Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management (ICMAM)
Launched in 1998
Aims at integrated management of coastal and marine areas.
Model plans for Chennai, Goa and Gulf of Kutch being prepared
Society of Integrated Coastal Management (SICOM)
Launched in 2010
Major national initiative to protect coastal ecosystems
A professional body with experts in various aspects of coastal science and management
Institutions for Coastal Management
The Notification on Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ), 1991 (as amended from time to time) aims at protecting coastal stretches in India.
India has created institutional mechanisms such as National Coastal Zone Management
Authority (NCZMA) and State Coastal Zone Management Authority (SCZMA) for enforcement and monitoring of the CRZ Notification.
These authorities have been delegated powers under Section 5 of the Environmental (Protection) Act, 1986 to take various measures for protecting and improving the quality-of the coastal environment and preventing, abating and controlling environmental pollution in coastal areas.
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