Waterbody

North Brazil Shelf (LME)

Area

1,073,481 km²

Perimeter

11,008 km

Region

Americas, Asia, Caribbean, Central America, SIDS, SIDS (Americas), SIDS (Asia), Small island developing States, South America

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Regional, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands U.S.

Budget

552.00M US$

Total Cost of the Projects

104.00M US$

GEF Allocation to the Projects

Basin Management Institutions

IOC of UNESCO Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (IOCARIBE)
UN Environment Caribbean Regional Coordinating Unit (UNEP CAR/RCU)
Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM)
Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)
Global Water Partnership - Caribbean (GWP-C)

Projects (20)

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Name Ecosystem GEF Agency Focal Area Status
Enhancing capacity for the adoption and implementation of EAF in the shrimp and groundfish fisheries of the North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystem (EAf4SG) LME FAO IW
active
Protecting and Restoring the Ocean’s natural Capital, building Resilience and supporting region-wide Investments for sustainable Blue socio-Economic development (PROCARIBE+) LME UNDP IW
active
CReW+: An Integrated Approach to Water and Wastewater Management Using Innovative Solutions and Promoting Financing Mechanisms in the Wider Caribbean Region LME IDB( IW, LD
active
Integrated Ecosystem Management and Restoration of Forests on the South East Coast of St. Lucia LME UNEP BD, CC, LD
active
Setting the Foundations for Zero Net Loss of the Mangroves that Underpin Human Wellbeing in the North Brazil Shelf LME LME CI IW
active
Climate Change Adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector LME FAO CC
active
Sustainable Management of Bycatch in Latin America and Caribbean Trawl Fisheries (REBYC-II LAC) LME FAO IW
active
Catalysing Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for the Sustainable Management of Shared Living Marine Resources in the Caribbean and North Brazil Shelf Large Marine Ecosystems (CLME+) LME UNDP IW
active
Implementing a "Ridge to Reef" Approach to Protecting Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions within and Around Protected Areas LME UNDP BD, LD
active
Marine and Coastal Protected Areas LME WB BD
active
Strengthening the Sub-system of Coastal and Marine Protected Areas LME UNDP BD
active
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Coastal and Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) LME UNDP BD
active
Consolidating Costa Rica's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) LME UNDP BD
closed
Coastal Protected Area Management LME UNDP BD
closed
Strengthening the Marine and Coastal Protected Areas System LME UNDP BD
closed
Designing and Implementing a National Sub-System of Marine Protected Areas (SMPA) LME UNDP BD
closed
Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation into the Operation of the Tourism and Fisheries Sectors in the Archipelagos of Panama LME UNDP BD
closed
Building a Sustainable National Marine Protected Area Network LME UNEP BD
closed
Application of a Regional Approach to the Management of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas in Cuba's Southern Archipelagos LME UNDP BD
closed
Sustainable Management of the Shared Marine Resources of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (CLME) and Adjacent Regions LME UNDP
closed
Ecosystem

LME

LME Number

5e8b8161d6962849f994c27fee6b8f95

Projects

20 Projects

Factsheets

noaa.com twap.com lmehub.com

Last Update

02 Jan 2020