This CARICOM training manual provides practical guidance for Caribbean hotel operators on climate change mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, with a strong focus on carbon footprint management and participation in carbon offset programmes. It explains carbon markets, offset project development, e...

This CARICOM Customs Handbook serves as a practical enforcement guide for customs and border control officers on trade-related provisions of key multilateral environmental agreements, including Basel, Rotterdam, Stockholm, CITES, the Montreal Protocol, and the Cartagena Protocol. It explains legal o...

This CARICOM training module introduces integrated environmental assessment (IEA) tools to help governments mainstream multilateral environmental agreements into national and sectoral development planning. It provides step-by-step methods for mapping MEA priorities, identifying synergies, setting ta...

A CARICOM Secretariat fact sheet explaining CITES, including its vision statement, institutional structure, party obligations, and how the CITES appendices regulate international trade in listed species to help prevent unsustainable exploitation and biodiversity loss. ...

A CARICOM factsheet explaining the Basel Convention and how it protects human health and the environment through the environmentally sound management and control of transboundary movement of hazardous wastes....

This CARICOM factsheet explains the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) as a global policy framework aimed at achieving the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle. It highlights Caribbean implementation efforts, including capacity building, institution...

This CARICOM factsheet introduces the ACP MEAs Caribbean Hub under Phase I of the programme, outlining how it supports Caribbean ACP countries in strengthening institutional, technical, and legal capacity to implement and comply with multilateral environmental agreements. It highlights training, tec...

This CARICOM factsheet outlines the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), explaining its key annexes that regulate oil, chemicals, sewage, garbage, and air pollution from vessels. It also describes the designation of the Wider Caribbean Region as a Special Are...

This CARICOM factsheet explains how Member States implement the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, including measures to phase out ozone-depleting substances, strengthen licensing and quota systems, and promote alternative technologies. It highlights regional cooperation, ...