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Treaties Protecting Caribbean Sea Turtles
In addition to national conservation legislation, Caribbean sea turtles benefit from a number of agreements negotiated between and among nations. Please click on a treaty from the menu below, or use the scroll bar to learn more.
Caribbean Regional Treaties:
Convention on Nature Protection and Wild Life Preservation in the Western Hemisphere
Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles
Global Treaties:
Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna & Flora
Convention on Wetlands of International Importance
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural & Natural Heritage
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Shipping
