Country information
Basic facts on marine waters
- Territorial Sea (12NM): 610 000 km²
- Exclusive Economic Zone: ZEE 77 051 km²
Strategic documents related to MSP
Technical resources related to MSP
N/A
Relevant MSP projects
N/A
Current status of MSP
Name of the plan |
National MSP |
|---|---|
Year of approval
|
Ongoing process |
Size of planning area in km2
|
N/A |
Authority leading the MSP process
|
N/A |
Current status |
|
|---|---|
Pre-planning
|
Underway |
Assessments for planning
|
Underway |
Plan development
|
N/A |
Plan completion
|
N/A |
Plan approval
|
N/A |
Plan implementation
|
N/A |
Plan review
|
N/A |
National authority in charge of MSP |
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery and Forestry |
Governmental funding |
Yes |
External funding |
Somacore Project |
Public-Private funding |
N/A |
Total 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 Integrated Coastal Zone Management (IZCM) |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and marine conservation (including the Kunming- Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework) |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and sustainable blue economy |
N/A |
Articulation between MSP and climate change (including the Paris Agreement) |
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 |
Interactions with neighbouring countries in the context of MSP attending transboundary coherence approaches |
N/A |
Legal framework
Degree Law No.6/2004
Contact
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishery and Forestry
Constancio dos Santos Silva – Head of Marine Spatial Planning Department