International Symposium on Intergrated Coastal Zone Management
May 29, 2010
Title: International Symposium on Intergrated Coastal Zone Management
Location: Arendal, NORWAY
Start Date: 2011-06-12
End Date: 2011-06-16
Description:
The coastal waters around the world cover a small percentage of the global surface, yet are highly productive and sustain a high biodiversity. The coastal zone is utilised at some point in the life history of 75% of the marine fish species, and function as areas for feeding or spawning or as nursery grounds. The production and utilisation of these marine, renewable resources cannot be sustained where the functional integrity of coastal systems is degraded. There is, however, a rapidly growing pressure from human activity on the coastal zone and evidence of increasing degradation of coastal habitats around the globe. Examples are habitat alteration, eutrophication, toxic pollution and over-fishing. The conservation of healthy and well functioning coastal ecosystems to continue to provide goods and services to humanity, calls for new sustainable management strategies that ensure the integration of diverse research-based information including social science. This international multi-disciplinary conference is intended to promote science and integration of knowledge for the sustainable management of coastal resources. It will provide a venue for scientists, engineers, managers and policy-makers to discuss recent advances and innovative ideas, share experiences and develop networks.
Themes:
- Coastal habitats
- Impacts on coastal systems
- Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM)
- Coastal governance
Contact:
E-Mail: iczm2007@imr.no
Telephone: +47 37059010 (Bente Lundin)
Fax: +47 37059001
ARTWEI - Action for the Reinforcement
of the Transitional Waters'
Environmental Integrity