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         PROTOCOL CONCERNING SPECIALLY PROTECTED AREAS AND WILDLIFE
           TO THE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF
            THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE WIDER CARIBBEAN REGION

Objective
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       To establish protected areas of coastal and marine areas of
the Wider Caribbean region and to ensure the protection of
endangered species of wild fauna and flora in the region.

Summary of provisions
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       (a)   Each Party, with its laws and regulations to take
necessary measures to protect, preserve and manage in a sustainable
way areas, within its jurisdiction of special value and threatened
species of fauna and flora (art. 3);

       (b)   Each Party undertakes to establish protected areas within
its jurisdiction to conserve representative coastal and marine
ecosystems and habitats critical to the survival of endangered
species of flora and fauna (art. 4);

       (c)   Each Party undertakes appropriate protection measures in
conformity with national laws and international law, in its
jurisdiction, to ensure the sustainable management of the protected
areas (art. 4 (2), art. 5, and art. 6);

       (d)   The Parties undertake to cooperate in establishing
protected areas, establishing of a list of protected areas (art. 7)
and establishing buffer zones in areas contiguous to international
boundaries (arts. 8 and 9);

       (e)    The Parties undertake to protect wild flora and fauna by
identifying threatened or endangered species and taking appropriate
measures to prohibit the taking, killing, possession or disturbance
of such species and to promote captive breeding of such species,
where necessary (art. 10);

       (f)   The Parties undertake to cooperate in protecting wild
fauna and flora by taking regulatory action with respect to species
listed in annexes I, II and III (art. 11);

       (g)   The Parties undertake general measures of international
cooperation, including environmental impact assessment, promotion of
public awareness, and mutual assistance to achieve the objectives of
the Protocol (arts. 13, 16, 17 and 18);

       (h)   The Parties establish a reporting system to the
Organization and establish a Scientific and Technical Advisory
Committee as institutional mechanisms of the Protocol (arts. 19, 20,
21 and 22).

Membership
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       Open for signature, ratification and accession by any Party to
the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine
Environment of the Wider Caribbean region.

       Date of adoption             18. 1.1990
       Place of adoption            Kingston, Jamaica
       Date of entry into force     Not yet in force
       Languages                    English, French, Spanish
       Depositary                   Colombia

       Participant                  Signature
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       Antigua and Barbuda        18. 1.1990
       Bahamas                    18. 1.1990
       Colombia                   18. 1.1990
       Cuba                       18. 1.1990
       France                     18. 1.1990
       Guatemala                  18. 1.1990
       Jamaica                    18. 1.1990
       Mexico                     18. 1.1990
       Netherlands                18. 1.1990
       St. Lucia                  18. 1.1990
       Trinidad and Tobago        18. 1.1990
       United Kingdom             18. 1.1990
       United States of America   18. 1.1990
       Venezuela                  18. 1.1990

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