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Sargassum influx in the Wider Caribbean Region
(2016-10-06)
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, ...
Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region - A regional legal framework for biodiversity
(2016-07-01)
The SPAW Protocol stresses the importance of protecting habitats as an effective method of protecting the listed species. Protection is focused on fragile and vulnerable ecosystems as a whole, rather than on individual species.
Overarching Principles and Best Practice Guidelines for Marine Mammal Watching in the Wider Caribbean Region
(2016-06-01)
The people of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) depend greatly on coastal and marine resources for their economic, social and cultural well-being. One of the region’s major economic activities-tourismis dependent on these ...
Assessment and Management of Environmental Pollution (AMEP) - Fact Sheet July 2016
(2016-07)
Factsheet for the Pollution sub-programme
Solid Waste and Marine Litter - Did you know?
(2016)
That solid waste is any persistent, manufactured or processed solid material that is discarded or left abandoned. Such material that is not disposed of properly has the potential to negatively impact the Caribbean Sea.
Oil Spills: Did You Know?
(2016-07)
Wastewater
(2016-07)
The reuse of wastewater can ease the demand on limited fresh water supplies and improve the quality of streams and lakes by reducing discharged effluent. Wastewater can be a resource – as a source of reclaimed water, biogas ...