SPAW COP9

Provisional Agenda

Provisional Annotated Agenda

Guidance document - Criteria and process to assess exemptions under Article 11(2) of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife Protocol (SPAW) (includes draft format for reporting exemptions)

Proposal for Protected Area to be listed under the SPAW Protocol

Workplan and Budget of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Subprogramme for the 2017-2018 Biennium

Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region, Miami, Florida, 2 ‐ 4 November 2016

Decisions of the Ninth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region, Cayenne, French Guiana, 13 March 2017

REPORT OF THE MEETING - Ninth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region Cayenne, French Guiana, 13 March 2017

Provisional List of Documents

Provisional List of Participants

Species Listed under the Annexes of the SPAW Protocol 

GCRMN - Caribbean Guidelines for Integrated Coral Reef Monitoring

Reporting Format for Exemptions under Article 11(2) of the Specially Protected Areas And Wildlife Protocol (SPAW) - (includes case study from the Government of Curaçao)

Report of the Working Group on the Listing of Species under the Annexes to the SPAW Protocol

Map of SPAW protected areas already listed in 2012 and 2014, and protected areas to be listed

Status of Activities of the SPAW Subprogramme for 2015-2016 (includes status of STAC6 Recommendations and COP8 Decisions)

Report of the SPAW Regional Activity Centre (SPAW-RAC) in Guadeloupe: operations and budget for the period 2015-2016

Update on the Caribbean Marine Protected Areas Management Network and Forum (CaMPAM) and its major activities (includes supplement on the ongoing Climate Resilient Eastern Caribbean Marine Managed Areas Network (ECMMAN) Project)

Evaluation of CaMPAM Activities and Recommendations for Improvement - An analysis of the last 15 years

Species proposals submitted by Parties for listing under the Annexes of the SPAW Protocol

Proposal to include 8 shark and ray species in Annexes II and III of the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol

Discussion on management conflicts due to species listed in Annexes of the SPAW Protocol - (French delegation)

Sargassum Management Brief - Golden Tides: Management Best Practices for Influxes of Sargassum in the Caribbean with a focus on clean-up

Agoa Caribbean Marine Mammals Preservation Network (CARI’MAM) White Paper: Strengthen Regional Cooperation for The Conservation of Marine Mammals within the Caribbean Region and Beyond

Plan de Manejo del Santuario de Mamíferos Marinos de los Bancos de La Plata y La Navidad – República Dominicana (Español solamente)

Paper on The Sargassum Seaweed Invasion of West African and Caribbean Coasts UNEA-2 Side Event

Overarching Principles and Best Practice Guidelines for Marine Mammal Watching in the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR)

Caribbean Sargassum Summary Factsheet

GCFI Factsheet - Pelagic Sargassum Influx in the Wider Caribbean

The Sister Sanctuaries Program for Marine Mammals in the Wider Caribbean – A US/NOAA, Dominican Republic, France and the Netherlands Initiative

GCRMN-Caribbean Guidelines for Coral Reef Biophysical Monitoring

Factsheet - Action Plan for the Conservation of Marine Mammals (MMAP) in the Wider Caribbean Region

Global Coral Reef Partnership of UNEP and the Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans Factsheets

Beyond Borders Protection the North Atlantic Humpback Whale Sister Sanctuary Program White Paper: A Strategy for Advancing Humpback Whale Conservation and Transboundary Management - October 2016

The GEF Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME+) Project and its joint implementation through the AMEP and SPAW Subprogrammes

Annex A and C (Agreement) – CLME+: Catalysing Implementation of Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems

Report of the Working Group to Develop the Criteria and Process to Assess Exemptions Under Article 11(2) of the SPAW Protocol (includes draft guidance document) 

Report of the Sixth Meeting of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena, Colombia, 8 December 2014

The GEF Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME+) and the outcomes of the Reef Biodiversity and Reef Fisheries Pilot Project: Summary Report, Best Practices and Lessons Learnt

Proposal of the United States of America for the inclusion of the Nassau Grouper (Epinephelus striatus) in Annex III of the Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment in the Wider Caribbean Region

Report of the Eighth Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region, Cartagena, Colombia, 9 December 2014

Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus (Bloch 1792) Biological Report

Workplan and Budget for the SPAW Regional Programme for the 2015-2016 Biennium

A Proposal for Bird Species to be Added to Annexes II and III of the SPAW Protocol (English only)

CLME+ Strategic Action Programme (SAP) Information Booklet (v1.3), 2016

UNEP Medium Term Strategy 2018-2021

Report on the LifeWeb-Spain UNEP-CEP Meeting on Scenarios for Transboundary Marine Mammal Management in the Wider Caribbean, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 23 - 24 April 2014

Report of the First Meeting of Managers of the Protected Areas Listed under the SPAW Protocol of the Cartagena Convention at the 66th Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) Conference, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, November 5, 2013

Report on the Workshop of Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN) for the Wider Caribbean: Review, improve and revitalize the network and the nodes for more effective coral reef monitoring and data management, Curacao, 6-8 August 2014

Status of Development of the Regional Strategy for the Control of the Lionfish Invasion in the Wider Caribbean Region

Exemptions to the SPAW Protocol Under Article 11(2): A Legal Review

Nassau Grouper, Epinephelus striatus (Bloch 1792) Biological Report

IUCN Caribbean Red List of Threatened Species – A Proposal

Report of the Sixteenth Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and the Twelfth Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the

Workplan and Budget for the SPAW Regional Programme for the 2015-2016 Biennium

A Proposal for Bird Species to be Added to Annexes II and III of the SPAW Protocol (English only)

Decisions of the Meeting - Seventh Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP) to the Protocol concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) in the Wider Caribbean Region, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, 23 October 2012

Template for National Reporting on the Cartagena Convention and its Protocols

Grid for the Objective Evaluation of Proposals for Inclusion in the SPAW Protected Areas List

Proposed Legal Framework for the Administrative Technical and Financial Operations of RACs and RANs

Rules of Procedure for the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention)

Structure and Scope of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee (STAC) of the SPAW Protocol

Action Plan for the Conservation of Marine Mammals (MMAP) in the Wider Caribbean Region. United Nations Environment Programme – Caribbean Environment Programme, Kingston, Jamaica. 2008

Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries for the Adoption of the Annexes to the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean Region

Final Act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Caribbean Region

Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, Protocol Concerning Cooperation in Combating Oil Spills, Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife and the Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-Based Sources and Activities

Candidatures Des Réserves Naturelles À La Convention De Carthagène

Grand Connetable Island National Nature Reserve - Marine Biodiversity Sanctuary in Amazonia

Workplan and Budget for the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife 2017-2018

Status of Activities of The SPAW Sub-Programme 2015-2016