- The Instrumentation Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean Economy 2021-2024 (EIEOS 2021-2024) was published in the Official Journal of the Federation on August 12
- The Intersecretarial Commission for the Sustainable Management of Seas and Coasts (CIMARES) identifies priority actions for the sustainable development of Mexico's seas and coasts
The Instrumentation Strategy for a Sustainable Ocean Economy 2021-2024 (EIEOS 2021-2024) was published yesterday, August 12, in the Official Journal of the Federation. It represents an unprecedented effort by various government agencies and institutions in collaboration with civil society organizations and independent experts involved with the High-Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy to expedite implementation of Mexico’s international commitments related to the issue.
CIMARES is headed by the Secretary of the Navy and includes the Secretaries of the Interior, Foreign Affairs, Environment, Energy, Economy, Agriculture, Tourism, and Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development.
The EIEOS is a coordinated effort of the current administration to put Mexico on track to fulfill its main commitment to the Panel to move towards the sustainable management of its national waters, guided by an updated National Policy of Seas and Coasts.
The main goal of the EIEOS is to serve as a guide for coordinating the national and international plans, programs, actions and initiatives of each ministry and federal agency involved with sustainable ocean activities. The EIEOS complements the National Policy on Seas and Coasts, which is being updated in a parallel process. The EIEOS does not replace existing instruments, plans or programs related to this issue.
The Strategy establishes the definition of a sustainable ocean economy for Mexico and contains 13 priority actions for achieving a sustainable ocean economy in the country, grouped as the five critical areas established in the Panel's Transformations for a Sustainable Ocean Economy document published in December 2020.
Effectively addressing these priority actions would allow Mexico to move forward with its main commitment to the Panel and to comply with the four voluntary commitments it assumed at the last United Nations Ocean Conference: updating its National Policy on Seas and Coasts; formulating a National Action Plan for the UN Decade of Ocean Sciences; formulation of a National Strategy for the Integrated Management of Ghost Fishing Gear; and publication of its Initiative of Sustainable Ocean-based Tourism Activities.
CIMARES is a permanent body whose aim is to coordinate the actions of the government agencies involved in the formulation and implementation of national policies for the planning, management and sustainable development of Mexico's seas and coasts.
The High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy is co-chaired by Norway and Palau and includes the leaders of 17 nations: Australia, Canada, Chile, Fiji, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Mexico, Namibia, Norway, Palau, Portugal, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It seeks to achieve effective protection and sustainable production for the ocean to achieve just and equitable prosperity.
