Proper exchange of experiences and access to outstanding studies and best practices being produced in many Coastal Member States at different authority level has been lacking. This is why General Directorate (DG) Environment of the European Commission tendered the OURCOAST project that has started in January 2009.

The overall goal of OURCOAST is to create an information base and groundwork that will further support implementation of ICZM in coastal areas by the establishment of long-lasting information mechanisms that will promote the sharing of experiences and practices throughout Europe. This will be achieved by the establishment of a multi-lingual database of Europe-wide ICZM practices in the form of case studies that will be searchable with the help of a user-friendly search mechanism that will be freely available online.

OURCOAST project is implemented by a consortium led by ARCADIS, The Netherlands, (including expert staff of ARCADIS companies of Belgium and Germany) and its sub-contractor the Coastal & Marine Union (EUCC).

For more information please visit: http://ec.europa.eu/environment/iczm/ourcoast.htm