Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Agreement
Coverage
Mandate and
provisions
Conservation
approaches and
tools
Ongoing efforts
in areas beyond
national
jurisdiction
Cartagena
Convention
(Wider Caribbean
Region)
Applies only to
small high seas
enclaves in the
Gulf of Mexico
and the
Caribbean, as well
as areas where
parties have not
yet declared EEZs
- To prevent,
reduce, and
control pollution
of the convention
areas
- To ensure sound
environmental
management,
using for this
purpose the best
practicable means
at their disposal
and in accordance
with their
capabilities
- Three protocols:
on land-based
sources of
pollution,
specially
protected areas
and wildlife
(SPAW), and in
combating oil
spills
- Establishment
of protected area
networks under
SPAW protocol
None
Lima Convention
(South-East
Pacific)
Applies to high
seas, but only
insofar as
pollution in the
high seas may
affect the 200 nm
maritime area
To prevent,
reduce, and
control pollution
of the marine
environment and
coastal area of the
South-East Pacific
and to ensure
appropriate
environmental
management of
natural resources
The Protocol for
the Conservation
and Management
of Protected
Marine and
Coastal Areas of
the South-East
Pacific provides
for establishment
of MPAs,
including
extended
continental
shelves
None
