Who we are ?

Welcome on SPAW-RAC’s website, the Regional Activity Center for Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife of the Caribbean according to the Cartagena Convention. Hosted by the DEAL of Guadeloupe (Guadeloupe Environment Planning and Housing Direction) and funded by the French Government, the SPAW-RAC works under the aegis of the Regional Coordination Unit for the United Nations Environment Programme in Kingston, to implement the SPAW protocol concerning the protection of marine and coastal biodiversity in the wider Caribbean region, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Caribbean Sea. The SPAW-RAC has been hosted by the DEAL of Guadeloupe since January 1, 2019.

SPAW-RAC’s mission is to promote regional cooperation for the protection and the development of the Wider Caribbean Region. To this end, it implements the four axis of the biennial program established during the Conference of the Parties (COP). SPAW Protocol’s diagonal activities have to do with communication, education and sensibilization. Finally, the SPAW-RAC has a significant role on a regional level to mobilize international funders, for the realization of environmental protection projects.

In this section you will find further information about us.
 SPAW
 Our missions and objectives
 Our team
 Our partners

Download the List of countries which ratified SPAW Protocol.

Map of SPAW listed areas