RT null T1 Action plan for the Caribbean of Marine Mammals (MMAP) in the Wider Caribbean Region T2 Plan d'action pour la conservation des mammifères marins (PAMM) dans la Grande Région Caraïbe T2 Plan de Acción para la Conservación de Mamíferos Marinos (MMAP) A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 marine mammal K1 Biodiversity YR 2010 FD 2010-06 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27274 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27274 NO The Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol, born out of the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena Convention), came into force in 2000 and is the only regional biodiversity legal agreement for the advancement of the conservation and protection of the marine environment in the WiderCaribbean Region (WCR). All the species of the WCR listed in Annex II of the SPAW Protocol are considered to be threatened or endangered species and their capture, take or possession is prohibited, unless for traditional use to satisfy cultural and subsistenceneeds. The SPAW Protocol calls for the development and implementation of conservation, recovery or management programmes, as well as guidelines and criteria for the management of protected species. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026