Integrated Marine and Coastal Area Management approaches (IMCAM) have been recognised as the most effective tools for implementing the CBD with respect to the conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity. However, existing IMCAM guidance documents as well as implemented IMCAM practices often fail to take biodiversity considerations fully into account. In order to integrate biodiversity conservation and IMCAM further, the Coastal Zone Management Centre, in cooperation with AIDEnvironment, has initiated a web-based project aiming to produce a document in which existing IMCAM guidance and the objectives of the CBD are fully integrated. The outcome, an IMCAM Guidance Document will be presented at CBD’s SBSTTA’s Meetings and at CBD’s COP-7.  

dates: 28 October-8 November 2002  
location: TBA  
additional: e-discussion  
e-mail: imcamonline@aidenvironment.org  
www: http://www.aidenvironment.org/imcam