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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 Central America Mexico The Yucatan Peninsula Mesoamerican Reef

Mangrove Coastal Dune Tropical forest Reef barrier

Manatees Whale shark Sea turtle Jaguar

Reef Lower tropical forest Mangrove Coastal Dune Medium tropical forest Reef Lagoon Cenote Seagrass

TYPICAL COASTAL ZONE IN THE STATE OF QUINTANA ROO

Functional Structure of the Coastal Zone In the Mexican Caribbean

ZOFEMAT

Influence of the continental zone Influence of the marine zone

Source: Dr. Alejandro Yáñez Arancibia

Growth example in Quintana Roo

Playa del Carmen, 1974 Playa del Carmen, 2005 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:

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