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Marine & Coastal Issues
Up one levelCoastal Zone Management
Coastal zone management encompasses the concepts of integrated resource management and sustainable development. Integrated coastal management requires balancing a wide range of ecological, social, cultural, governance and economic considerations.
Maintenance of Biological Diversity
In the Convention of Biological Diversity the term biological diversity is defined as "the variability among living organisms from all sources including, inter alia, terrestrial, marine and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are part; this includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems".
Land Based Sources of Marine Pollution
Based on current information, the land based pollutants constituting the greatest threat to coastal and marine ecosystems and to public health in the Wider Caribbean Region are sewage, oil hydrocarbons, sediments, nutrients, pesticides, litter and marine debris, and toxic wastes.
Coral Reef Management
Coral reefs are complex, multi-story structures with holes and crevices shared by various creatures.
Sustainable Tourism Initiatives
Sustainable tourism is of the areas in which Parties to the SPAW Protocol receive support from the CEP.
Environmental Awareness and Education
One of the objectives of the CEP is to play a key role in informing and exchanging ideas with key stakeholders, policy-makers and the general public of the environmental issues that face the Wider Caribbean Region.
UNEP Tackling Marine Litter in the Caribbean
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