Information & Meetings
	What's new in the website
	Conferences & Events
	New Coastal Publications

Organisations
	New hyperlinks to websites
	UNEP liaised with World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Environment
	Compensation claims filed for Erika damage and Hungarian mining disaster

Development & Trends
	Øresund Bridge opened

Policy
	Come-back of commercial whaling in sight?
	EC improves protection of fishery resources

Funds
	Dutch “green” lottery will get a German sibling
	“Life Nature” invites project proposal submissions
	Grants for environmental projects in the Mediterranean
	European funds for data collection, studies and projects on fisheries
	Society of Wetland Scientists grant programme

What's new in the website
 

Status quo of coastal zone management policies in Europe and NIS

EUCC and EUCC Services are monitoring the progress in integrated coastal zone management (ICZM) policy development in all countries of Europe and Central Asia. Regional overviews are now available for the Baltic Sea, the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea and the Adriatic Sea. Check it out at http://www.coastalguide.org/icm/progress/
 

ICZM indicator study now downloadable

In 1999, the EUCC executed a small pilot study as a contribution to the development of ICZM progress indicators by the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the Dutch National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ (partner of the EEA's Topic Centre for the Marine and Coastal Environment). The pilot study was carried out in conjunction with RIKZ as a background study to their report "Testing of Indicators for the Marine and Coastal Environment in Europe" (2000). The report of the EUCC pilot study ("Progress of ICZM development in European countries", 1999) can be downloaded as pdf file.
 

Events recently announded

Please note:
The overview of the Coastal Guide conference and event  meeting list can be found at http://www.coastalguide.org/meetings/
 
 

New Coastal Publications
 
 

Marine Environmental Management: Review of events in ‘98 & future trends Ed. by Dr. Bob Earll (1999, 136 pp.) Dr. Bob Earll, Candle Cottage, Kempley, Gloucestershire, GL18 2BU, UK. Fax +44 1531 890415. ISBN 0 9522946 5 6. E-mail: bob.earll@dial.pipex.com  Price: UK £35.00 (postage and packing included) These proceedings are the outcome of a conference, held in January 1999, which was both a review of 1998, as well as a pointer to 1999 and beyond. The aim of this paper is to outline the key events of 1998, set them in a wider political and economic context and reflect upon some of the developing themes which came out of the conference. The importance of joined-up management for sustainability, practical indicators, and the need for effective stakeholder participation and for better co-ordinated management of offshore areas were important themes to emerge from the conference.

Die Dünentalvegetation der Wattenmeer-Inseln in der südlichen Nordsee By J.Petersen (2000, 336 pp.) Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Husum, Postfach 1480, D-25804 Husum, http://www.verlagsgruppe.de/Husum/hdv0.htm, ISBN 3 88042 935 9. Price: DM 78.00 This publication is based on a research project in which 17 of the Frisian Islands within the overall Wadden Sea region were investigated with respect to the ecology and phytosociology of the dune-slack vegetation. On the basis of the results of the investigations, the problems of nature conservation and management of the dune-slack ecosystems are addressed at both local levels and within the overall Wadden Sea region. The dot vegetation maps are of particular value in that they provide a reliable basis for monitoring future change in the plant cover of the Wadden Sea Islands. The publication contains many maps and tables (total 126 pp. of appendices).

New hyperlinks to websites

Göteborg University Marine Research Center GMF
The geographica area covered by Göteborg University Marine Research Centre includes 
Öresund, Kattegat and Skagerrak from Limhamn (near Malmö)to the Norwegian border

IOC/ICAM Marine Science and Observation Inputs to Integrated Coastal Area Management
Programme to assist IOC Member States in their efforts to build marine scientific and technological capabilities in the field of Integrated Coastal Management as follow up of UNCED, Agenda 21. The programme will provide reliable marine scientific data, develop methodologies, disseminate information and build interdisciplinary capacity through symposia, workshops, seminars and training courses

NorCoast
A network of Norwegian companies, organisations and institutions co-operating in providing services for the development of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) in developing countries

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
A non-profit non-governmental organization involved with the investigation and documentation of violations of international laws, regulations and treaties protecting marine wildlife species
 

Check out the other Website Links on the Coastal Guide

UNEP liaised with World Conservation Monitoring Centre

On July 3, the World Conservation Monitoring Centre became an institution of the United Nations Environment Programme, with responsibility for assessment and information on all aspects of the natural environment. UNEP-WCMC will be responsible for developing a biodiversity information and monitoring system that will support the work of decision-makers in governments, the private sector and conservation and development agencies all over the world.
Further information: Laura Battlebury, Marketing and Information Service Coordinator, UNEP-WCMC, Tel: +44 1223 277314, Fax: +44 1223 277136. E-mail: info@unep-wcmc.org, URL: http://www.unep-wcmc.org

Compensation claims filed for Erika damage and Hungarian mining disaster

The Hungarian government filed claims of 106 million US-Dollars against Esmeralda Explorations, the Australian mining company responsible for the accident that polluted river Tisza (Coastal Guide News No. 4) while the International Oil Pollution Compensation (IOPC) Fund has provisionally fixed the level of compensation payments for damage suffered by victims of the Erika incident at 50%. The Erika incident has given rise to three main types of claims which are linked to property damage and clean-up operations, losses suffered by fishermen, oyster farmers, and shellfish cultivators, and economic losses affecting activities in the tourism sector which could be as high as FFr 1,5 bn according to a Financial Times article. For every incident the maximum compensation payable by the IOPC Fund is FFr 1,2 bn. As it is impossible at present to calculate the total amount of potential losses, particularly in the tourism sector, and faced with the obligation to treat all victims equally, whether their claims are presented immediately after the incident or at the end of the period allowed for submitting claims (three years from the date when the damage is suffered), the IOPC Fund limits payments to a fixed percentage of approved claims. Further information: http://www.iopcfund.org
 

Øresund Bridge opened

The new Øresund Bridge connecting Denmark and Sweden was opened on Saturday July 1. Hotly discussed and opposed by many environmental groups in the early nineties, the bridge does not seem to affect the water flow to the Baltic Sea as expected and water pollution has been kept at a minimum. Built at a cost of two billion Euro (1990 prices), the Øresund link is one of the largest infrastructure projects in Scandinavia. The 16 km long link between Malmø and Copenhagen has three main components: a four km long tunnel with two rail tubes and two motorway tubes on one level, a four km long artificial island, Peberholm, linking the tunnel and the bridge, and a 7.8 km long, two-level bridge with the motorway on the upper level and the railway on the lower level. The environmental requirements for the physical structure as well as for the building work cost over 180 million euro.
Further information: 
http://www.oresundskonsortiet.se
http://www.sundlink.se
 

Come-back of commercial whaling in sight?

Members of International Whaling Commission (IWC) concluded their 52nd meeting in Adelaide, Australia by agreeing on an accelerated time table for the completion of a new “management scheme” for whales. This scheme will set quotas for whale catches, a possible come-back of commercial whaling. In fact, Japan and Norway have been ignoring the 14 year old international moratorium on whaling and are killing at least 1000 minke whales annually. Despite international pressure, Japan has continued to ignore the strong wishes of the majority of the members of the IWC to halt its scientific whaling programme and even announced to expand it. Japan also managed to lobby for enough votes among its East Caribbean nation friends to block the vote on a South Pacific Whale Sanctuary, proposed by the IWC. As some nations ignore the IWC anyway, more and more members and environmental pressure groups start to believe that the legalisation of whaling on one hand and strict quotas on the other are the only realistic way of ensuring the survival of these species. Others argue that enforcement of such quotas cannot be monitored.
More information: WWF: http://panda.org/news/press/news.cfm?id=1990
Greenpeace: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/test/media_fullpress.php3
IWC: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/iwcoffice/iwc.htm
 
 

EC improves protection of fishery resources

On June 8, the European Council amended Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms. The amendments are about detailed rules for shrimp fisheries [art 25 (2)], restrictions for sand eels along the east coast of England and Scotland [art 29a], providing greater clarity of art 46, and revising or introducing minimum sizes of crustaceans and bivalve molluscs [annex XII]. The full Council Regulation can be seen at: http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/dat/2000/l_148/l_14820000622en00010002.pdf
 
 

Dutch “green” lottery will get a German sibling

Eight German charity funds are going to co-operate with the Dutch firm Novamedia to form a new lottery. End of this year the Neue Bundeslotterie für Umwelt und Entwicklung will be operational in the German land of Niedersaschsen. Other German Lander will follow next year. The “Postcode Lottery” concept has been very successful in the Netherlands. Its annual turn over is approximately 200 euro of which 60% goes to charity (for example supporting this very newsletter, Coastal Guide News!). For many years, the German State did not support the project as it expected competition for the German State Lottery. The German Federal Court of Appeal only recently approved the license. NGOs like Unicef, Greenpeace, and WWF-Germany will be able to raise money through the new lottery for activities in the field of nature conservation, sustainable development and human welfare.
For more information see http://www.postcodeloterij.nl (in Dutch).
 

European programme “Life Nature” invites project proposal submissions

The Life Nature Call for Proposals 2000 is open since June until 30 September. Projects aiming at the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora of Community and international interest are eligible. EU member states and candidate countries associated to LIFE (confirmed: Estonia, Latvia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia) can take part in this round. For more information, visit http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/environment/nature/home.htm
 

Grants for environmental projects in the Mediterranean

The European MEDA programme opened a call for proposals in the framework of the “Short and medium term priority environmental action programme (SMAP/Euro-Mediterranean partnership)”. Grants will have a minimum amount of EUR 1 million and a maximum of EUR 5. Regional and international organisations, national, regional or local authorities, public sector operators, and non-profit making organisations may apply. Sectors of activities covered: integrated water management, waste management, hot spots, ICZM, and combatting desertification. URL: http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/smap/home.htm
 

European funds for data collection, studies and projects on fisheries

The year 2000 call for proposals for basic data collection, studies and pilot projects within the framework of the Common Fisheries Policy is open until 1 September 2000. The two basic subjects which have been established for the present call are 1) collection and management of data for the assessment of fisheries of interest to the CFP and 2) studies and pilot projects related to the implementation or the development of the CFP. The projects must be completed by the end of August 2001.
Further information: 
http://www.europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/dat/2000/c_177/c_17720000627en00140016.pdf
http://www.europa.eu.int/comm/dg14/dg14.html
 

Society of Wetland Scientists grant programme

The Society of Wetlands Scientists (SWS) established a new grant program to supports its members with Ramsar Convention related activities, including the selection, designation, management, and networking of Ramsar sites. Guidelines and application forms can be found on the internet at: http://www.sws.org/regional/international/Ramsar.Support.Framework/ or by writing to Eric Gilman, egilman@lava.net. Deadline is 1 November.

Deadline for submitting contributions to Coastal Guide News No 15:
Wednesday July 26,  2000

COASTAL GUIDE NEWS is a biweekly newsletter published by the European Union for Coastal Conservation (EUCC) with financial support of Stichting DOEN, the foundation of the Dutch lottery "Postcode Loterij" and the Department of International Nature Affairs of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries. For free subscriptions, comments or contributions to this newsletter, please contact news@coastalguide.org.

Members of the Coastal Guide News editorial team: Erik Devilee, Hanneke Mesters, Irene Lucius, René van Oers, and Albert Salman.
 

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