COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EU Council of Ministers for the environment has given political agreement to the creation of official guidelines for Member States on Integrated Coastal Zone Management. It means that EU governments will have to develop strategies coordinating national, regional and local regulations and initiatives fighting the pollution of coasts, covering beaches and cliffs as well as the sea. Schemes, which are expected to impose further environmental controls on the shipping industry, will also have to promote public participation and include systems for ...


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