The purpose of this MOU is to provide a framework of cooperation and collaboration between the Parties to further their shared goals and objectives in relation to the conservation and protection of the marine environment including management, conservation and sustainable use of the living marine resources and marine ecosystems in the Caribbean region.
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.