RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REGIONAL CONSERVATION AGENDA:

· Iimprove management of protected areas
· Establish new marine protected areas
· Integrate management of priority coastal wetlands
· Reduce the shrimp trawler fleet and improve its fishing technology
· Reorient a regional tourism project (Nautical Staircase)
· Establish the Gulf of California Conservation Fund
· Articulate a common regional vision.

CONSERVATION IN ACTION :

Milestones for the Guaymas-San Carlos-Sierra del Aguaje NPA:
New marine NPA is established.

Inhabitants and users support the expansion of the NPA.

Milestones for the Angel de la Guarda- Archipielago de San Lorenzo Protected  Area:
New marine NPA is established.

Inhabitants and users support the expansion of the NPA.

Adequate management is ensured by appropriate Government financial and human resources support, including monitoring and enforcement.

Milestones for the San Esteban-Tiburon Islands-Seri Territory Corridor:
New marine NPA is established.

Inhabitants and users support the expansion of the NPA.

Expansion of NPA is completed.

Milestones for the Marismas Nacionales Mangrove Forest:
NPA is established.

Milestones for the Guaymas - Islas Marías Corridor:
Shrimp fleet has been reduced by 50 percent and the remaining shrimp fleet uses low impact technology.

· The Protected Area "Sierra de Vallejo" was declared in November 2004 by the Governor of the State of Nayarit

· The Two new Federal Marine Protected Areas were declared as National Park in April 25, 2005

· CONANP is investing during 2005 more than 800,000 USD in sustainable economic alternatives for local inhabitants from the above areas to motivate them to natural resources conservation and management

Lessons learned and recommended action from the DOE Conference

Collaborative inter-sectoral efforts to define solutions to threats are critical; improved governance structures are key to effective natural resource management; marine protected areas are useful to control open access and support fisheries management; negotiating behavior changes produces more long-lasting results than imposing the values of one group on another; and sustained progress towards measurable goals is made at the Large Coastal Ecosystem scale.