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Guidelines for Sediment Control Practices in the Insular Caribbean - CEP Technical Report 32
(1994)
The purpose of this document is to describe methods of anticipating, assessing and minimizing erosion and sediment impacts from site development. It is hoped that by outlining the processes of erosion and sedimentation, ...
Regional Overview of Land-based Sources of Pollution in The Wider Caribbean Region - CEP Techincal Report 33
(1994)
The present report summarizes the results of the above-mentioned CEPPOL activity and provides information on the LBSP inventories undertaken in 25 countries of WCR. This comprehensive information has been compiled from ...
Common Guidelines and Criteria For Protected Areas in the Wider Caribbean Region: Indentification, Selection, Establishment And Management - CEP Technical Report 37
(1996)
The following guidelines are not intended to replace the extensive theoretical and methodological information and the national policies of each country that exist on the planning and management of protected areas. Rather, ...
Evaluation of the Coastal And Marine Resources of the Atlantic Coast of Guatemala - CEP Technical Report 34
(1995)
Tourism is primarily associated with the cultural and archaeological richness of the country and to a lesser extent with its coastal areas (the Pacific in particular). At present, tourism is the number two foreign exchange ...
Coastal Tourism in the Wider Caribbean Region: Impacts and Best Management Practices - CEP Technical Report 39
(1997)
The tourism product in the Wider Caribbean is largely dependent on the natural resource base; that is, on the physical environment. The traditional marketing approach of selling “sand, sea, and sun” has created a mind-set ...
Status of Protected Area Systems in the Wider Caribbean Region - CEP Technical Report 36
(1996)
This report documents developments in the protected areas systems in the 37 states and territories that make up the Wider Caribbean Region. Overall, 1,307 protected areas (20% with marine or coastal resources) covering 116 ...
Regional Management Plan for The West Indian Manatee: Trichechus Manatus - CEP Technical Report 35
(1995)
As truly aquatic herbivorous mammals, West Indian manatees (Trichechus manatus) occupy a specialized niche in the ecosystem. The uniqueness of their niche render them susceptible to over-exploitation. Manatees are long-lived, ...
Best Management Practices for Agricultural Non-Point Sources of Pollution - CEP Techincal Report 41
(1998)
During the past two decades, awareness of the impacts of pollution on the coastal and marine environments of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) has increased. Tourism, one of the dominant economic bases in the region, depends ...
Appropriate Technology for Sewage Pollution Control in the Wider Caribbean Region - CEP Technical Report 40
(1998)
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 ...
Proposed Legal Framework for the Administrative, Technical and Financial Operations of RACs and RANs - As amended by the Seventh Intergovernmental Meeting of the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and Fourth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Kingston, 12-14 December 1994
(1994)
The overall purpose of RACs and RANs is to co-ordinate the technical implementation of the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme (APCEP) in a systematic manner. RACs and RANs are to be part of a process whereby ...