Republic of Haiti is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island which it shares with the Dominican Republic.

Haiti is now the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and suffers from extreme poverty, natural disasters, and political unrest. These conditions, coupled with a growing population, have taken their toll on the surrounding environment, resulting in degradation and stress on already scarce natural resources. The coastal and marine environment, in particular, is experiencing a wide range of challenges including, overfishing, mangrove harvesting, solid waste & sea turtle exploitation.