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Cork County Council

Cork County Council formed

an expert couplet with fellow

Corepoint partner, CMRC, working on

an integrated coastal management

strategy for Cork Harbour.

CoastNetCoastNet developed and

delivered eight regional conferences

in every partner country on a

specific aspect of ICZM. It also

developed and delivered the coastal

portal CoastWeb.

Sefton City CouncilSefton Council formed an

expert couplet with fellow Corepoint

partner, MACE at Cardiff University to

develop a local information system

focusing on coastal change.

EnvisionEnvision developed and ran

the six ICZM training schools (see

p14) and formed an expert couplet

with the Durham Heritage Coast

looking at ICZM on the Durham

Coast. The group also produced,

with CMRC, a report quantifyingthe economic benefits of natural

coastal ecosystems.

Aberdeen Institute for

Coastal Science andManagement, University

of AberdeenThe Institute formed an expert

couplet with the Western Isles Council

working on various issues including

coastal archaeology, education and

use conflict.

Centre for Coastal and

Marine Research (CCMR)

at the University of UlsterCCMR formed an expert couplet with

Donegal County Council to look at

coastal erosion along Donegals

beaches. The group provided

recommendations for how to work

with natural process in dealing with

coastal issues.

Martin Ryan Institute,National University of

GalwayThe Institute produced and coordinated

an extensive review of international

approaches to ICZM and a review of EU

legislation and policies with

implications for coastal management.

These were produced with input from

other Corepoint partners, namely

MACE, Envision, University of Gent

and CMRC.

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EUCC, the Coastal UnionEUCCs main focus was in

testing the EU approved ICZM progress

indicator at the local level to measure

the progress in the implementation

of integrated coastal zone management

in Europe.

The Maritime Institute,

University of GhentThe Institute formed an expert couplet

(along with the local Flemish

Authority) looking at ICZM in Flanders.

It also undertook a review of legal

approaches in ICZM.

University of Western

BrittanyThe university formed expert couplets

in Mont Saint-Michel Bay and also the

Golfe Du Morbhian.

Marine and Coastal

Environment Group

(MACE), Cardiff UniversityMACE was the key partner in

developing local information systems

for a number of local areas includingSefton and the Severn. It also provided

input into a number of key reports as

well as forming an expert couplet with

the Severn Estuary Partnership looking

at maritime heritage and ICZM policy

along the Severn.

Coastal & MarineResources Centre

(CMRC), University

College Cork

CMRC were project leaders of

Corepoint as well as forming an expert

couplet with Cork County Council.

The expert couplet provided a first hand living laboratory in the

Severn for our research into coastal planning and management.

Rhoda Ballinger, Mace

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The really positive thing about Corepoint has been the way it

tried to apply the science by taking a wider learning approach.

Tim Stojanovic, MACE, Cardiff University

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Corepoint has been extremely positive in terms of better

understanding and knowledge of one anothers issues.

Manuelle Phillip, University of Brest

There is a long way to go but the expert couplets have been a

useful starting point.

Jeremy Hills, Envision

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4.3 million

4 years

12 partners

7 countriesOver 19,000 km of coastline*

9 expert couplets

6 training schools with overparticipants

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6 local informationsystems in development

8 conferences720 conference delegates

19 reports

ONE coastal portal