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UNEP Calls For Urgent Action to Protect the Caribbean Sea From Pollution
Kingston, 16 September - The United Nations Environment Programme, Caribbean Environment Programme (UNEP CEP) is calling on organizations and individuals throughout the Wider Caribbean to actively participate in the upcoming 24th Annual International Coastal Cleanup campaign which will be launched by the US based Ocean Conservancy on Saturday, September 19, 2009.
AFP: Obama gives US first national ocean policy
President Barack Obama on Friday set up a task force to craft the first US national policy for sustainably managing the country's oceans, drawing praise from environmentalists who said the move was long overdue.
WORLD OCEANS DAY 2009
UN declares 8 June 2009 the first official World Oceans Day. The concept for World Oceans Day proposed in 1992 at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro by the Government of Canada provides an opportunity each year to celebrate the world's oceans and our personal connection to the sea.
Environmental Expert (US): Millions around the world will unite to combat climate change for World Environment Day 2009, says UNEP
People around the world will unite for the planet on 5 June for World Environment Day 2009, with a strong call for environmental action just six months before the crucial United Nations climate change talks in Copenhagen.
International Day for Biological Diversity
The theme for the International Day on Biological Diversity (IDB) in 2009 is invasive alien species (IAS) - one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and to the ecological and economic well-being of society and the planet.
Manado Ocean Declaration Adopted at World Ocean Conference - Ocean States Eye Copenhagen
Representatives from 76 countries convening at the inaugural World Ocean Conference (WOC) agreed Thursday to push ocean issues as an agenda at the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen in December.
World Oceans Conference 11-15 May 2009, in Manado, Indonesia
The World Ocean Conference (WOC) 2009 is forum for the world community to discuss current issues in the marine field which are related to climate change, and how the world can wisely utilize the ocean to weather crisis. Furthermore, WOC 2009 is expected to create a more aligned global vision and commitments from participating governments and institutions to work together to improve marine resource management.
Countdown continues to the LBS Protocol entry into force – U.S. sixth country to ratify the regional treaty
On February 13, 2009, the United States became the sixth country to sign the regional environmental agreement titled ‘Land Based Sources of Marine Pollution Protocol’ (LBS), joining the Governments of Belize, France, Panama, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago in their efforts to protect the Caribbean Sea from pollution.
Guardian (UK): Arctic CO2 levels growing at an 'unprecedented rate', say scientists
Monday 27 April 2009 16.56 BST
UNEP Year Book 2009 Makes the Green Economy Case
25th Session of UNEP’s Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum 16-20 February
Cleansing the Caribbean of Toxic Chemicals Takes Centre Stage at UN Environment Programme Meeting
CEP increases collaboration with the Stockholm Convention to improve management of persistant organic pollutants (POPs) in the Wider Caribbean Region.
