This Ministerial Order, consisting of 8 articles, creates the Natural Aquatic Reserve within the Coastal Area of Suco do Vila in the Sub-District of Ata ro, District of D li. This Natural Reserve aims at protecting biological diversity of fish by achieving the following objectives: supporting the rehabilitation of degraded fishery habitats, including beach areas, mangrove forests, sea-grass and coral reefs; managing these habitats through local regulations, organization of the marine protected area, management and implementation of the community action plan; prohibit resource extraction within the designated aquatic nature reserve and strengthening national laws regulating fisheries in surrounding waters; monitoring the impact of aquatic nature reserve in terms of improving the state of the ecosystems and fisheries; meeting national and international commitments on environmental conservation, sustainable development and regional commitments under the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI).
Title:
Ministerial Order No. 6/GM/I/2015 creating the Natural Aquatic Reserve within the Coastal Area of Suco do Vila.
Country:
Timor-Leste
Type of document:
Regulation
Date of text:
2015
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