led project targeting key issues identified.
The report focuses on three habitats that are characteristic of coastal ecosystems in the wider Caribbean, namely coral reefs, mangrove forests, and seagrass meadows. These three habitats are part of the reef fisheries ecosystem, one of the three focal sub-ecosystems of the CLME+ SAP.
The State of the Convention Area (SOCAR)is the fi rst 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 with respect to land-based sources (LBS) of pollution.
Brown algae of Sargassum genus form dense populations constituting free floating rafts on the ocean surface. These sargassum rafts have been observed for a long time in the northern Caribbean Basin and the Atlantic ocean, and their presence has notably given its name to the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean.
Sargassum is brown algae which originate in the Sargasso Sea of the Western Atlantic Ocean. It grows up to several meters and can float in the open ocean.
Massive quantities of pelagic sargassum occurred throughout the Caribbean in 2011, impacting aquatic resources, fisheries, shorelines, waterways, and tourism. Similar events have occurred since then, with a particularly heavy influx of sargassum observed during 2015.
Coastal Tourism in the Wider Caribbean Region: Impacts and Best Management Practices.
Evaluation of the Coastal and Marine Resources of the Atlantic Coast of Guatemala.
Environmental Problems Affecting the Coastal and Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region.
Report on the CEPPOL Seminar on Monitoring And Control of Sanitary Quality of Bathing And Shellfish-growing Marine Waters in The Wider Caribbean, Kingston, Jamaica, 8-12 April 1991.
Report of the CEPPOL Regional Workshop on Coastal Water Quality Criteria and Effluent Guidelines for the Wider Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 5-15 November 1990.
The Transboundary Movement of Hazardous and Nuclear Wastes in the Wider Caribbean Region: A Call for a Legal Instrument within the Cartagena Convention.
This document presents the source, scope and inventory by country of the Wider Caribbean Region’s waste trade problem, along with political initiatives leading to a waste trade ban within the Cartagena Convention.
The Strategy for the Development of the Caribbean Environment Programme.
Implications of Climate Changes in the Wider Caribbean Region.
Regional Overview of Environmental Problems and Priorities Affecting the Coastal and Marine Resources of the Wider Caribbean Region.
The Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme: Evaluation of Its Development and Achievements (1976-1987).
The present document constitutes an in-depth evaluation of the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme. It covers the preparatory activities initiated in 1976 leading to its adoption in April 1981, and its implementation until the end of 1987.
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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.