Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 NM): 36 669.6 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 518 433 km2
Strategic documents related to MSP
- National Strategy for the Sea of Angola, ENMA 2030, Presidential Decree nº183/22
- Marine Spatial Planning of Angola, Presidential Decree 88/23
- National Development Plan 2023-2027
- Regional objectives reflected in the African Union’s Agenda 2063
- Law on Biological and Aquatic Resources, 6-A/04
- Law on Territorial Planning
Technical resources related to MSP
- Reports
Relevant MSP projects
- Marine Spatial Planning of Longa-Palmeirinhas river mouth (pilot area)
- Cabinda port construction projects
- Soyo port construction projects
- Luanda port restructuring projects
- GIZ – Marisma Project
- Initiave for a sustainable and Strategic Blue Economy in Angola – EU
Current status of MSP
Name of the plan |
Plano de Ordenamento do Espaço Marinho |
|---|---|
Year of approval
|
March – 30 – 2023 |
Size of planning area in km2
|
Angola’s entire coastline and EEZ |
Authority leading the MSP process
|
MINPERMAR |
Current status |
|
|---|---|
Pre-planning
|
Status: Completed |
Assessments for planning
|
Status: Completed |
Plan development
|
Status: Completed |
Plan completion
|
Status: Completed |
Plan approval
|
Status: Completed |
Plan implementation
|
Status: Completed |
Plan review
|
Status: N/A |
MSP Typology |
|
|---|---|
Scale (Local/ Sub-national/ National)
|
National |
Scope (Coastal Zone /Coastal and Marine /Marine)
|
Coastal and Marine |
Purpose (Strategic /Zoning /Comprehensive)
|
Zoning |
Political commitment (Informal /Executive decision / Legal statute)
|
Executive decision |
Implementation framework (Guiding /Legally binding)
|
Guiding |
Main objectives (Biodiversity conservation / Economic development / Multiple objectives)
|
Multiple objectives |
Spatial allocation (Limited / Partial allocation /Detailed allocation)
|
Detailed allocation |
Stakeholders involved (Limited /Key sectors /Sectors & Public)
|
Sectors & Public |
Participatory process (Informative /Consultative /Collaborative)
|
Consultative |
Funding (Government /Public-Private /Grants)
|
Grants |
National authority in charge of MSP |
MINPERMAR |
Governmental funding |
N/A |
External funding |
European Union |
Public-Private funding |
N/A |
Total size of planning area |
518 433 km2 |
Time required to complete the planning document |
Time projection of 8 years divided into two phases.
The first phase has a duration of 3 years, which consists of the collection of Legal Instruments. The second is 5 years and is related to the practical implementation of Marine Spatial Planning. |
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
A productive, healthy, accessible, preserved, safe and conflict-free marine environment, managed in an integrated and sustainable manner, economically developed and socially just for the benefit of all users. |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
Fishing, Aquaculture, Oil & Gas, Shipping, Energy and Water, Defense, Tourism, Local Communities, Private sector and others. |
Sectors included in planning |
Fisheries, Oil and Gas, Environment, Shipping, Universities, Defense, Telecommunications, Private Sectors, Provincial Governments. |
Articulation between MSP and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
|
Articulation between the Territorial Planning and Government Plans of the Coastal Provinces. |
Articulation between MSP and marine conservation (including Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework)
|
PLAN has a particular focus on ocean biodiversity and area-based management, building on the recognition of integrating Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Area (EBSAs) in the emerging practice of MSP. |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and climate change (including the Paris Agreement) |
N/A |
Plan approval process
|
1st Approval of the plan by the Technical Group.
2nd Approval by the Council of Ministers. |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
Legally binding |
Plan review process |
After its implementation, it will be reviewed every 5 years. |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
Interactions with neighbouring countries in the context of MSP attending transboundary coherence approaches |
N/A |
Legal framework
Presidential Decree 88/23 of March 30
Law on Biological and Aquatic Resources, 6-A/04
Law on Territorial Planning
Environmental Basic Law
National Strategy for the Sea of Angola ENMA 2030, Presidential Decree nº183/22
Nacional Development Plan 2023-2027
Contact
MINPERMAR – DNAMEA
Tânia Mandinga Barreto – National Director for Sea Affairs and Blue Economy