LEGAL PROTECTION ON COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS IN CUBA

Abstract

The Summit of Rio on Environment and Development influenced notably in the profuse process legislative generated in Cuba starting from the decade of the 90s, one of its more important moments is the approval of the Law 81 "Of the Environment." The law mark settled down like instrument of the environmental politics the environmental legislation, which is also considered as such a by the National Environmental Strategy. Their application like instrument of handling of the basins hydrographs, of the coastal area or of a wetland, it is very complex due to the structural heterogeneity that composes it: sectoral legal norms, of casual or properly environmental relevance. Another factor that complexity their study is the fact that the environmental legislation, like instrument of the politics, includes the effective Cuban technical norms in this matter, so its inclusion in the handling projections necessarily requires of a multidisciplinary work among juridical specialists and of other branches related with the study or economic use or of any nature of the ecosystems that you/they are sought to manage. A very important element to take into account to management this ecosystem is a coastal zone isn't the place determinable by a legal norm, due to in the determination to coastal zone to including in a management program influence geographic, economic, socials, administrative factors, among others. However, we think that in our country there are sufficient frame laws within integrated coastal zone project management, but certainly they can be improved.