RT null T1 Template for National Reporting on the Cartagena Convention and its Protocols T2 Plantilla para reportes Nacionales sobre el Convenio de Cartagena y sus Protocolos T2 Modèle pour la préparation de rapports sur la Convention de Cartagena et ses protocoles A1 United Nations Environment Programme, YR 2010 FD 2010-10 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27899 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27899 NO The Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region, known as the Cartagena Convention, is a legally binding regional agreement for the protection and development of the Wider Caribbean Region. The Convention focuses on land-based sources of pollution, dumping of wastes at sea, pollution from ships, biodiversity protection, and airborne pollution among other things. Within the Convention, three protocols have been developed to deal with these issues: the Oil Spills Protocol; the Specially Protected Areas & Wildlife Protocol (SPAW); and Land-Based Sources and Activities Protocol (LBS). DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026