News and Events
- Marine Pollution Prevention – High Priority for Caribbean States [1]
- Press Release - Barbados
- Marine Pollution Prevention – High Priority for Caribbean States [2]
- Press Release - St. Lucia
- Warmer World Mean Less Fish
- Global Warming Adding to Pollution and Over-Harvesting Impacts on the World's Key Fishing Grounds Says New UNEP - "In Dead Water" - Report
- Antigua-Barbuda clears arrears to regional programme
- Publication Release: Status of Caribbean Coral Reefs after Bleaching and Hurricanes in 2005
- The Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network releases a new report detailing the effects of Bleaching and Hurricanes on coral reefs in 2005.
- Top UN official upbeat as many Member States commit to emergency relief fund
- Press Release: Governments and Wildlife Groups Take Soundings on Noise Pollution and Ship Strike Threats to Whales and Dolphins
- 2008
- Costa Rica Helps Air Travelers Fly Green
- Costa Rica Helps Air Travelers Fly Green
- Ocean Acidification In The Caribbean Significant, Yet Variable
- Shell fined $1 million for alleged PR pollution
- The Associated Press.
- UN urges world to tackle mercury health threat
- AFP - Feb 16, 2009
- AFP: Climate change risk underestimated: study
- UNEP Year Book 2009 Makes the Green Economy Case
- 25th Session of UNEP’s Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum 16-20 February
- Barbados Provides Coastal Zone Technical Cooperation for St Lucia
- BBC News: Acidic seas fuel extinction fears (from Mar 16, 2009 04:50 PM to Mar 16, 2009 04:50 PM)
- Billion Tree Campaign passes three billion mark
- Billion Tree Campaign passes three billion mark
- Project Management Consultants Needed
- GEF-IWCAM_Training_PM_Final_27Mar09.pdf
- Guardian (UK): Arctic CO2 levels growing at an 'unprecedented rate', say scientists
- Monday 27 April 2009 16.56 BST
- Countdown continues to the LBS Protocol entry into force – U.S. sixth country to ratify the regional treaty
- On February 13, 2009, the United States became the sixth country to sign the regional environmental agreement titled ‘Land Based Sources of Marine Pollution Protocol’ (LBS), joining the Governments of Belize, France, Panama, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago in their efforts to protect the Caribbean Sea from pollution.
- World Oceans Conference 11-15 May 2009, in Manado, Indonesia
- The World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009 is forum for the world community to discuss current issues in the marine field which are related to climate change, and how the world can wisely utilize the ocean to weather crisis. Furthermore, WOC 2009 is expected to create a more aligned global vision and commitments from participating governments and institutions to work together to improve marine resource management.
- Manado Ocean Declaration
- World Ocean Conference Ministerial/High Level Meeting Manado, Indonesia, 11-14 May 2009
- Statement Emanating from the Global Ocean Policy Day
- WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE, Manado, Indonesia,May 13, 2009 At the Frontlines of Climate Change—Oceans, Coasts, and Small Island Developing States: The Need for Action Now in the Climate Negotiations
- Manado Ocean Declaration Adopted at World Ocean Conference - Ocean States Eye Copenhagen
- Representatives from 76 countries convening at the inaugural World Ocean Conference (WOC) agreed Thursday to push ocean issues as an agenda at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen in December.
- International Day for Biological Diversity
- The theme for the International Day on Biological Diversity (IDB) in 2009 is invasive alien species (IAS) - one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and to the ecological and economic well-being of society and the planet.
- Environmental Expert (US): Millions around the world will unite to combat climate change for World Environment Day 2009, says UNEP
- People around the world will unite for the planet on 5 June for World Environment Day 2009, with a strong call for environmental action just six months before the crucial United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen.
- AFP: Obama gives US first national ocean policy
- President Barack Obama on Friday set up a task force to craft the first US national policy for sustainably managing the country's oceans, drawing praise from environmentalists who said the move was long overdue.
- WORLD OCEANS DAY 2009
- UN declares 8 June 2009 the first official World Oceans Day. The concept for World Oceans Day proposed in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro by the Government of Canada provides an opportunity each year to celebrate the world's oceans and our personal connection to the sea.
- AP: Group: World failing to halt biodiversity decline
- Coastal Clean-up Press Release
- Vacancy
