Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 NM): 45 954 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 191 944 km2
Strategic documents related to MSP
- N/A
Technical resources related to MSP
- Environmental profile of the coastal zone currently being updated (Report available from the Ministry of the Environment)
- Book on the coastal regions of Gabon
- Marine Atlas of Gabon (Document available from ANPN)
Relevant MSP projects
- Creation of 20 marine protected areas (Document available from ANPN)
- Creation of a Coastal Observatory (Document available from ANPN)
- Creation of a Center for Oceanography, Environmental and Climate Sciences planned for 2023
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Shipping | Scientific research |
| Ports | Coastal protection |
| Mining | Cables and pipelines |
| Nature conservation | |
| Oil & Gas | |
| Fishing | |
| Tourism and leisure | |
| Military |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan (year) |
Environmental profile of the coastal zone |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
Pilot project |
Pre-planning |
Status: Underway |
Assessments for planning |
Status: Underway |
Plan development
|
Status: Underway |
Plan completion
|
Status: Underway |
Plan approval
|
Status: Underway |
Plan implementation |
Status: Underway |
Plan review
|
Status: Underway |
Name of the plan (year) |
Mandji Island project (2008) |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
Pilot project |
Pre-planning |
Status: Underway |
Assessments for planning |
Status: Underway |
Plan development
|
Status: Underway |
Plan completion
|
Status: Underway |
Plan approval
|
Status: Underway |
Plan implementation |
Status: Underway |
Plan review
|
Status: Underway |
Name of the plan (year) |
Coastal and marine parks (2011) |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
N/A |
Pre-planning |
Status: N/A |
Assessments for planning |
Status: N/A |
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 |
Name of the plan (year) |
Marine protected areas (2017) |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
N/A |
Pre-planning |
Status: N/A |
Assessments for planning |
Status: N/A |
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 |
CNDIO-GABON and ANPN |
Governmental funding |
Public |
External funding |
International funds |
Public-Private funding |
N/A |
Size of planning area |
129 hectares |
Time required to complete the planning document |
8 years |
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
N/A |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
Workshops and institutional meetings |
Sectors included in planning |
The four coastal parks, marine protected areas |
Articulation between MSP and coastal zone management |
Administrative |
Articulation between MSP and marine protected areas |
Spatial continuity |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
N/A |
Plan approval process |
Government |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
Regional planning document |
Plan review process |
Scheduled every five years |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
Planned |
Legal framework
- Town planning code
- Environment code
- Forestry code
- Mining code
- Fisheries code
- Marine merchant community code
- Decree implementing the International Law of the Sea
- Port operating regulations
Contact
CENAREST, Ministry of Research
François Edgard Faure – IOC-UNESCO Focal Point