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On 19 July 1996, Mexico's president declared the Arrecifes de Cozumel as a Protected Natural Area. Following that declaration, working groups including the three levels of government and nongovernmental organizations were created. The goal of the groups was the development and implementation of a management plan for the area, as well as a broader environmental planning program for the Island of Cozumel and it marine surroundings. However, there has been an overwhelming lack of participation from the community, which is fundamental to understanding and carrying out the plan and use available environmental policy resources to guarantee protection and conservation of the area. This project seeks to educate the community about the importance of the Protected Natural Area, as well as the workings and characteristics of the environmental planning program. It also seeks to distribute information about available environmental policy resources and encourage hotels, diving companies, businesses and NGOs to provide support to the administrators of the Protected Natural Area
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental, A.C. (CEMDA)
México, D.F., Mexico
http://www.cemda.org.mx
For more information about this grant, please contact the CEC Secretariat.
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Mexico 
