Status
A National Report from the United Kingdom on the Implementation
of (2002/413/EC) Recommendation the European Parliament
and of the Council, of 3 May 2002, concerning the Implementation
of Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Europe was
officially submitted to the European Commission on 31
March 2006 by the Department for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The report brings together the
experience to-date of the UK as a whole in implementing
the Recommendation on ICZM.
The United Kingdom is a unique case, as the arrangements
for the management of coastal areas throughout the UK
are complex. The UK Parliament, in 1999, created a new
legal framework for the management of coastal areas
in its delegation of powers to democratic bodies in
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The different
administrations within the UK have, over the years,
taken ICZM policy forward individually, with tailored
solutions to their own diverse coastlines and differing
terrestrial and marine planning systems. Such tailored
practice in coastal management has been important in
ensuring good practice.
In addition to the main UK report, a full set of set
of strategies, in differing stages of development, were
also therefore submitted for consideration in this evaluation
for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
DEFRA is committed to achieving a strategic framework
for ICZM, based on a common set of guiding principles,
which recognizes UK-wide policy objectives, but which
can be applied in a flexible manner according to local
needs within each administration. In addition to implementing
the individual strategies within England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland, action will be taken at
the UK level to achieve the aims of ICZM.
Reporting Institution(s)
DEFRA, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(with Institutions responsible within Northern Ireland,
Wales, Scotland, England:
The institutions and reporting of the devolved administrations
of the UK:
The Department of the Environment in Northern Ireland
is responsible for leading on the ICZM Strategy for
Northern Ireland, adhering to the ICZM principles and
has developed over 50 objectives relating to the three
pillars of sustainable development as well several on
integration. During 2006 it oversaw the implementation
of the strategy, a key aspect of which was the establishment
of a Northern Ireland Coastal and Marine Forum. Closer
links with colleagues in the Republic of Ireland are
intended to address island-wide coastal issues.
The Welsh Assembly Government’s strategy on ICZM will
be published in March 2007.
The Scottish Executive, the devolved government of
Scotland, published its strategy for the long-term sustainability
of Scotland's coasts and seas, in 2005 (Seas the Opportunity,
link below). The strategy laid out a clear vision for
the Scottish Coasts and Seas, underpinned by high level
objectives and specific action-focused targets. In March
2007, a Minister-chaired Advisory Group published a
set of recommendations aimed at delivering the strategy
(Recommendations of the Advisory Group on Marine and
Coastal Strategy, link below). They recommended that
there should be a statutory system of Marine Spatial
Planning to manage the multiple, cumulative and sometimes
conflicting uses of the sea, in a sustainable way. This
would have both national and local level implementation.
“Local” is suggested to mean mean sub-regional units
based on estuaries, substantial lengths of coast or
island authorities. They also recommended that local
level marine spatial planning should be hand in hand
with ICZM delivery with the flexibility to support local
stakeholder engagement.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
is currently preparing proposals on how ICZM might be
promoted throughout England. These proposals, which
will stress specifically the issue consistently around
the coastline, and how the current management systems
on land might be harmonised with any new proposals at
sea, will be published shortly for consultation with
the public. The development of these proposals is being
taken forward in the context of wider work to consider
new primary legislative proposals for the marine area.
National Contact
Ms. Karen Morgan, Marine and Coastal Policy
Contact: karen.morgan@DEFRA.GSI.GOV.UK or iczm@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Scotland Contact
Ms Susanna BRAHAM, Marine Strategy, Scottish Executive
Contact: susanna.braham@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
National Reporting to the EU ICZM Recommendation
England
Report
from the United Kingdom, Implementation of (2002/413/EC)
Recommendation the European Parliament and of the Council
, of 3 May 2002, concerning the Implementation of Integrated
Coastal Zone Management in Europe, Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs, DEFRA, March 2006 (20 pages)
Promoting
and Integrated Approach to Management of the Coastal
Zone (ICZM) in England, A consultation document
of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,
DEFRA, June 2006
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/iczm-strategy/
Charting Progress: An Integrated Assessment of the
State of the UK Seas (DEFRA, 2005)
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/marine/uk/stateofsea/index.htm
Safeguarding our
Seas, Marine Stewardship Report (DEFRA, 2002)
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/marine/uk/stewardship/index.htm
Scotland
Seas
the Opportunity - A Scottish Marine and Coastal Strategy
(2005)
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/marine/uk/stewardship/index.htm
Seas
the Opportunity: A Strategy for the Long Term Sustainability
of Scotland's Coast and Seas, Scottish Executive,
September 2005
Recommendations
of the Advisory Group on Marine and Coastal Strategy:
A Follow up to Seas the Opportunity, Scottish Executive
on behalf of the Advisory Group, March 2007
Northern Ireland
Draft
document produced by Northern Ireland for public consultation,
to be taken forward as a Northern Ireland Strategy on
ICZM
http://www.doeni.gov.uk/epd/consultation_docs/details.asp?docid=3134
Wales
Draft document produced
by Wales, currently subject to public consultation,
which will be taken forward as a Wales Strategy on ICZM
in due course
http://www.countryside.wales.gov.uk/fe/master.asp?n1=366&n2=734&n3=735
Stocktake and Supporting Documents
ICZM in the UK:
A Stocktake (Atkins, March 2004)
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/marine/uk/iczm/index.htm
Marine
Stewardship and ICZM: Report of UK Conference, 14
November 2002
(To launch the process of implementing the Recommendation
and to update stakeholders on the progress of other
Marine Stewardship initiatives, Defra sponsored a major
conference on 14 November 2002. This was attended by
225 delegates from across the UK and Europe. A report
summarising the main points from the day is available.)
Options for Management of Northern Ireland's Coastal
Zone: Scoping study examining the potential establishment
of a Northern Ireland coastal forum. Report to the Department
of Environment, January 2003.
Review of Marine Nature Conservation: Final Report
of the Irish Sea Pilot. DEFRA 2004.
Assessment of the Effectiveness of Local Coastal Management
Partnerships as a Delivery Mechanism for Integrated
Coastal Zone Management. Countryside and Natural Heritage
Research Programme. Scottish Executive, Research Findings
No.23/2002
Indicators to monitor the progress of ICZM: A review
of worldwide practice Scottish Executive Central Research
Unit, 2001.
Further Information
Website of DEFRA, Department for Environment, Food
and Rural Affairs:
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/marine/uk/iczm/index.htm
The Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside,
Welsh Assembly Government
http://www.countryside.wales.gov.uk/fe/master.asp?n1=366&n2=734&n3=735
Department of Environment, Environmental Policy Division:
Environmental Policy Division (EPD)
http://www.doeni.gov.uk/epd/consultation_docs/details.asp?docid=3134
Scottish Executive, Environment and Rural Affairs
Department
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/Departments/ERAD
Scottish Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.sepa.org.uk/
The Scottish Coastal Forum (SCF)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/environment/coastalforum/
The UK Coastal Zone
http://www.theukcoastalzone.com/regional/index.asp?Region=Scotland
Proposed Marine Bill
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/water/marine/uk/policy/marine-bill/index.htm
Marine Spatial Planning Pilot Project
http://www.abpmer.net/mspp/
Summary of the results of the 2005 survey of the quality
of UK bathing waters within the scope of the Bathing
Water Directive
http://defraweb/environment/water/quality/bathing/pdf/summary-tables2005.pdf
Scottish results on Bathing Water Directive
http://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/water
UK Government website - Integrated Pollution Prevention
and Control (IPPC)
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1374
UK information - Birds Directive
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1400 |
