Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 nm zone): 11,890 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 31,080 km2
National practices
- Atlas of CERESCOR’s oceanographic, biotic, abiotic, hydroclimatic, hydrobiological parameters
- National Report on the Marine and Coastal Environment of Guinea
- Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
- Coastal Ramsar Areas (06)
- Info-geographic Atlas of Maritime Guinea
- Atlas of hydroacoustic characteristics of continental shelf waters
- Sedimentological map of the Guinean continental shelf
- Tropical Atlantic: Guinean sector
- Greater Conakry – Vision for 2040
National projects
- Working for Wetlands – Ramsar Small Grants Fund
- National Action Plan for the Lesser Flamingo and the Black Crowned-crane Species 2016-2020
- Evaluation report of the project “Enhancing resilience and adaptation to negative impacts of climate change in Guinea’s coastal areas”
- Enhancing the resilience of Guinea’s coastal rural communities to coastal erosion due to climate change
- Collaborative project for the environmental and social resilience of the Boké region
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Offshore renewable energy | Shipping |
| Ports | Oil and gas |
| Mining | Nature conservation |
| Fisheries | Aquaculture |
| Military | Scientific research |
| Environmental protection | Coastal protection |
| Cables and pipelines | Tourism and leisure |
| Underwater cultural heritage | Radars |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan |
Marine Spatial Plan of the Republic of Guinea (PSMG) |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
National |
Pre-planning |
Status: Underway |
Analysis for planning |
Status: Underway |
Development of the management plan |
Status: Underway |
Completion of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Approval of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Implementation of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
Revision of the management plan |
Status: N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Maritime Prefecture |
Financing |
N/A |
Time required to complete the plans |
Under study |
Drivers of MSP |
Strategic plans of the different stakeholders in the project |
Stakeholder participation |
Maritime Prefecture/Ministry of Defense; Ministry of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Maritime Economy; Ministry of Transport; Ministry of the Environment, Water and Forests; Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research; Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality; Ministry of Mines and Geology; Ministry of Territorial Administration and Decentralization/coastal communities; Ministry of Hydrocarbons; Ministry of Cities and Planning; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of Livestock and Animal Production; mining companies; representatives of republican institutions; representatives of international organizations; civil society |
Sectors included in planning |
The various users of the maritime space mentioned in the line above |
Relation to coastal management |
Close relation |
Relation to marine protected area management |
Close collaboration (priority) |
Plan approval |
The plan not yet established |
Legal status of the plan |
In preparation |
Plan revision |
The plan not yet established |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
Under development |
Legal framework
To date, there is no legislation on MSP.
Contact
Mr. N’Famara Diomande – Maritime Prefect
Villa N°9, Cité des Nations
Conakry, Republic of Guinea