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The Cartagena Convention was the product of the first Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, held in Cartagena, Colombia, between 21 and 24 March 1983. The Convention and its first protocol, the Oil Spills protocol, were concurrently adopted on 24 March 1983 in ...
The United Nations Environment Programme supports the Greater Caribbean through its Regional Seas initiative, [4] but studies have pointed to the shortage of marine protected areas and marine reserves in the region as particularly detrimental to shark conservation, [5] an issue also addressed globally though the Memorandum of Understanding on ...
For example, the Maldives and nations of the Caribbean and Pacific Islands are already experiencing considerable impacts of climate change. [3] It is critical for them to implement climate change adaptation measures fast. [3] Some small and low population islands do not have the resources to protect their islands and natural resources.
There are a variety of people that live on the Caribbean islands and they are heavily impacted by the effects of climate change. Culturally, the peoples of the Caribbean are a mix of Africa, Asian, European, and Indigenous peoples. [27] Tourism is an important aspect in the Caribbean economy. Without it economies will collapse and residents ...
In addition, the U.S. Virgin Islands’ electricity-generating station relies on ultra-pure water from the desalination plant to reduce emissions monitored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The economy in the Caribbean region is highly dependent on its tourism industry; in 2013, this industry constituted 14% of their total GDP. This region is largely appealing for the sun, sand, and sea scene. Despite the fact that tourism is very reliant on the natural environment of the region, it has negative environmental impacts.
The Caribbean's coral reefs have been increasingly becoming diseased by 20 percent. [19] Coral diseases can cause tissue damage or it could even destroy the entire colony. [ 19 ] In 1980, white-band disease killed 95 percent of the Acroporid palmata and Acroporid cervicornis colonies which placed them on the Endangered Species Act . [ 15 ]
The Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities was also established by UNEP. The relationship between terrestrial, freshwater, coastal, and marine ecosystems is directly addressed by it, which makes it the only international intergovernmental instrument to do so.