International Governance Workshop

Marine Policy & Law

Harte Research Institute held the first international Furgason Summer Workshop on Governance for the Gulf of Mexico on June 21-25, 2010. The week-long workshop examined obstacles to creating marine protected areas in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Participants of the first "Furgason Summer Workshop on Governance for the Gulf of Mexico: Overcoming International Obstacles to Create Marine Protected Areas in the Gulf of Mexico" included U.S. and Mexican graduate students and representatives from international agencies, academic institutions, governmental agencies and non-governmental organizations from Mexico, the United States and Cuba.

Three scientists from Cuba, among others from across the nation and Mexico, visited HRI and participated in the workshop. The Cuban scientists included:

Dr. Guillermo García Montero, director of the National Aquarium of Cuba and the president of the National Committee on Oceanography, who is an expert in coastal zone science and management and serves on the HRI Advisory Board.
Dr. Maritza García García, director for the National Center for Protected Areas (CNAP) in Cuba, who is leading efforts to expand the network of marine protected areas along Cuba's southern coast with funding from the Global Environmental Facility.
Dr. Roberto Perez de los Reyes, a former director of the Institute of Oceanology in Cuba and current scientist for the Agency for the Environment, who is a highly-respected expert on ocean frontal zones, coastal zone rehabilitation, design and implementation of environmental observing and monitoring systems

The workshop represents collaboration through a cooperative agreement between Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and the University of Veracruz in Mexico. In addition, the workshop is a landmark effort to provide training for future environmental and community leaders who work internationally in the integration of science and policy in the Gulf of Mexico region.

Presentations Now Available to Download:

Workshop Introduction:

The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies- L. McKinney

Overcoming International Obstacles to Create MPAs-I. Cruz

Day 1: Environmental Issues

Integrated Assessment and Management of the Gulf of Mexico-P. Álvarez

Marine Protected Areas: In the United States-B. Causey

The Marine Protected Areas in Cuba-M. García

Cuba: Marine and Coastal Resources-G. Montero

Áreas Costeras y Marinas Protegidas en el Golfo de México-J. Gonzalez

Decreto de la Reserva de la Biosfera los Tuxtlas-J. Gonzalez

Relevance of MPAs to the Gulf of Mexico Region-O. Iglesias