Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy

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A decision made (21.05.08) to approve the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy.

Decision Reference: MD-PE-2008-0114
Decision Summary Title :	ICZM Strategy Lodging		Date of Decision Summary:	20th May 2008
Decision Summary Author:	Sarah Le Claire		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	-
Written Report Title :	Making the Most of Jersey’s Coast – Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy		Date of Written Report:	March 2008
Written Report Author:	Sarah Le Claire, Assistant Director – Policy and Awareness		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy
Decision(s): The Minister approved the Report and Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy for lodging ‘au Greffe’ for States Debate
Reason(s) for Decision: The Jersey Island Plan 2002 Policy M2 required the then Planning and Environment Department to support the development of a Coastal Zone Management Strategy. Jersey is signatory to a number of multi-lateral environmental agreements (MEAs) that are of relevance to our coastal and marine area. These conventions address issues such as biodiversity, marine pollution, fishing, maritime safety and archaeology. Jersey is currently not meeting many of its obligations under the coastal and marine MEAs, and in particular under Ramsar. The adoption and implementation of this Strategy is an essential step forward in redressing this position and thereby achieving the States Strategic Plan objective 5.2.8 of meeting these obligations by 2010. In recognition of the importance of the issues raised within the ICZM Strategy the Minister has elected to lodge the Strategy for approval by the States rather than just approve it under his own powers.
Resource Implications: Implementation of this Strategy can be met by refocusing existing resources.
Action required: The Director of Environment to arrange for the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy and Report to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for a States Debate on the 15th July 2008.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):