Tagged on: Latin America and the Caribbean

Institutionalizing an Integrated Reporting Mechanism on the State of the Marine Ecosystem in the Cartagena Convention Area
United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme

The purpose of this conference paper is to inform participants at the Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Cartagena Convention about the opportunities provided through the UNDP/GEF “CLME+ Project” (2015-2020) to work towards the institutionalization of an integrated, collaborative reporting mechanism on the state of the marine ecosystems in the Cartagena Convention Area (habitats-pollution-fisheries-climatic and societal change), in support of enhanced policy coordination and decision-making.


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2017
Caribbean Workshop on the Establishment of Legal Limits on Lead in Paint: Workshop Report
United Nations Environment Programme

The main objectives of the workshop were to raise awareness of the dangers of lead exposure from paint and to facilitate discussions about how to establish legal limits on lead paint and potential next steps in Jamaica and the Caribbean region.


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2017
Policy and Strategy Documents
Desarrollo sostenible en la práctica: La aplicación de un enfoque integrado en América Latina y el Caribe - Nota de Política
United Nations Environment Programme

The note identifies points of entry and concrete methodologies that have ensured effective bridging of several SDGs and thereby advance faster and more practically on applying an integrated approach that maximizes the synergies between them.


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2017
Booklets and Brochures
Caribbean and Large Marine Ecosystems: The CLME+ Strategic Action Programme (2015-2025) and Partnership
United Nations Environment Programme

This booklet provides a quick overview of the context, objectives and scope of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable
Management of the shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and the North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+ region). It also highlights why each of us can and should be involved in ensuring the good health of these unique ecosystems, and why achieving this is so important for human societies and the global environment.


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2017
Reports and Books
The United Nations World Water Development Report 2017. Wastewater: The Untapped Resource
United Nations Environment Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, United Nations Development Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations Human Settlements Programme, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Water Assessment Programme

The 2017 World Water Development Report shows that improved wastewater management is as much about reducing pollution at the source, as removing contaminants from wastewater flows, reusing reclaimed water and recovering useful by-products. Together, these four actions generate social, environmental and economic benefits for all society, contributing to overall well-being and health, water and food security, and sustainable development.


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2017
Constitutions, Environment and Human Rights : Practice and Implementation
United Nations Environment Programme, UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, Brazilian Association of Judges (AMB)
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2017
Informe Del Taller Internacional Sobre Oportunidades y Desafíos de los Sistemas Agroalimentarios Sostenibles en América Latina y el Caribe
United Nations Environment Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Informe del Taller Internacional sobre oportunidades y desafios de los sistemas agroalimentarios sostenibles en America Latina y el Caribe realizado el 6 y 7 de junio de 2017 en Ciudad de Panama, Panama.


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2017
Reunión Regional de Expertos sobre Indicadores de Consumo y Producción Sostenible en el Marco de la Iniciativa de América Latina y el Caribe para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC) y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS)
United Nations Environment Programme, Banco de Desarrollo de America Latina - CAF

Informe final de la Reunión Regional de Expertos sobre Indicadores de Consumo y Producción Sostenible en el Marco de la Iniciativa de América Latina y el Caribe para el Desarrollo Sostenible (ILAC) y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) llevada a cabo el 2 -3 de agosto de 2016 en Ciudad de Panama, Panama.


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2016
Factsheets, Summaries
Benefits of the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Especially (SPAW, 1990) to the Cartagena Convention (1983)
United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme
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2016
Informe de la XX Reunión del Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe: Segmento Ministerial
United Nations Environment Programme

Informe de la XX Reunión del Foro de Ministros de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe Segmento Ministerial


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2016
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