This Resolution approves the National Maritime Space Management Plan (POEM), under Priority 5 “Sustainable and transparent management of natural resources and the environment” of the Governmental Five-Year Programme 2015-2019. The general objectives of the Plan are: Establish maritime spatial planning, respecting the principles of integrated management and sustainable development; Promote the sustainable, rational and efficient economic exploitation of the sea, marine resources and ecosystem services, ensuring the compatibility and sustainability of its various uses and activities; Ensure the preservation, protection and recovery of natural values, biodiversity and coastal and marine ecosystems, as well as preventing risks and minimizing the effects of natural disasters and climate change or human action; Ensure legal certainty and transparency in the procedures for granting titles for the private use of maritime space, and enabling the exercise of rights to information and participation; Ensure the quality of the information available on the national maritime space; Carry out the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SEA) of the POEM; Define indicators and draw up a plan for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the POEM's provisions, etc.
Mozambique · 2024-11-15