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Commonwealth NGOs
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 Caribbean Environment Programme
HQ address: UNEP CAR/RCU
14-20 Port Royal Street
Kingston
Jamaica
Email: rcu@cep.unep.org
Website: http://www.cep.unep.org/
Region: Americas
Type of Organisation: UN body,
Interest in Forestry: peripheral
Description:
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:
* Assessment and Management of Environment Pollution (AMEP).
* Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW).
* Communication, Education, Training and Awareness (CETA).
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