Article
1
Definitions
For the purpose of this Protocol:
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a)
“Convention” means the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, March 1983);
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b)
“Action Plan” means the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme (Montego Bay, April 1981);
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c)
“Wider Caribbean Region” has the meaning given to the term “the Convention area” in Article 2(1) of the Convention, and in addition, includes for the purposes of this Protocol:
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(i)
waters on the landward side of the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured and extending, in the case of watercourses, up to the fresh water limit; and
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such related terrestrial areas (including watersheds) as may be designated by the Party having sovereignty and jurisdiction over such areas;
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d)
“Organization” means the body referred to in Article 2(2) of the Convention;
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e)
“Protected area” means the areas accorded protection pursuant to Article 4 of this Protocol;
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f)
“Endangered species” are species or subspecies of fauna and flora, or their populations, that are in danger of extinction throughout all or part of their range and whose survival is unlikely if the factors jeopardizing them continue to operate;
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g)
“Threatened species” are species or subspecies of fauna and flora, or their populations:
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that are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or part of their range if the factors causing numerical decline or habitat degradation continue to operate; or
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that are rare because they are usually localized within restricted geographical areas or habitats or are thinly scattered over a more extensive range and which are potentially or actually subject to decline and possible endangerment or extinction,
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h)
“Protected species” are species or subspecies of fauna and flora, or their populations, accorded protection pursuant to Article 10 of this Protocol;
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“Endemic species” are species or subspecies of fauna and flora, or their populations, whose distribution is restricted to a limited geographical area;
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j)
“Annex I” means the annex to the Protocol containing the agreed list of species of marine and coastal flora that fall within the categories defined in Article 1 and that require the protection measures indicated in Article 11(l)(a). The Annex may include terrestrial species as provided for in Article l(c)(ii);
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k)
“Annex II” means the annex to the Protocol containing the agreed list of species of marine and coastal fauna that fall within the category defined in Article 1 and that require the protection measures indicated in Article 11(l)(b). The Annex may include terrestrial species as provided for in Article l(c)(ii); and
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l)
“Annex III” means the annex to the Protocol containing the agreed list of species of marine and coastal flora and fauna that may be utilized on a rational and sustainable basis and that require the protection measures indicated in Article 11(1)(c). The Annex may include terrestrial species as provided for in Article l(c)(ii).