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INVEMAR Updates Assessment and Warns of Critical Gaps in Plastic Management in Cartagena and BarranquillaA new assessment reveals critical gaps in waste management in Cartagena and Barranquilla, where plastic pollution is already impacting key ecosystems along Colombia’s Caribbean coast.
Read the first edition of the Circular Cities Beyond Plastics Bulletin
May 2026 — The Intercity Network on Plastics Circular Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean successfully held the third session of its webinar series “Policy and Certification Instruments for Plastics Circularity,” on April 30.
Circular Cities Beyond Plastics Project Steering Committee Advances Regional Collaboration in Panama
Representatives from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Cartagena Convention Secretariat, implementing partners such as INVEMAR, ANCON, Ministry of Water, Environment, Climate Change (MWECC) and National and local government partners, gathered in Panama City for the third in-person Project Steering Committee (PSC) meeting of the Circular Cities Beyond Plastics Project.
Cities across Latin America and the Caribbean continue to strengthen collaboration and knowledge-sharing through the webinar series “Accelerating the Circular Economy of Plastics in Cities,” led by the Intercity Network on Plastics Circular Economy.
Building on ongoing efforts to address plastic pollution, the Circular Cities Beyond Plastic project convened its second regional webinar under the Intercity Network on Plastics Circular Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean. The session brought together city representatives, technical experts and partners to exchange knowledge and identify scalable solutions for circular plastic management.
A Global Message, A Caribbean Reality On International Day of Zero Waste 2026, the global focus turns to reducing waste—this year with particular attention to food waste and more sustainable consumption patterns. In the Wider Caribbean Region, this is not an abstract goal. It is a daily reality across our coastlines and communities.
We’ve just kicked off the webinar series Accelerating the Circular Economy of Plastics in Cities! This initiative, developed within the framework of the Intercity Network on Plastics Circular Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, seeks to strengthen knowledge exchange to accelerate the transition toward a circular economy of plastics in the region’s cities.
Panama City, February 10, 2026. As part of the Circular Cities Project: Beyond Plastic, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) as the implementing agency and the UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat (UNEP-CEP) as the executing agency, the first consultancy is being launched to identify unnecessary plastics across economic sectors and provide alternatives for their elimination or substitution.
An initiative promoted and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), executed by the Secretariat of the Cartagena Convention, and financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Panama City, September 5, 2025. With the recovery of 2.2 tons of post-consumer plastic, the National Association for the Conservation of Nature (ANCON), together with the Ministry of Environment (MiAMBIENTE) and the municipalities of Panama and Colon, concluded Blue Revolution Week, an event that marked the launch of the Circular Cities: Beyond Plasticproject in Panama. The closing events took place at David Crespo Park in Betania and at
An initiative promoted and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), executed by the Secretariat of the Cartagena Convention, and financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
Panama City, September 5, 2025. With the recovery of 2.2 tons of post-consumer plastic, the National Association for the Conservation of Nature (ANCON), together with the Ministry of Environment (MiAMBIENTE) and the municipalities of Panama and Colon, concluded Blue Revolution Week, an event that marked the launch of the Circular Cities: Beyond Plastic project in Panama.
National Policy Dialogue on Marine Litter Prevention & Capacity Building Workshops on Circular Economy and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) - The British Virgin Islands Driving Change Together: Circular Economy and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Workshops Ignites Action in the British Virgin Islands
Message from Christopher Corbin, Coordinator Cartagena Convention Secretariat, Ecosystems Division
We are Hiring! We are excited to have you join our team!We are seeking a Programme Management Assistant
UNEP Cartagena Convention Secretariat, as the administrative body responsible for coordinating and facilitating the implementation of the Cartagena Convention, has been leading several environmental projects in the Caribbean region and has witnessed firsthand the growing concern over plastic pollution—particularly its devastating impact on Caribbean oceans, communities, and local economies.
JAMAICA’S YOUNG people are being given an opportunity to identify or otherwise champion solutions to the growing problem of plastics pollution, with the launch of the competition dubbed ‘Beat Plastic Pollution JA’.
The competition was kicked off by the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Caribbean Environment Programme (CEP) and partners on World Environment Day, June 5.
UNEP seeks nominations of changemakers working on plastic pollution solutions.
The UN Environment Programme call for nominations for its annual
SPEECH DELIVERED BY LIGIA NORONHA, ASSISTANT-SECRETARY GENERAL AND HEAD OF NEW YORK OFFICE ON BEHALF OF INGER ANDERSEN
SPEECH DELIVERED BY: Inger Andersen
FOR: International Day on Zero Waste
My thanks to Türkiye for spearheading the first International Day on Zero Waste. The UN Environment Programme and UN Habitat are proud to be facilitating the observance of this day.
The Sandals Foundation has produced a video highlighting the main activities of the Whitehouse and Bluefields Solid Waste Reduction Project in Jamaica.
https://youtu.be/rORwuvyzHTs
The Norwegian Retailers’ Environment Fund announces NOK 20 million for projects to reduce plastic pollution outside Norway. Countries with major plastic pollution challenges and limited resources will be prioritised. Applications open on the 15th of October, and the announcement is open to both Norwegian and international actors.
The Caribbean is home to more than 700 islands and coastal countries that are connected by a shared resource - the Caribbean Sea.
This Sea forms the lifeblood of the region’s tourism, maritime and fisheries industries. However, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, valuable coastal and marine resources are under increasing threat from land and marine-based sources of pollution.
On September 21, 2019, several groups around the world rallied together to take part in beach cleanups in celebration of International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day. The United Nations Country Team in Jamaica was once again onboard to support this movement to raise awareness about poor solid waste management and catalyze action by local citizens to control, reduce and prevent marine litter and plastic pollution.
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CEP was established in 1981 as part of the Regional Seas Programme in recognition of the importance and value of the Wider Caribbean Region’s fragile and vulnerable coastal and marine ecosystems including endemic plants and animals.