This database is part of the Caribbean Marine Protected Area Management (CaMPAM) Network and Forum activities and aims at providing detailed and standardized information of the protected areas located in the coastal area of the 34 countries and territories that are part of the Wider Caribbean or Tropical Northwestern Atlantic Coastal Biogeographic Province (see: http://conserveonline.org/workspaces/MarCons_LAC).

This database is part of the Caribbean Marine Protected Area Management (CaMPAM) Network and Forum activities and aims at providing detailed and standardized information of the protected areas located in the coastal area of the 34 countries and territories that are part of the Wider Caribbean or Tropical Northwestern Atlantic Coastal Biogeographic Province (according to Sullivan-Sealey and Bustamante, 1999, http://conserveonline.org/workspaces/MarCons_LAC). This activity includes not only the compilation and dissemination of information, but also the generation of analytical products that can assist the management and academic communities to better understand the MPA scenario in the Wider Caribbean. The web page and database is managed by the United Nations Environment Programme – Caribbean Environment Programme and was created with funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA). The population of the database has benefitted from contributions from other organizations such as Environmental Defense and The Nature Conservancy.

The CaMPAM Network and Forum is an integral component of the SPAW Programme of CEP, developed to help countries meet the objectives and address the issues of the regional biodiversity treaty known as the Protocol on Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife in the Wider Caribbean (SPAW).

The database is freely searchable and can be updated as better information becomes available. Should you wish to provide edits to the database, you are kindly invited to register. Editing requires authorization by the database manager. To request authorization send an email to , write in the subject "Edit CaribbeanMPA", and provide your name and affiliation, as well as the MPAs you are requesting to edit. All edits will be reviewed by the UNEP-CEP and editors informed on how to do the editing.