Project

Implementation of the Strategic Action Program of the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem

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Project Objective: Improve water quality, rehabilitate the coastal and marine ecosystems, and avoid depletion of marine resources of the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem

Project Category

Other (not set)

Country

Mexico, United States

Waterbodies

Gulf of Mexico (LME)

Ecosystems

LME

Partners

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Its mission is to help countries pursue sustainable industrial development. economic development improves tax revenues and makes it possible for governments to achieve lasting social advance and poverty alleviation.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations was founded in 1945 with a mandate to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.

National Aquaculture and Fishing Commission (CONAPESCA)

Being a decentralized agency recognized for its effectiveness, transparency and accountability in the exercise of its powers that serves to direct a fishing industry and clean, modern and competitive aquaculture, supported on sustainability, generate wealth and socially responsible.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

From daily weather forecasts, severe storm warnings, and climate monitoring to fisheries management, coastal restoration and supporting marine commerce, NOAA’s products and services support economic vitality and affect more than one-third of America’s gross domestic product. NOAA’s dedicated scientists use cutting-edge research and high-tech instrumentation to provide citizens, planners, emergency managers and other decision makers with reliable information they need when they need it.

National Forestry Commission (CONAFOR)

CONAFOR is a government agency, with the objectives of developing, supporting and promoting the conservation and restoration of Mexico's forests, and the priductive use of forests. It develops plans, programs and policies for sustainable forestry development. It is part of the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources and was created on April 4, 2001.

National Fisheries Institute (INAPESCA)

INAPESCA is currently a decentralized public body, sectorized with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER). The National Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture is the only Mexican fisheries and aquaculture research institution with national coverage in permanent contact with the fisheries and aquaculture sector, its development and administration problems. The work carried out as part of the principle of responsible fishing, provides the fisheries and aquaculture authority with solid scientific bases, with reliable data to preserve order and develop fisheries and contribute to the care of biodiversity, ecosystems and habitat water.

National Water Commission (CONAGUA)

The National Water Commission (CONAGUA) is an administrative,technical advisory commission of Mexico'a Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT). CONAGUA administers national waters, manages and controls the country's hydrological system, and promotes social development

National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP)

The La Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) currently manages 173 natural areas under federal management representing more than 25, 250.963 hectares. These protected areas were created by a Presidential order and the management, regulation, and use of these these areas are set in accordance with the General Act of Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection.

National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPC)

After the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio in 1992, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) both set off to pilot preventive environmental strategies in key developing countries. Upon their successful completion, UNIDO and UNEP jointly launched a programme to establish National Cleaner Production Centres (NCPCs). The first batch of eight NCPCs was established during 1994-1995.

National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC)

Mission The generation of scientific and technical information on environmental issues and the training of human resources, in order to inform society, support decision making, encourage the protection of the environment, promote the sustainable use of natural resources, and support the Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources in reading its goals.

Instituto Mexicano de Tecnología del Agua (IMTA)

The Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA) is a public research center, a government institution, devoted to facing the national and regional challenges associated with water management and creating new approaches in technological research and development for the protection of water resources and their efficient and fair allocation among different users. More than 300 highly trained specialists, with integrated and multidisciplinary approach, many of them with more than 20 years of experience, knowledgeable of the problems besetting the water sector. Its mission is to produce, instill, and disseminate knowledge, technology, and innovation for the sustainable management of water in Mexico.

Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY)

The Autonomous University of Yucatan, or UADY, is an autonomous public university in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, with its central campuses located in the state capital of Mérida. It is the largest tertiary educational institution (Spanish: higher education) in the state, offering some 41 different courses at the undergraduate or Bachelor's degree (bachelor's degree) level, and 26 postgraduate Master's degrees (masters). The institution was established in 1922 by then governor Felipe Carrillo Puerto as the National University of the Southeast, but its lineage may be traced back to a Spanish Empire royal decree promulgated in 1611, that allowed for the creation of the Colegio de San Francisco Javier in Mérida . [

Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Cinvestav)

The Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute (in Spanish: Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional or simply as CINVESTAV-IPN) is a Mexican non-governmental scientific research institution affiliated with the National Polytechnic Institute and founded by president Adolfo López Mateos on 17 April 1961,[1] initially planned as a postgraduate department of the National Polytechnic Institute; this was later modified by President José López Portillo, on 17 September 1982.[1] The modification by President Portillo stipulates that it is a decentralized organ of public interest, with legal personality and own patrimony. Cinvestav receives an annual subsidy by the Federal Government to fund its operations.

Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO)

The Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO; English: National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity) is a permanent inter-ministerial commission of the Federal Mexican government, created in 1992. It has the primary purpose of coordinating, supporting and executing activities and projects designed to foment understanding of biodiversity within Mexico and the surrounding region. As a governmental agency, CONABIO produces and collates biodiversity data and assessments across Mexico's varied ecosystems. It also either administers or guides a range of biological conservation and sustainability projects with the intention of securing benefits to Mexican society as a whole.

Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR)

The Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (Spanish: Secretaría de la Marina, SEMAR) is a member of the federal executive cabinet with responsibility for managing the country's navy and marine forces. The secretary is appointed by the President of the Republic and heads the Secretariat of the Navy (Secretaría de Marina or SEMAR).[1] Organizes, administers and prepares the Navy. Exercising sovereignty in territorial seas, its air space and Mexico's coasts.

Contacts

Caroline Okana

Programme Assistant

GEF ID

6952

Status

active

Focal Area

International Waters

Project Type

Full-Size Project

Start Date

01 Jan, 2016

End Date

31 Dec, 2018

Last Update

29 Aug, 2024