Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 NM): 2 778 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 46 300 km2
Strategic documents related to MSP
- Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan 2011-2020
- Benin Blue Economy National Strategy Document (Under development)
- Vulnerability of Benin’s coastal zone to a relative rise in sea level: status report and recommendations
Technical resources related to MSP
- Report on the state of Benin’s marine environment, 2020
- National Report on the Marine and Coastal Environment of Benin, 2007
- Benin’s Sixth National Report on Biological Diversity
- NATIONAL REPORT Diagnosis of the national self-assessment of capacities to be strengthened for the management of Benin’s global environment
- Multi-sectoral investment plan for adaptation to coastal risks in the face of climate change in Benin Final Report
Relevant MSP projects
- INTEGRATED MARINE AND COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROJECT IN BENIN (GIZMAC-BENIN)
- GMES & AFRICA program
- “National self-assessment of capacities to be strengthened for global environmental management (ANCR-GEM)” project
- West African Coastal Area Management Program (WACA): World Bank approves Resilience Investment Project
- MSPglobal 2.0 Pilot Project: Gulf of Guinea
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Cables and pipelines | Tourism and leisure |
| Nature conservation | Shipping |
| Mining | |
| Fishing | |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Ports | |
| Coastal protection | |
| Scientific research |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan (year) |
Plan name to be defined |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
National |
Pre-planning |
Status: underway |
Assessments for planning |
Status: underway |
Plan development
|
Status: N/A |
Plan completion
|
Status: N/A |
Plan approval
|
Status: N/A |
Plan implementation |
Status: N/A |
Plan review
|
Status: N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development |
Governmental funding |
N/A |
External funding |
Abidjan Convention through the GIZMAC project |
Public-Private funding |
N/A |
Size of planning area |
N/A |
Time required to complete the planning document |
N/A |
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
N/A |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
N/A |
Sectors included in planning |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and coastal zone management |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and marine protected areas |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
N/A |
Plan approval process |
N/A |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
N/A |
Plan review process |
N/A |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
Legal framework
- Environmental Framework Act
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Framework Act
Contact
Ministry of Living Environment and Sustainable Development (MCVDD)
José Didier TONATO – Minister