Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 NM) in km2: 157 975.47 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 3 417 220.34 km2
Current status of MSP
Name of the plan |
MSP Brazil Southern Region |
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Year of approval
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It started in 2024 and it’s on the step of designing the planning process |
Size of planning area in km2
|
700 000 km2 |
Authority leading the MSP process
|
Secretariat of Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (SECIRM)/ Ministry Of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) |
Current status |
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Pre-planning |
Status: Completed |
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 |
Name of the plan |
MSP Brazil Northeast Region |
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Year of approval
|
It started in 2024 and it’s on the step of designing the planning process |
Size of planning area in km2
|
700 000 km2 |
Authority leading the MSP process
|
Secretariat of Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (SECIRM)/ Ministry Of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) |
Current status |
|
|---|---|
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 |
Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (CIRM) |
Governmental funding |
Yes |
External funding |
No |
Public-private funding |
No |
Total size of planning area |
5 669 852.41 km² |
Time required to complete the plans |
Three years for the Pilot Project for the Southern Marine Region of Brazil |
Main issues that led to the adoption of MSP (drivers) |
Sustainable Development of the Blue Economy in Brazil |
Stakeholder engagement activities |
Establishment of the Marine Spatial Planning Executive Committee with more than 30 governmental institutions in 2020. Several meetings for the presentation of the pilot project, technical consultation on required data. In all cases this was done jointly with governmental and non-governmental involved or interested in the MSP implementation in the country. |
Sectors included in planning |
Fishing / Energy / Mining / Tourism / Environment -Conservation and cultural heritage / Transportation/Communications / Defense and Security / Research |
Articulation between MSP and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
|
Frequent meetings between the coordinators of the Marine Spatial Planning Executive Committee (CE-PEM) and the Coastal Management Integration Group (GI-GERCO), which are both integrated into the Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (CIRM) |
Articulation between MSP and marine conservation (including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework |
Brazilian MSP principles are related to the marine conservation and biodiversity preservation, as an ecosystem-based management plan. |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
Currently, the Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (CIRM) is integrated by 17 ministries (all of them with activities related to the sea) and the Brazilian Navy, which are committed to developing a sustainable blue economy in Brazil. |
Articulation between MSP and climate change (including the Paris Agreement) |
One of the main principles of the Brazilian MSP process is to develop a climate-smart MSP. |
Plan approval process |
Underway |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
In discussion |
Plan review process |
N/A |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
Interactions with neighbouring countries in the context of MSP attending transboundary coherence approaches |
Contacts have been made with Uruguay to exchange experiences and align the future of the planning next to the border. |
Legal framework
Currently Brazil does not have a specific legislation on MSP. However, during the execution of the Marine Spatial Planning Pilot Project for the Southern Marine Region of the country, a proposal of legislation specifically for MSP will be prepared, which may be a decree, a law or even a proposed amendment to the constitution.
Contact
Secretariat of Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (SECIRM)/ Ministry Of Environment and Climate Change (MMA)
Carlos Daniel Sodré Vieira/ João Luiz Nicolodi – Head of MSP
daniel.sodre@marinha.mil.br
joaoluiznicolodi@gmail.com