Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial sea (12 NM): 157 975.47 km2
- Exclusive Economic Zone: 3 417 220.34 km2
Strategic documents related to MSP
Technical resources related to MSP
Relevant MSP projects
Overview of MSP related maritime uses
Current main uses:
| Aquaculture | Offshore renewable energy |
| Cables and pipelines | Oil and Gas |
| Coastal protection | Ports |
| Fisheries | Scientific research |
| Military | Shipping |
| Mining | Tourism and Leisure |
| Nature conservation | Underwater Cultural Heritage |
Which marine spatial plans exist?
Name of the plan (year) |
Plan name to be defined |
|---|---|
Scale of the plan |
Sub-national (regional) |
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 |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (CIRM) |
Governmental funding |
Yes |
External funding |
No |
Public-Private funding |
No |
Size of planning area |
5 669 852.41 Km² |
Time required to complete the planning document |
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 coastal zone management |
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 protected areas |
Frequent meetings between the coordinators of the Marine Spatial Planning Executive Committee (CE-PEM) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA), which is in charge of the marine protected areas in Brazil. Both CE-PEM and MMA are part of the Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (CIRM) |
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 the sustainable blue economy in Brazil |
Plan approval process |
N/A |
Legal status of the plan (guiding or legally binding) |
Legally binding |
Plan review process |
N/A |
Performance monitoring and evaluation |
N/A |
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
Interministerial Commission for Sea Resources (CIRM)
Rodrigo de Campos Carvalho – Manager of the Marine Spatial Planning Executive Committee