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Marine Conservation organizations in North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental
CEMDA
Mexican Center for Environmental Law
Atlixco 138, Col. Condesa Deleg. Cuauhtemoc, Mexico City, Mexico, CDMX
Region Active
North America, Caribbean
Non-profit NGO
1993
Activity
Advocacy, Marine policy, Protection of marine and coastal diversity, Sustainable fishing, Coral Reef protection
Description
CEMDA is a legal organization working in defence of the environment and natural resources in Mexico, including the marine regions. Within their broad scope, they include a coasts and seas focus which recently called for the protection of the Veracruz reef. They advocate for the development of national policies regarding coral reefs, such as an Official Mexican Standard on the management and restoration of reef ecosystems. Amongst their many proposals are: an inventory of marine resources, not only those of extractive or commercial importance; a project to establishes the specifications for the preservation, conservation, sustainable use and restoration of coastal wetlands in mangrove areas; geographically defined fishing concessions, under criteria of ecosystem management and social equity; recovery programs for overexploited resources and fisheries management for all species subject to exploitation; create the General Law of Seas and Coasts to change the management of coastal and marine ecosystems; and, finally, prepare the regulations for the General Law on Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture.