Reducing Pesticide Run-off to the Caribbean Sea (Global Environment Facility Project)

The main objective of this project is to protect the marine environment of the Caribbean Sea by reducing the use of, and reliance on, pesticides in agricultural activities and improving overall pesticide management. The project will assist Colombia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua to implement management practices to control the use of pesticides in the agricultural sector.
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Integrating Management of Watershed and Coastal Area Management in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS)(IWCAM-GEF Project)

The objective of the full-size project is to strengthen the capacity of the participating countries to implement an integrated approach to the management of watersheds and coastal areas. The long-term goal is to enhance the capacity of the countries to plan and manage their aquatic resources and ecosystems on a sustainable basis. The project recognises the integrated and interlinked nature of watersheds and coastal areas in small islands and aims to develop a more integrated and coordinated management approach, both at the national and the regional levels, with a strong emphasis on an expanded role for all stakeholders within a participatory management framework.
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Training for Rehabilitation of Contaminated Bays

The objective of this project is to support the design and construction of appropriate wastewater treatment facilities and nutrient control. Discharges from any facilities designed and constructed under this project are to comply with the provisions of the LBS Protocol. <<To find out more..

Second Regional Overview of Land-based Sources and Activities in the Wider Caribbean Region

The objective of the project is to provide an update of available information on all point and non-point source discharges into, or impacting, the Convention area (as established by the Cartagena Convention and LBS Protocol). The second overview will establish a new baseline from which to measure progress under the LBS Protocol and will confirm or reconfirm priority sources and pollutants in the Wider Caribbean including heavily contaminated bays.
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Support to the further development of Technical Report 33

 The primary focus will be on the collection and documentation of all existing data in the region which will involve literature compilations and the use of the chosen methodology in collecting additional pollution data throughout the region. Existing data will be supplemented from ongoing studies and related project activities under the Caribbean Environment Programme and other relevant regional initiatives.  The findings will be presented in various visual formats including informative maps developed with GIS. <<To find out more...