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Cross country assessment
The syntheses of the country cases will lead to a cross-country assessment of implementation of
EU recommendations for ICZM. In a second step, interviews with key informants and thirdly
workshops will be used to complete the assessment across the countries. This assessment leads
to conclusions and recommendations for a common future EU strategy.
List of Reference Documents
The following list provides an overview of references, provided by the ICZM contact person at the
EC DGEnv that are of relevance to the ICZM evaluation from the perspective of the evaluators.
They are available on the Virtual ICZM Evaluation Space.
European Union Sources
Horizontal Policies
• Governance White Paper
• Lisbon Strategy
• Commission Communication “A sustainable Europe for a better world: A European strategy
for Sustainable Development” COM(2001) 264 final
• European Spatial Development Perspective (1999)
ICZM Policies and Guidelines
• Communication from the Commission (ICZM Strategy, 2000)
• Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the implementation
of ICZM in Europe in May 2002 (ICZM Recommendation, 2002)
• EU Working Group ICZM Indicators January 2005
• ICZM Recommendation - Reporting Guidance
• ICZM Guidance Notes for Completing Progress Indicators
• ICZM Implementation Overview, November 2005
• Coastal Zone Policy website of DG Environment:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/iczm/home.htm
Sectoral Policies and Guidelines
• 6th Environmental Action Programme & Thematic Strategies (Marine, Soil, Urban)
• Water Framework Directive (2000)
• Birds and Habitat Directives (NATURA 2000)
• EC Treaty (1999) Art. 130a (promotion of economic and social cohesion)
• EEA reports on the state of the coast
• Nitrate, and Bathing Water Quality Directives
• Quality of Bathing Water Directive (1976, proposed for amendment in 2002)
• Urban Waste Water Directive
• Thematic strategy on the protection of the marine environment
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