The Caribbean Sea is a defining element of the Caribbean region. It is a shared resource that supports the sustainable development of the countries and territories located within and around it that, together, and in various ways, form the 'the Caribbean.' Its importance extends beyond these limits to adjacent ecosystems and regions to which it connects, and because of its status as a critical node in international maritime transport. But these and other factors also contribute to the vulnerability of the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem (LME), compromising its integrity and provisioning for the many who depend on it, all within the context of burgeoning and erratic climatic changes.
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