Quintana Roo and the Caribbean Sea Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts, and Human Well Being in Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region Cancún, Quintana Roo, April 14th 2015
Quintana Roo Mesoamerican The Yucatan Reef Peninsula Mexico Central America
Mangrove Coastal Dune Tropical forest Reef barrier
Manatees Whale shark Jaguar Sea turtle
TYPICAL COASTAL ZONE IN THE STATE OF QUINTANA ROO Medium tropical forest Mangrove Cenote Reef Lagoon Lower tropical Reef forest Seagrass Coastal Dune
Functional Structure of the Coastal Zone In the Mexican Caribbean Influence of the continental zone ZOFEMAT Influence of the marine zone Source: Dr. Alejandro Yáñez Arancibia
Growth example in Quintana Roo According to the vertiginous growth of the State, the State Government has impulsed the Elaboration of Urban and Environmental Planning tools in orden to face these challenges and also Natural Protected Areas. As an example of this growth: Playa del Carmen, 1974 Playa del Carmen, 2005
North American Marine Ecoregions
Marine Biodiversity of Mexico (CONABIO)
Large Marine Ecosytems (LME) Caribbean Sea (UNEP/IUCN)
CONCLUDING REMARKS 1) Better coordination between different leves of Government (National, Subnational, Local) 2) Following the international guidelines and Conventions (UNEP, FAO, CBD, UNFCCC) 3) Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM): with ecosystemic and regional vision. 4) Sustainable Development: environmental stewardship; economic prosperity; and social equity
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