Collaborative management board
The management boards are multisectoral groups organized to provide advice and recommendations to the Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DNER) or the regulatory agency in charge of implementing public policy, in this case environmental, to manage and conserve duly legislated protected natural areas.The boards play an important role in facilitating communication between stakeholders, community members, non-governmental institutions, and regulatory agencies.
The multisectoral management boards provide advice for the creation and evaluation of previously validated action plans and projects, including education and outreach efforts, applied research, and enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. These groups are important in the review, evaluation of validity, and validation of actions over time, as well as promoting adaptive management processes.
In turn, by representing different sectors of interest, it provides a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experiences, to be considered in decision-making; strengthening multisectoral communication, strengthening the sense of belonging and the administration of natural resources at the local level.
In 2009, Consultores Educativos Ambientales CSP, revised the RNAC Management Plan. In 2013, as part of the collaborative efforts between the DNER and NOAA, the first management board for the nature reserve was constituted, with representation from the community in general, the Fishermen's Associations, tour operators, the municipality, the community. science and the education and outreach sector. It has evolved and now meets six to twelve times a year and is represented by ten key sectors of interest for the conservation of the biodiversity of the RNAC.
Awilda Torres
Representante Asociaciones de Pescadores
Bethsaida Colón
Representante Sector Educativo
bethsaida.clon@fajardo.inter.edu
Francisco Soto
Representante del Sector de la Comunidad Cientifica
francisco_soto@yahoo.com
Joel Melendez
Representante de los grupos sin fines de lucro interesados en la RNAC (ONGs)
jmelendez@prxtreme.com
Betsy Lopez
Representante del Municipio de Fajardo
Vacante
Representante Lideres de la Comunidad
Yilmalia Suarez
Representante Operadores de Buceo
yilmaliasuarez@yahoo.com
Carolina Corral
Representante de las Marinas/comodoros
corral@putambridge.cm
Waldemar González
Representante de los Catamaranes
waldemar.gonzalez@ymail.com
Roberto Lamson
Representante alterno de Catamaranes
Gilberto Lebrón
Representante de los "Water Taxis y otros operadores autorizados"
gilberto_lebron@hotmail.com
Lucas Coluccio
Representante de los "Water Taxis y otros operadores autorizados"
Ricardo Colón Rivera
Oficial de Manejo del Noreste- DRNA
rcolon@drna.pr.gov
The vision of the Board for the collaborative management of the Canal Arrecifes de la Cordillera Natural Reserve (JMCRNAC) is to conserve and sustain the biodiversity and health of the natural ecosystems existing in the area, as well as its scenic beauty, through collaborative multisectoral management. , ensuring an orderly and sustainable use of marine space for educational, scientific, recreational and commercial purposes.
In this way, the rational use and sustainable development of its environmental goods and services will be promoted, which will stimulate a better quality of life for Puerto Ricans and future generations.
