Recommendation 2002/413 - Implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe - Main contents

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Number legal act	Recommendation 2002/413
Original proposal	COM(2000)545
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Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2002 concerning the implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe

Official Journal L 148 , 06/06/2002 P. 0024 - 0027

Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council

of 30 May 2002

concerning the implementation of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe

(2002/413/EC)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 175(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions(2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),

Whereas:

• (1) 

  The coastal zone is of great environmental, economic, social, cultural and recreational importance to Europe.

• (2) 

  Coastal zones possess a unique biodiversity in terms of flora and fauna.

• (3) 

  Chapter 17 of Agenda 21, adopted at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development summit in Rio in June 1992, should be taken into account.

• (4) 

  The 1999 assessment report of the European Environment Agency indicates a continuing degradation of conditions in the coastal zones of Europe as regards both the coasts themselves and the quality of coastal water.

• (5) 

  Community coastal zones are further threatened by the effects of climate change, in particular rising sea levels, changes in storm frequency and strength, and increased coastal erosion and flooding.

• (6) 

  Population growth and the development of economic activities are increasingly threatening for both the environmental and social equilibria of coastal zones.

• (7) 

  The decline of fishing activity and related employment makes many fisheries-dependent areas particularly vulnerable.

• (8) 

  Existing regional disparities in the Community affect the management and conservation of each coastal zone in a different way.

• (9) 

  It is essential to implement an environmentally sustainable, economically equitable, socially responsible, and culturally sensitive management of coastal zones, which maintains the integrity of this important resource while considering local traditional activities and customs that do not present a threat to sensitive natural areas and to the maintenance status of the wild species of the coastal fauna and flora.

• (10) 

  The Community promotes integrated management on a larger scale by means of horizontal instruments. These activities therefore contribute to integrated coastal zone management.

• (11) 

  The Commission notes in its Communications(4) to the Council and the European Parliament that integrated management of the coastal zone requires strategic, coordinated and concerted action at the local and regional level, guided and supported by an appropriate framework at the national level.

• (12) 

  The Commission's demonstration programme on integrated coastal zone management identifies principles of good coastal zone management.

• (13) 

  There is a need to ensure coherent action a at European level, including cooperative action and consultation with regional seas organisations or international organisations, such as the International Maritime Organisation, to address cross-border coastal zone problems.

• (14) 

  Council Resolution of 6 May 1994 on a Community strategy for integrated coastal zone management(5) and Council Resolution of 25 February 1992 on the future Community policy concerning the European coastal zone(6) both identify the need for concerted European action to implement integrated coastal zone management.

• (15) 

  Since the Resolution of 6 May 1994 the European Union has...

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