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Acknowledgements
This handbook is the product of a collective effort. A follow-up to the Reference
Guide on the Use of Indicators for Integrated Coastal Management, published
in 2003, the preparation of this handbook involved the collaboration of
several experts and practitioners in the field of natural and social sciences and
management of natural resources.
The finalization of the handbook would have not been possible without the
generous contribution of the Canadian Department of Fishery and Oceans
(DFO), the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) and the
Gerard J. Mangone Center for Marine Policy (CMP) of the University of Delaware.
In this respect, particular thanks for their leadership and support go to
Camille Mageau (DFO), Charles “Bud” Ehler (formerly NOAA), Julian Barbière
(IOC) and Biliana Cicin-Sain (CMP).
The principal authors also include Stefano Belfiore (IOC), Dan McDougall and
Robert Siron (DFO), and Robert Bowen (University of Massachusetts). A special
contribution was provided by interns Fabio Ledda (University of Sassari) and
Francesca Santoro (University of Venice) during their internship at IOC in Paris.
Substantial comments were provided by a panel of international experts in the
field of integrated coastal and ocean management, who pointed out to necessary
improvements. For this, we would like to thank Françoise Breton (European
Topic Centre on Terrestrial Environment, European Environment Agency),
Peter Burbridge (University of Newcastle), Jacques Denis (IFREMER), Yves
Henocque (IFREMER), Stephen Olsen (Coastal Resources Center, University of
Rhode Island), Horst Salzwedel (formerly GTZ), and Ivica Trumbic (Regional Activity
Centre for Priority Actions Programme, Mediterranean Action Plan).
The task of editing the handbook was entrusted to Sherry Heileman, who
ensured improved and harmonized content, format, and style.
Eric Loddé provided the beautiful and practical graphic design necessary for a
handbook.
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for measuring the progress and outcomes of integrated coastal and ocean management
The approach and the indicators developed in the handbook have been tested
by a number of ICAM efforts. The role of the test has been essential in the revision
of the handbook and the role of all those who participated in the exercise
and contributed to improve it is gratefully acknowledged:
• Canada, Eastern Scotian Shelf Integrated Management (ESSIM) Initiative
(Lead agency: Department of Fisheries and Oceans): Jo Arbour and Danny
Walmsley
• Chile, National Policy for the Coastal Fringe (Lead agency: Undersecretary of
the Navy): Fernando Almuna
• China, Xiamen ICM Project (lead agency: Xiamen Ocean and Fisheries Bureau):
Zhou Qiulin
• France, Thau Lagoon - Integrated Management Project GITHAU (lead agency:
IFREMER): Jacques Denis, Thierry Laugier, Thibaut Rodriguez, Lionel Loubersac
• Denmark/Germany/Netherlands, Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation (lead
agency: Wadden Sea Common Secretariat): Jens Enemark and Folkert de
Jong
• Germany, Research for an Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Oder/
Odra Estuary Region Project (ICZM-Oder) (lead agency: Baltic Sea Research
Institute): Gerald Schernewski, Jens Hoffmann, Nardine Löser, Markus Dreisewerd,
Petra Stavenhagen & Bianka Grunow
• Tanzania, Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project (MACEMP)
(lead agency: National Environmental Management Council): Magnus Ngoile
and Jeremiah Daffa
• Thailand, Coastal Habitats and Resource Management (CHARM) Project
(lead agency: CHARM EU Team): Yves Henocque and Sanchai Tandavanitj
It is our hope that this handbook may serve the needs of those coastal and
ocean managers confronted with the daily tasks of measuring the progress
of their programmes and projects and isolating their ecological and socioeconomic
outcomes. As such, the handbook represents a tool that will further
benefit from the practical application in different coastal and ocean contexts,
gaining from the feedback of the users.
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