Evaluation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in Europe

Contacts

DG ENV, Environment Directorate-General, DGENVD3 Cohesion policy & environmental impact assessment, Main contact person: Ms. Birgit Snoeren (Birgit.Snoeren@cec.eu.int)

DG ENV, Environment Directorate-General, Bathing Water Quality

DG REGIO, Regional Policy Directorate-General

EUNIS: European Community Biodiversity Clearinghouse Mechanism - The marine component of European biodiversity indicators

European Fisheries and Maritime Affairs

European Maritime Transport

References

A Proposal for a European Parliament and Council Recommendation concerning the implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe (COM/00/545 of 8 Sept. 2000). This Recommendation (2002/413/EC) was adopted by Council and Parliament on 30 May 2002.

European Commission, 2000. Commission proposal for a European Parliament and Council Recommendation concerning the implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe (COM/2000/545), adopted 8 September, 2000. Brussels.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/proprec.htm

European Commission, 2000. Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on Integrated Coastal Zone Management: a Strategy for Europe (COM/2000/547), adopted 27 September, 2000. Brussels.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/comm2000.htm

European Commission, 1999a. Lessons from the European Commission's Demonstration Programme on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM). Luxemburg.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/discdoc2.htm

European Commission, 1999b. Towards a European Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Strategy. General Principles and Policy Options. Luxemburg.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/discdoc1.htm

European Commission, 1996. Demonstration Programme on integrated management of coastal zones. Brussels.
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/demopgm.htm

European Commission, 1995. Communication from the Commission to the Council and European Parliament on the integrated management of coastal zones. Brussels.

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ACOPS: Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea

Baltic Sea Region GIS, Maps and Statistical Database

BIOMAD: Marine Biological Database

Black Sea Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis

Blue Flag Programme: An exclusive eco-label awarded to beaches and marinas across Europe and other regions of the world. The Blue Flag works towards sustainable development at beaches/ marinas through strict criteria dealing with water quality, environmental education and information, environmental management, and safety and other services. The Blue Flag Programme includes environmental education and information for the public, decision makers and tourism operators.

Coastal Guide to Europe: The Coastal Guide to Europe offers information to the visitor of coastal areas in Europe. Special attention is given to the history of the landscape, wildlife, nature and recreation areas and cultural heritage (historical cities, buildings and museums). Initial sections provide a NatureTop100 (selection of nature parks) and a Whale and Dolphin Watching Directory.

CoastBase: The European Virtual Coastal and Marine Data Warehouse. An open system architecture for integrated, distributed coastal and marine information search and access

CoPraNet: CoPraNet Interreg IIIC project to establish a coastal practitioners network and bridge the gap between planners, managers and the research community throughout Europe

COREPOINT: Interreg IIB project to establish NW Europe as a region of excellence in Coastal management

CPMR: The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, 150 regions working together. They work together to ensure that EU institutions and national governments take account of their common interests, and cooperate on practical projects in order to enhance their assets.

EAS: European Aquaculture Society: international, non-profit association, with members in 59 countries worldwide working in any field related to aquaculture

EcoPorts: Collaborative research project of more than 25 European seaports, focussing on exchange of practical information on port related environmental issues

EIONET: European Information and Observation Network. Within this, the European Topic Center on Biological Diversity and the European Topic Center on Terrestrial Environment

EMSC: European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

ENCORA: European platform for sharing knowledge and experience in coastal science, policy and practice

ESPO: European Sea Ports Organisation

EUROGOOS: Association of Agencies for the development of Operational Oceanography in the European Sea areas and adjacent oceans

EUCC: The Coastal Union (France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, UK, Baltic, Mediterranean)

EUROCOAST: European Coastal Association For Science And Technology, An association of scientists, engineers and decision makers within the European community

EWEA: European Wind Energy Association

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Fisheries Department

FAO-GTOS GTN-C: Global Terrestrial Observing System of the FAO, Coastal Network

GISIG: Association on GIS and Geo-Information to promote GIS awareness and create a meeting point between professionals and actual/potential users of GIS (Eco-Imagine - European Conferences and Forum for ICZM and GIS)

Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands: The Global Forum brings together ocean leaders from governments, intergovernmental and international organizations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector, ocean donors, and scientific institutions, to achieve the sustainable development of oceans, coasts, and islands.

ICCOPS: Network on sustainable development of the ocean and coastal areas in conformity with the policy of the United Nations

ICES: International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

IMO: International Maritime Organization

INSPIRE: Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe

IUCN: The World Conservation Union, Global Marine Programme

LOICZ: IGBP programme on the area of the earth's surface where land, ocean and atmosphere meet and interact

MARBEF: Platform to integrate and disseminate knowledge and expertise on marine biodiversity, with links to researchers, industry, stakeholders and the general public

Oceanides Project

SEA-SEARCH: Oceanographic and Marine Data & Information in Europe

UNEP-GEO-2000: Chapter 2: The State of the Environment - Europe and Central Asia - Marine and Coastal Areas

UNEP Regional Seas Programme: United Nations Environment Programme

UNEP-Tourism: Production and Consumption Branch, ICZM

Belgium

BENCORE, Univ. Leuven/VLIZ

Bulgaria

Croatia

Bay of Kastela Coastal Area Management Plan, Croatia
http://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/camp-text-croatia.html

Cyprus

Denmark

DANCORE, DHI

Estonia

Finland

France

AFIT, Agence Française fe l'ingénierie touristiques, 2003

Blue Plan, France

Conservatoire du littoral, France

DATAR, Delegation aménagement du territoirre et action régionale

IFREMER: French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

RFRC, CETMEF

Germany

IOW: The Baltic Sea Research Institute Warnemünde (abbreviated IOW for Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemuende) is a non-university research institute, dedicated to interdisciplinary marine research in coastal and marginal seas with a special emphasis on the Baltic Sea ecosystem.

GCN, GKSS

Greece

HENCORE, Univ. Thessaloniki

Island of Rhodes Coastal Area Management Programme, Greece
http://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/camp-text-greece.html

National Programma for the Sustainable Development of Greek Islands and Coasts, Greece
Link

Programme for Integrated Coastal Zone Management, The Case of Cyclaeds, Greece
Link

Ireland

Bantry Bay Charter Life Project Building Consensus in Coastal Zone Management, Ireland
Link

Corepoint, Univ. Cork

Italy

LaguNet: Italian Network for Ecological Research in Coastal Zone and Transitional Areas. Scientific observational network on fluxes of nutrients and other contaminants from lagoon catchments to the near coastal environment

Pialassa Baiona: Monitoring and recovery of the coastal lagoon Pialassa Baiona (Ravenna)

RIC, Univ. Bologna

Latvia

Lithuania

Malta

Coastal Area Management Programme for Malta
http://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/camp-text-malta.html

Netherlands

ARGOSS:the leading edge of coastal mapping and marine information services for offshore and coastal engineering applications.

NCK, WL Delft Hydraulics

Poland

INET, IBW PAN

Portugal

POCOAST, Univ. Porto

Romania

Slovenia

Coastal Area Management Programme, Slovenia
http://www.pap-thecoastcentre.org/camp-text-slovenia.html

Spain

Aguas de la Cuenca del Sur, España

CIIRC: International Centre for Coastal Resources Research, Barcelona, Spain

HISPACOAST, Univ. Cantabria

Sweden

COMREC - Coastal Management Resource Centre. COMREC is a centre for research and education on phenomena related to coastal problems. COMREC is a co-operation between Södertörns högskola and the Department of Systems Ecology at Stockholm University.

SENCORE, Univ. Lund

Turkey

United Kingdom: Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

COZONE: Univ. Plymouth, is the public face of the COASTAL STRUCTURES network, the BEACH PROCESSES network and the COASTAL WATERS network, and Is a central U.K. resource for coastal engineering research.

DEFRA

DEFRA-CDROM: The UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) are publishing a free brochure and CD ROM which provides electronic coverage (with web links) of more than 10 years of government-funded departmental research on the marine environment, focussing on the research conducted before DEFRA launched its web site.

Environment & Society Research Unit:Research concerning how stakeholder participation and achievement of strategic objectives can be integrated, particularly relating to ICZM and MPAs

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

Bridge, L. January 2000. Policy Instruments for ICZM in Nine Selected European countries. Final Study Report prepared for the Dutch National Institute for Coastal & Marine Management, RIKZ. EUCC.
http://www.coastalguide.org/pub/instruments.pdf

EUCC, April 1999. European Code of Conduct for the Coastal Zone. Adopted by the Council of European Ministers.
http://www.coastalguide.org/code/index.html

Rigg, K., A. Salman, D. Zanen, M. Taal & J. Kuperus, 1997. Threats and opportunities in the coastal areas of the European Union. A scoping study. RIKZ, The Hague / EUCC, Leiden.

Salman, A.H.P.M. & R.M.H. Tekke, 1992. Proceedings European Coastal Conservation Conference 1991. Ministry of LNV, The Hague / EUCC, Leiden (available in the EUCC Coastal Library, P01).
http://www.coastalguide.org/pub/publist.html

Salman, Albert, 2001, Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) in Europe, EUCC
http://www.coastalguide.org/icm/icmrcol.html

Van Elburg-Velinova, D., C. Perez Valverde & A. Salman. November 1999. Progress of ICZM development in European countries. A pilot study. Working Document 1999, Final Draft. EUCC, Leiden.
http://www.coastalguide.org/icm/pc6-99ir.pdf

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