Welcome to the Caribbean Environment Programme, Secretariat for the Cartagena Convention
Mission: Promoting regional co-operation for the protection and development of the marine environment of the Wider Caribbean Region.
The Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) is one of the UNEP administered Regional Seas Programmes based in Kingston, Jamaica, and forms the programmatic framework for the Cartagena Convention - Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region. The Cartagena Convention is the only regional agreement of its kind allowing governments to work together to protect the economic and environmental sustainability of the region through improved management of coastal and marine resources.
The CEP has three main sub-programmes:
Wider Caribbean Region
Health
The marine environment plays an important role in human health, especially to those living in coastal communities.
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Healthy coral reefs confer significant economic benefits to coastal communites and national economies.
Read more...Livelihood
The marine environment makes a significant contribution to the livelihoods of many.
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