The NPA project was designed to support the goals of the Global Programme of Action (GPA) which provides practical guidance to regional and national authorities to address marine degradation from land-based activities.

National Programmes of Action to protect the marine environment from land-based activities (NPAs) are the translation of the GPA at the national level.  The implementation of the GPA and the NPAs is primarily the task of national governments. 

The aims of developing and implementing an NPA are to:

1. Develop an NPA as a long-term iterative process that feeds into national development plans and priorities;
2. Improve the effectiveness of existing action plans;
3. Mobilize political and financial support for the long-term programme and to demonstrate that land-based activities can be addressed using alternative, realistic and country-driven approaches; and,
4. Raise awareness and understanding of the value, benefits and vulnerability of strategic coastal and marine environments.

• Barbaods
• Jamaica
• Saint Lucia (Appendices:  1-9, 10 and 11-13)
  
• Trinidad and Tobago