Promoting an Integrated Management Approach to the Caribbean Sea Area in the Context of Sustainable Development

A/RES/57/261View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 87f Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States, published in 2003.

What other versions does this mandate have?

3 versions · 2000–2005

This is an older version — the most recent is A/RES/59/230

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2005	A/RES/59/230	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development	1,966	80%Compare
2003	A/RES/57/261	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development	1,761	33%Compare
2000	A/RES/54/225	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development	973	–

Which reports were submitted under this mandate?

2 reports · 2004–2006

Year	Symbol	Title		Mandate resolution
2006	A/61/268	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/59/230
2004	A/59/173	Promoting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development report of the Secretary-General		A/RES/57/261

What’s in this document?

15 operative paragraphs

Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General;¹⁴

¹⁴A/57/131.

Recognizes the importance of adopting an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development;

Encourages the further promotion of an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development, in accordance with the recommendations contained in resolution 54/225, as well as the provisions of Agenda 21,Error: Reference source not found the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States,Error: Reference source not found the outcome of the twenty-second special session of the General Assembly,Error: Reference source not found the Johannesburg Declaration on Sustainable Development,Error: Reference source not found the Johannesburg Plan of ImplementationError: Reference source not found and the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development, and in conformity with relevant international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea;Error: Reference source not found

Also encourages the continued efforts of the Caribbean countries to develop further an integrated management approach to the Caribbean Sea area in the context of sustainable development and, in this regard, to continue to develop regional cooperation in the management of their ocean affairs in the context of sustainable development, in order to address such issues as land-based pollution, pollution from ships, physical impacts on coral reefs and the diversity and dynamic interaction of, and competition among, socio-economic activities for the use of the coastal areas and the marine environment and their resources;

Calls upon States to continue to prioritize action on marine pollution from land-based sources as part of their national sustainable development strategies and programmes, in an integrated and inclusive manner, and also calls upon them to advance the implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities,¹⁵ and the Montreal Declaration on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities;¹⁶

¹⁵A/51/116, annex II.

¹⁶E/CN.17/2002/PC.2/15, annex, sect. 1.

Calls upon the United Nations system and the international community to assist, as appropriate, Caribbean countries and their regional organizations in their efforts to ensure the protection of the Caribbean Sea from degradation as a result of pollution from ships, in particular through the illegal release of oil and other harmful substances, and from illegal dumping or accidental release of hazardous waste, including radioactive materials, nuclear waste and dangerous chemicals, in violation of relevant international rules and standards, as well as pollution from land-based activities;

Calls upon all relevant States to take the necessary steps to bring into force, and to support the implementation of, the Protocol Concerning Pollution from Land-based Sources and ActivitiesError: Reference source not found to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean RegionError: Reference source not found in order to protect the marine environment of the Caribbean Sea from land-based pollution and degradation;

Calls upon the international community to support the efforts of the Working Group of Experts on the Caribbean Sea Initiative of the Association of Caribbean States to further implement resolution 55/203, and invites the Association to submit a report on its progress to the Secretary-General for consideration during the fifty-ninth session of the General Assembly;

Calls upon all States to become contracting parties to relevant international agreements to promote the protection of the marine environment of the Caribbean Sea from pollution and degradation from ships;

Supports the efforts of Caribbean countries to implement sustainable fisheries management programmes by strengthening the recently established Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism;

Calls upon States, taking into consideration the Convention on Biological Diversity,¹⁷ to develop national, regional and international programmes for halting the loss of marine biodiversity in the Caribbean Sea, in particular fragile ecosystems, such as coral reefs;

¹⁷United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1760, No. 30619.

Invites intergovernmental organizations within the United Nations system to continue their efforts to assist Caribbean countries in becoming parties to the relevant conventions and protocols and to implement them effectively;

Calls upon the international community, the United Nations system and the multilateral financial institutions, and invites the Global Environment Facility, within its mandate, to support actively the above-mentioned approach;

Calls upon Member States to improve as a matter of priority their emergency response capabilities and the containment of environmental damage, particularly in the Caribbean Sea, in the event of natural disasters or of an accident or incident relating to maritime navigation;

Requests the Secretary-General to report to it at its fifty-ninth session, under the sub-item entitled “Further implementation of the Programme of Action for the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States” of the item entitled “Environment and sustainable development”, on the implementation of the present resolution, taking into account the views expressed by relevant regional organizations.

Promoting an Integrated Management Approach to the Caribbean Sea Area in the Context of Sustainable Development

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