The development of the "Regional Action Plan for Marine Litter Management in the Wider Caribbean" was part of a pilot project initiative conducted by the UNEP-Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit with support from UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme. The primary goal of this pilot project was to assist in the environmental protection and sustainable development of the Wider Caribbean Region related to the prevention and reduction of marine litter.

As part of this project, a review document was prepared on the existing status of marine litter issues and programmes – including a compilation of the available historical marine litter data; a draft plan for developing national monitoring programmes was prepared; participation in the annual International Coastal Cleanup event was promoted; and a workshop to discuss the draft action plan was conducted in Aruba jointly with the IMO/REMPEITC where marine litter issues and Annex V of MARPOL were reviewed.

Additional information on Marine Litter and copies of relevant documents can be found on the Marine Litter Webpage

The resulting publication "Marine Litter in the Wider Caribbean - Regional Overview & Action Plan" can be downloaded here.