Resources

Regional Action Plan on Marine Litter Management (RAPMali) for the Wider Caribbean Region 2014 

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.

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.

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 Regional Strategy and Action Plan for the Valuation, Protection and/or Restoration of Key Marine Habitats in the Wider Caribbean 2021 - 2030 (RSAP) is one of the tools developed by the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Sub-Programme of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) to support conservation and sustainable use of coastal an

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.

The LBS Protocol: Difficulties and Challenges in the Countries Participating in the Project GEF CReW

European Union (EU) Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Project - Jamaica: Final Report and Exit Strategy

Assessment Report for Select Countries in Respect of the Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-based Sources and Activities (LBS Protocol)

Sea Turtle Recovery Action Plan for Jamaica.

Updated CEP Technical Report No. 33 - Land-based Sources and Activities in the Wider Caribbean Region: Domestic and Industrial Pollutant Loads and Watersheds Inflows.

Regional Management Plan for the West Indian Manatee (Trichechus Manatus).

Numerous technologies are available for the treatment of wastewater. Many systems have been constructed and successfully operated ranging from simple on-site systems to sophisticated large-scale systems with computer operational control. In evaluating the technologies for application in a particular situation many factors have to be considered.

Best Management Practices for Agricultural Non-point Sources of Pollution.

Appropriate Technology for Sewage Pollution Control in the Wider Caribbean Region. This report is part of an effort to assist the Governments in developing the annex on domestic wastewater. The purpose of the annex is to identify the most appropriate wastewater treatment technologies and water quality standards for the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR).

Coastal Tourism in the Wider Caribbean Region: Impacts and Best Management Practices.

Common Guidelines and Criteria for Protected Areas in the Wider Caribbean Region: Indentification, Selection, Establishment and Management.

Status of Protected Area Systems in the Wider Caribbean Region.

Regional Management Plan for the West Indian Manatee: Trichechus Manatus.