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The SPAW Programme
Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region

Fourth Meeting of the Interim Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (ISTAC) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region
Havana, Cuba, 3-6 August 1999

**Meeting Documents**

UNEP/(WATER)/CAR WG.22/1	Provisional Agenda	Document in Word Format*
UNEP/(WATER)/CAR WG.22/2	Provisional Annotated Agenda	Document in Word Format*
UNEP/(WATER)/CAR WG.22/INF.1	List of Documents	Document in Word Format*
UNEP(WATER)/CAR WG.22/3	Status of Implementation of the Regional Programme on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) and Revised 1998-1999 Workplan and Budget (Draft)	Document in Word Format*
UNEP(WATER)/CAR WG.22/4	Draft Workplan and Budget for the SPAW Regional Programme for the 2000-2001 biennium	Document in Word Format*
	These documents are available in Microsoft Word97 format (.doc). These files can be viewed on-line or printed out using Microsoft's Word Viewer 97, which is available for free from Microsoft. Microsoft maintains a page which provides instructions on how to download Word Viewer 97 © 1997 Microsoft Corporation.

SPAW and Tourism

	The CEN Project The Caribbean Environmental Network Project is concerned with the rational use and conservation of coastal zones and resources with an emphasis on the tourism industry.
	CAST Project Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism's homepage was developed with the support of the CAR/RCU as part of the CEN project.

ICRI
UNEP-CAR/RCU serves as the contact point for the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) in the Wider Caribbean Region

WIDECAST and SPAW
International conservation planning for migratory endangered Sea Turtles in the Wider Caribbean Region.

SPAW Programme Updates
What's happening in SPAW.

SPAW Publications
Publications related to SPAW projects.

SPAW Partners
Links to other agencies working with the SPAW Programme to protect the endangered wildlife and habitats of the Caribbean.

The SPAW Programme supports activities for the protection and management of sensitive and highly valuable natural marine resources. This Sub-Programme is responsible for the regionalization of global conventions and initiatives such as the Convention on Biological Diveristy (CBD), the International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI) and the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN). A Memorandum of Cooperation exists between the CBD and UNEP-CAR/RCU to assist with the implementation of the CBD at the regional level.

The SPAW Protocol

	About the SPAW Protocol
	Text of the SPAW Protocol
	Annexes to the SPAW Protocol

Objectives of the SPAW Programme

To significantly increase the number of and improve the management of national protected areas and species in the region, including the development of biosphere reserves, where appropriate
To develop a strong regional capability for the co-ordination of information exchange, training and technical assistance in support of national biodiversity conservation efforts

To develop specific regional, as well as national management plans developed for endangered, threatened or vulnerable species such as sea turtles, the West Indian manatee, black coral and migratory birds.
To co-ordinate the development and implementation of the Regional Programme for Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean, in keeping with the mandate of the SPAW Protocol.

To coordinate activities with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, as well as other biodiversity-related treaties, such as the CITES, Ramsar, Bonn and Western Hemisphere Conventions.

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