2007

Marine Litter Workshop

Marine Litter

Marine Debris: Solid Waste Mgmt Action Plan

Solid Waste Management Action Plan for the Wider Caribbean

UNEPs Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit for CEP remains in Jamaica

Minister of Local Government and Environment, Dean Peart and Coordinator of the UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, Nelson Andrade Colmenares signed a five-year agreement for UNEP to house its Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit (UNEP-CAR/RCU) in Kingston. The signing took place at the Ministry's offices on Half-Way-Tree Road.

GEF Pesticides Project - First Steering Committee Meeting

 

U.S. Support for Environmental Clean Up efforts in the Caribbean through the LBS Protocol

President Bush has asked the US Senate to ratify the "Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region"

IV SPAW COP Meeting Report now available!

 

SISTER SANCTUARIES TO PROTECT ENDANGERED HUMPBACK WHALES

SISTER SANCTUARIES TO PROTECT ENDANGERED HUMPBACK WHALES AT BOTH ENDS OF ANNUAL MIGRATION - Dominican Republic and the United States Partner in Historic Conservation Effort

Summer 2007 Internships available at the CEP in Kingston, Jamaica

The three CEP subprogrammes AMEP, SPAW and CETA are welcoming applications from motivated individuals currently enrolled in university studies and that are interested in becoming acquainted with the workings of an intergovernmental treaty dealing with the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and, more specifically, coastal and marine protection and development.

Wastewater Capacity Building Activity for the Caribbean

 

Internships available at the CEP in Kingston, Jamaica - Summer 2007

The three CEP subprogrammes AMEP, SPAW and CETA are welcoming applications from motivated individuals currently enrolled in university studies and that are interested in becoming acquainted with the workings of an intergovernmental treaty dealing with the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources and, more specifically, coastal and marine protection and development.

Wastewater Capacitybuilding Activity for the Caribbean

 

1st PSC Agenda

Agenda

1st PSC Agenda (Spanish)

Agenda

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IAEA and UNEP-CAR/RCU sign a Memorandum of Understanding

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme, Regional Co-ordinating Unit (UNEP-CAR/RCU) signed an MOU formalizing collaborative work to reduce degradation of the coastal and marine areas of the Wider Caribbean Region.

Regional Draft Action Plan on Marine Litter Management in the Caribbean available for review

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GEF Pesticides Press Release

 

GEF Pesticides Project - First Steering Committee Meeting

 

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World Migratory Bird Day

Migratory Birds in a changing climate. 12-13 May 2007

VACANCY- Website Assistant. Applications are currently being reviewed.

 

Global Tree Planting Campaign Puts Down a Billion Roots on International Day for Biological Diversity

Groundswell of Support from Communities, Citizens and Kindegartens to Governments and Corporations Makes Climate Change Pledge a Reality

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UNEP CEP Tree planting in support of the World Environment Day & "Plant for the Planet-Billion Tree Campaign"

The United Nations Environment Programme/ Caribbean Environment Programme (UNEP/CEP) along with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) and the Portland Environment Protection Association (PEPA), will be planting approximately 200 native trees in observance of World Environment Day today.

Mangroves in focus for World Oceans Day

The UNEP Caribbean Environment Programme (UNEP/CEP) will invite proposals for training in mangrove rehabilitation in observance of World Oceans Day, Friday, June 8th and in support of the "Plant for the Planet : Billion Tree Campaign"

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Turning the Tide

A significant review of the exploitation, trade and management of SPAW-listed marine turtles published by TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring programme of WWF and IUCN.

International Year of the Reef (IYOR 2008) - Get Involved!!

“Recognizing that ten years after the first International Year of the Reef (1997) there continues to be an urgent need to increase awareness and understanding of coral reefs, and to further conserve and manage valuable coral reef and associated ecosystems, the International Coral Reef Initiative designated 2008 as the International Year of the Reef (IYOR 2008).” International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI), October 2006.

Call for Proposals: Small Grants Fund for Sustainable Fisheries and Alternative Livelihoods for Fishers

Call for Proposals: Small Grants Fund for Sustainable Fisheries and Alternative Livelihoods for Fishers - Deadline 31 July 2007

Valuing the Environment in Small Islands - An Environmental Economics Toolkit

(Written by van Beukering, P., Brander, L., Tompkins, E. and McKenzie, E.) This toolkit provides clear guidance on how the value of the environment in small islands can be estimated and incorporated into planning and development decisions. It explains why you would undertake a study, who should be involved, how to implement the study and how to use the results.

Environmental Economics Toolkit pt1

 

Environmental Economics Toolkit pt2

 

Environmental Economics Toolkit pt3

 

NOAA International Coral Grants Announcement

NOAA International Coral Reef Grants Announcement for Fiscal Year 08 projects: Published July 4, 2007 in Grants.gov

Vacancy - Administrative Assistant

 

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Protection of the Wider Caribbean Marine Environment

 

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

Regional UNEP Water and Wastewater Workshop marks Launch of 2008 International Year of Sanitation

 

Regional Seminars increase awareness of critical need to protect Caribbean Sea from Pollution

Caribbean Countries may be one step closer to having stricter pollution prevention measures in place to protect the Caribbean Sea from pollution by garbage from ships.

Stephenson King

 

Chris Corbin

 

St. Lucia

 

St. Kitts

 

Barbados

 

Antigua

 

Dominica

 

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