Promote Marine Spatial Planning and other coastal and marine planning and management instruments in Mexico
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Description
MSP concept was defined in Mexico in 1996 and is one of the instruments of the Mexican Environmental Policy. Its objective is the regulation and promotion of uses and activities according to the protection and sustainable use of marine resources taking in account the degradation tendencies and the suitability or capabilities of the ecosystems to support uses or activities. Mexican Territory is composed of a continental and insular area of 1,964,375 km2; a Territorial Sea and Economic Exclusive Zone of 3,149,920 km2; and a coastal line of 11,122 km. Mexican Marine Territory is divided in four regions: 1) Gulf of California, 2) Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea; 3) North Pacific; and 4) South Central Pacific. MSP is part of the agenda of the Mexican National Development Plan and the Mexican National Environmental Program for 2013-2018 and also of the National Policy for Oceans and Coast of the Inter Ministerial Commission for the Sustainable Development of Coast and Seas of Mexico (CIMARES, in Spanish).
Implement the Strategic Action Program of the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem (GoMLME).
GoMLME is an international project supported with 12.9 million dollars by the Global Environmental Facility to be implemented from 2017 to 2021. It is instrumented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization, executed by more than ten Mexican and international institutions with the participation of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration of United States, as focal points. This project will contribute to:
1.- Water quality improved using pollution reduction measures through ecosystem based management approach (EBM). In particular, for 50 industries with the highest pollution emissions:
BOD5, N and P emissions to water bodies reduced by 15%
Industrial water consumption reduced by at least 10%
2.- Rebuilding of targeted fish stocks is achieved through implementation of measures, such as update of regulatory framework and enforcement, capacity development, and monitoring including, for example withdrawal of 200 artisanal and 100 semi-industrial fisher boats (reducing respectively by 4.5% and 19% the nominal fishing effort). 2.03 Percent of fisheries moved to more sustainable levels.
3.- Improve coastal and marine ecosystem health through the use of the ecosystem- based management approach (3,000 hectares of restored mangroves).
https://www.thegef.org/project/implementation-strategic-action-program-…
Develop the Ocean Health Index (OHI) of Mexico.
OHI is supported by Conservation International and is a tailorable marine assessment framework to comprehensively and quantitatively evaluate ocean health. The OHI framework assesses a suite of key social, economic, and ecological benefits a healthy ocean provides, called goals. By analyzing these goals together and scoring them from 0-100, OHI assessments result in a comprehensive picture of the state of the ecosystem and can be communicated to a wide range of audiences. In the OHI framework a healthy ocean is one that sustainably delivers a range of benefits to people now and in the future. The Ocean Health Index is not an index of ecosystem services. In creating an inventory of all elements that are considered part of a healthy ocean under a wider definition, various categories began to evolve.
Inter-ministerial Commission for the Sustainable Management of Oceans and Coasts CIMARES (Federal Government)
Commissions of Marine Spatial Planning (Local Governments, Social and Private organizations, academy)
Conservation International (NGO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Intergovernmental Organization)
United Nations Development Program (Intergovernmental Organization)
Environmental Protection Agency of USA (Federal government)
SDGS & Targets
Goal 6
Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
6.1
By 2030, achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all
6.1.1
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services
6.2
By 2030, achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations
6.2.1
Proportion of population using (a) safely managed sanitation services and (b) a hand-washing facility with soap and water
6.3
By 2030, improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally
6.3.1
Proportion of domestic and industrial wastewater flows safely treated
6.3.2
Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
6.4
6.4.1
Change in water-use efficiency over time
6.4.2
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources
6.5
By 2030, implement integrated water resources management at all levels, including through transboundary cooperation as appropriate
6.5.1
Degree of integrated water resources management
6.5.2
Proportion of transboundary basin area with an operational arrangement for water cooperation
6.6
6.6.1
Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
6.a
6.a.1
Amount of water- and sanitation-related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan
6.b
Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management
6.b.1
Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management
Goal 14
Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
14.1
By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.1.1
(a) Index of coastal eutrophication; and (b) plastic debris density
14.2
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.2.1
Number of countries using ecosystem-based approaches to managing marine areas
14.3
Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.3.1
14.4
By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.4.1
14.5
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.5.1
14.6
By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation
14.6.1
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
14.7
By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.7.1
Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries
14.a
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.a.1
14.b
Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.b.1
Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small‐scale fisheries
14.c
Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of "The future we want"
14.c.1
Number of countries making progress in ratifying, accepting and implementing through legal, policy and institutional frameworks, ocean-related instruments that implement international law, as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and their resources
SDG 14 targets covered
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| 14.2 | By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans |
| 14.4 | By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics |
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Partnership Progress
| Title | Progress Status | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| Partnership Progress 2018-10-29 | On track |
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