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In accordance with Rules 53 (Participation of UN and its Subsidiary Bodies) and 54 (Participation of other Observers) of the Cartagena Convention’s Rules of Procedure, the Secretariat may invite the ''United Nations, any subsidiary body thereof, or any specialized agency...any international inter-governmental or non-governmental organization, which so requests, to any meeting or conference as an observer pro

The third Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting of the

An increasing amount of evasive plastic fragments smaller than 5 mm in length (Microplastics) are found in the water of the Caribbean Sea annually. The management of these Microplastics are proving to be an increasing challenge for the Greater Caribbean region. The impacts of these Microplastics on the environment and human health are the subject of ongoing research and studies in the region.

 The UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat and Caribbean Environment Programme is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Christopher Corbin as Coordinator, effective 1st September 2022.

 

The Global Water Partnership-Caribbean has extended the application deadline for the 2022 edition of its “Young Caribbean Water Entrepreneurs Shark Tank Competition” to 31st August 2022. 

Through funding from the Capacity Building Related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements in Africa, Caribbean, and the Pacific Countries (ACP MEAs III) programme, the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) is offering small grants to support organizations in the management of marine litter and capacity-building at site-specific marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Wider Caribbean Region.

On 21st July 2022, Acting Coordinator of the Cartagena Convention Secretariat, Christopher Corbin, met with Ana Ramirez, Director for Disaster Risk Reduction, Environment and the Caribbean Sea, at the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) in Trinidad and Tobago.

In June 2022, the Pollution Division of the Centre of Research and Environmental Management of Transport (CIMAB) in Cuba conducted water sampling in the Guanabo watershed and its coastal zone in support of the GEF IWEco Cuba sub-project.

On Tuesday 21st June 2022, the Cartagena Convention Secretariat was pleased to welcome its focal points, representatives of governments, UNEP staff, partner agencies and members of the wider public to the virtual launch of its 35th anniversary video.

In the lead up to the United Nations Ocean Conference, the United Nations Department of Global Communications explored some of the ocean-related issues facing the eastern Caribbean island nation of Barbados.

In the lead up to the United Nations Ocean Conference, held from 27th June to 1st July 2022 in Portugal, Acting Coordinator of the Secretariat Mr. Christopher Corbin was interviewed by UN News on the importance and role of the Convention in addressing pressing environmental issues in the Wider Caribbean. The full interview is below.

The Tenth Ordinary Steering Committee Meeting of the Regional Marine Pollution Emergency, Information and Training Centre – Caribe (RAC REMPEITC-Caribe) was held in Willemstad, Curacao from 18th to 19th May 2022.

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It has been almost 40 years since governments in the Wider Caribbean adopted the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean (Cartagena Convention), and more than 20 years since the adoption of its Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities (LBS).

Geneva, 25 May 2022 – Paint reformulation is entirely possible, and the industry can produce paint without added lead. However, a lack of technical knowledge; a lack of awareness of the health and environmental hazard of lead and where to source lead-free alternatives, as well as a shortage of lead paint laws in the countries where they are based mean many small manufacturers around the world are still producing hazardous lead paint.

Celebrating International Day for Biological Diversity!

 

From 20-21 April and 27-28 April 2022, the Cartagena Convention Secretariat will participate in the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Capacity-Building Workshop for the Wider Caribbean and Central America on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures in the Marine Fishery Sector.

The geographic area of Northern Clarendon in Jamaica boasts a vast number of fruit trees, lush vegetation, and forested land. Its beautiful landscape is typical of hilly rural areas that are interspersed across Jamaica, and which depend heavily on agriculture for livelihoods. Residents in the communities of Northern Clarendon, however, are challenged by the lack of a crucial resource- water.

Bridging Land and Sea, Mangrove forests are magnificent and prolific ecosystems which contribute to the wellbeing, food security, and protection of coastal communities worldwide. In the Mesoamerican Reef Region (MAR) and the Wider Caribbean, Mangroves are the economic foundation of over 134 million people living in the coastal regions.

To mark five decades of the environmental movement with the Stockholm+50 international meeting, we are celebrating global collaboration on environmental challenges through this Q and A series with representatives of Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs).