Implementation of the Strategic Action Program of the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem
The project: “Implementation of the Strategic Action Program of the Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem” (GoM-LME) is a five-year binational initiative between Mexico and the United States of America, entrusted for its implementation to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
The main objectives of this Project is to improve water quality, rehabilitate the costal and marine ecosystems, and avoid depletion of marine resources in the GoM-LME.
These goals will be achieved with an investment by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) with co-financing by Mexico and the US, through the implementation of three project components.
Improve Water Quality in the Papaloapan, Panuco and Grijalva-Usumacinta, and the lower part of the Coatzacoalcos river basins
Avoid depletion and recover Living Marine Resources (Fish and Shellfish)
Conserve and restore the Quality of Coastal and Marine Ecosystem through community involvement and enhanced Bilateral Cooperation
