marine environment

By Analissa Rasheed, Consultant to the ACP-MEAs project Plastics are made of chemicals consisting of the basic polymers and additives to meet a specific function. They are intrinsic to everyday life and our dependence is…
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March 4, 2023 marked a historic moment for the world’s oceans. After a marathon of intense, sometimes overnight negotiations, Member States of the United Nations agreed on the provisions of the ocean biodiversity treaty on the conservation…
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(Commonwealth Marine Economies Programme Press Release) Scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) have recently discovered large seagrass beds where coral reefs might have been expected off the Island of Dominica, likely due…
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"In Guyana, the marine resources in our coastal waters and exclusive economic zone are an important component of our economy and provide  livelihoods to mainly artisanal Fishers. Artisanal fishing is important to our economy as 80…
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"Our common challenges require collective resolution. This is the intent of the Call to Action which this Conference is expected to adopt...Jamaica supports the considerations that have been given to urgent action to strengthen the…
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